jwmarkvoortSep 30, 20195 minHoek tot Helder charity event 2019 On 28 September 2019, after having to wait 1,5 years for the perfect day, mother nature finallly delivered. On this day, Kite Team Van Oo...
jwmarkvoortSep 11, 20193 minDay 13 & 14: Rio de JaneiroOn Friday we had to leave the northern part of Brazil behind us and headed south for the final chapter of our trip. The destination of ou...
jwmarkvoortSep 10, 20192 minDay 12: Downwind São LuísWaking up on Thursday morning in São Luís felt a bit weird. Everybody was excited to go in the water again but the mixed feelings were no...
jwmarkvoortSep 10, 20192 minDay 11: Atins Big Wave session and trip to São LuísDay 11 was planned to be a "travel day", but for a few members of the team the temptation was too big to launch the kites for a short mor...
jwmarkvoortSep 9, 20191 minDay 10: Lençóis MaranhensesToday was the first day without a downwind session. Yesterday we surfed the longest distance of the week and reached after 110 km our fin...
jwmarkvoortSep 8, 20195 minDay 9: The final downwinderToday we had one of the longest downwinders ahead of us, having to cover a distance of more than 100km. It proved to be a challenging day...
jwmarkvoortSep 4, 20192 minDay 8: Mindblowing Delta do ParnaibaToday was expected to be a relatively relaxed day with only 30km downwind on the schedule. Besides that, this was the first time that we w...
jwmarkvoortSep 2, 20192 minDay 7: Barra Grande to Delta do Rio ParnaibaThe day is Barra Grande started relatively ‘tranquillo’, as the Brazilian would say, mainly because the wind was expected to pick up only...
jwmarkvoortSep 1, 20192 minDay 6: Camosim to Barra GrandeWith more than 400 km behind us, day 6 was supposed to be one of the toughest days! Beside the challenging distance of 80 km, the rocky c...
jwmarkvoortAug 31, 20192 minDay 5: Jericoacoara to CamocimBBQ Picanha near the beach in Jeri, something we can all recommend! After the diner, great night and a good sleep everybody was ready for...
jwmarkvoortAug 29, 20192 minDay 4: Downwinding from dusk till dawn Day 4 was promised to be a big day in nature, and the day delivered. 111 kilometers of kitesurfing through tidal flats, passing flying fi...
jwmarkvoortAug 27, 20191 minDay 3: Icaraizinho to Ilha de GuajiruToday the ride was planned from Icairazinho to Ilha de Guajiru with a planned distance to kitesurf of 35 kilometers, after sunset it came...
jwmarkvoortAug 26, 20191 minDay 2: Downwind adventura Guajiru - IcaraizinhoToday we have a guest writer: our rescue hero at the jetski Gael: "Today was the day of 90 kilometer downwind trip from Guajiru to Icarai...
jwmarkvoortAug 25, 20192 minDay 1: Kijtsj, Kijtsj, Kijtsj, KijtsjAfter arrival in Fortaleza Airport, we had a warm welcome of our support team. A small ride to Cumbuco brought us to Cumbuco, being the s...
jwmarkvoortAug 20, 20191 minArrival of new custom kitesToday, Kite Van Oord received new custom kites for the Ride Strong Downwinder 2019, Fortaleza to Sao Luis. Coming Saturday we will depart...
jwmarkvoortJun 15, 20191 minTraining......Besides organising the Business Development trip to Brazil, Kite Team Van Oord is training hard, to be ready to kite for 600 kilometer al...