Name: Eva Oude Ophuis
sailnumber: NED 233
date of birth: 19-09-1985
hometown: Amsterdam
study: medicine
homespot: Wijk aan Zee/Ijmuiden
favorite move: forward

"The waves became better and better! At the beginning is was very gusty, but at the end of the day it was perfect! Futher away from the coast it was almost like Hawaii, big waves! Sailed non-stop for almost six hours. Love these Dutch NW days!"

"After a long period of no wind in the Netherlands, me and my boyfriend became desperate. We were going to chase the wind with a van. It worked. After a way too long drive (14 hours) we came in Hanstholm (close to Klitmoller in Denmark). There we saw, we were not the only one. A whole Dutch colony had the same idea! . . ."

"I practised my vulcans. Sometimes I stuck one, but still most of my attempts I ended in a weird falling position at the water. Another girl Rose, was practising too, so we could both make fun of our crashes. A couple of times I tried to do a spock (that was probably even more funny to watch) . . ."

"I’m just back from South Africa. It was great! In january there were pretty big waves and I surfed my biggest waves (5m) ever! Sometimes I was scared, but I did get a lot of adrednaline and couldn't stop smiling when I came out of the water . . ."

and hilarious stories in her column

"With my eyes still sleepy and without wearing glasses, I follow the crowd to the customs authorities. At the customs authorities I show my passport and get a ticket with a number for a bus or something like that. Next I'm led into a big room, where everybody is waiting . . ."

"I just came sand free out of the shower. Today, I really hated my boom! It was stucked in a position for my 4.5m sail, but I needed to use my little cute 3.4m sail . . . "

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