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- Anne-Marie Reichman
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- Daida Ruano Moreno
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- "Cruising Scheveningen"
- Anne-Marie:
- The plane came along from Grand Canaria. I
was training and doing the world cup in Pozo, and we were into “cruising the
canaries”. As always after a long tour, I was looking forward to returning home, and
was telling Daida how cool holland was. The sailing (if you get it right), the bars, the
beach and the shopping possibilities. A month later, she arrived with her loverboy Jimmy
in Amsterdam.
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- Daida:
- Here I’m somehow in Holland after
the Fuerteventura freetyle event... Funny but true. I decided to come here for
“holidays” and to meet with Anna Marie ("Anita" for her friends) for
some wave sailing before I would take the road with Jimmy to Switzerland for another
freestyle event in Silvaplana.
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- Anne-Marie:
- I had been in Holland for about 10 days, and
that was without any sailing. Kites were flying around on the beach and in the water, and
from pure boredom I started to fly a kite on the beach as well.
- But happily I got saved by the wind. The
wind started to blow and the weather got uggly. Unfortunately it got a bit cold and wet
for my visitors, but at least I could show Daida that Scheveningen had some potentials
sailing-vice.
- With 4.0 overpowered I was having a very
good time (had to derig to 3.5) and Daida had a tough time with a 4.4. A lot of guys
mentioned something like ”shit, those women are ripping these days”. Always good
to hear!
- I was unstoppable, and sailed with a dinner
brake till 21.30.
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- Daida:
- My stay in Holland was magnificient. I
really had a great time with Anita. I had the opportunity to go to her home break and
training place in Scheveningen, in the South-West of the Netherlands.
- The sailing session was on the 7th.
The wind was blowing quite strong, I went out sailing on 4.4 and Anne-Marie on her 4.0.
Great port tack side shore wind and half mast high waves, a lot of people around and
really good environment. We really had a great time, but after 45 minutes sailing it was
almost impossible to hang on to the sail. The wind picked up a lot and we had to give
up... At least me. I went back to the hotel, had a comfy shower and some rest...
- For dinner time I decided to call Anita,
but she still wasn’t there. I decided to go to the surf club and there she was, 9:10
pm and still in the water... J. I think I
have to get used to the cold and choppy water before I stay longer there! Anita has
improved her sailing a lot the last year, taking the sport really serious and having still
the fun-spirit for windsurfing, traveling and competitions. She also likes to do a lot of
things apart from that... Like really nice paintings, she also likes to cruise, going to
the gym, yoga, eating veggies and protein shakes when she has strong days of sports. Anita
likes to cook (really nice food and cakes) and to travel around the world with her
boyfriend Scotty McKercher... And of course shopping (boots) with me!! J.
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- Anne-Marie:
- Shopping was fun too.
- We were looking for some cool boots for
Daida (I already have too many boots and had just been shopping the week before and I
can’t do it all the time!).
- In stead of one shop, there were 1000s of
them.
- Daida couldn’t believe it: Too many to
choose from, but we managed to get some stuff. (next day we had some orders from mama
Ruano and Iballa to get some more…)
- We had some party plans as well, but because
of my party days before and the pooring rain we decided to cook up at home, make it homy
and cosy and bake a cake after a dutch recepy.
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- Daida:
- The next day, 8th, there were
really nice waves for surfing. I woke up late (never on time for the breakfast at 10 am in
the hotel) and decided to work a bit on the computer. In the meantime Anita was surfing
(she had the best surfing session and the best waves so far in Holland) and me... me
behind the computer. In the afternoon we went for a fun running session and then to
the gym with Jimmy.
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- Anne-Marie:
- Jimmy was on his way to Switzerland, and
because his sails were about to arrive in Zurich, they had to make their way over there.
- We had too many plans, and couldn’t do
it all, but I am sure, we will do the rest another time. Wheather it will be in the
Canaries, Maui or Chile.
- We will keep you posted!
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- Take care and wear a smile on the water,
- Daida and Anne-Marie
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