With June waiting around the corner, we are now already two months past the monsoon season since it ended in the late of March. April and May have two things in common ; 1- Baking hot weather, 2- Wet afternoon till morning. April saw almost 3 windless weeks, totally flat water which is only good for everything except windsurfing or kitesurfing.

Next few weeks were better, but with nothing extravagant to be too proud of either. With an 8.4m sail and a 155l board, I occasionally get to plane on at least 2-3 days of the week. Sometimes I get to use my 7.4m and the 111l iSonic but feeling underpowered with winds barely 15 knots max is not really that fun.

Nice thing to mention is that some days when it’s really low tide, the waves can quite chunky providing nice ramps for jumping and surfing on the way back. Be warned though, as it can be quite a pain to waterstart in those breaks as the wind is not really that strong! continue reading...

Every now and then, I would stumble upon a few websites closely related to windsurfing & kitesurfing in Malaysia. Let’s have a closer look at a few of them..

Disclaimer : All commentaries are of my personal opinion so it may or may not be the most accurate description of the content of each website. Take it with a pinch of salt, and check it out yourself you lazy bum! If you have more to add on this list, please do let me know by using the comment section below. Thanks!

1. WindsurfingKL Everything you need to know about windsurfing in Kuala Lumpur, and more! continue reading...

The thunderstorms that I saw in a distance from my house at around 5pm today managed to sweep off a few roofs in Balok. Here’s the breaking news from Bernama;

STORM DAMAGES MORE THAN 30 HOUSES IN BALOK PERDANA

KUANTAN, April 19 (Bernama) — A storm lashed through the Balok Perdana residential area here today, leaving a trail of destruction, including 30 damaged houses.

A resident there, Mohd Amran A. Hamid, 45, said it happened at about 4pm while he and his wife and their five children were in their house, which they occupied only about four months ago.

“We could do nothing, but prayed in the house, and then saw the roofs of our neighbour’s houses ripped and blown away,” he added.

Mohd Fikri Azri Md Saat, 24, said his rented house was badly damaged and also were most of his electrical appliances.

Meanwhile, Balok Perdana Rukun Tetangga chairman, Osman Abdullah, said he would request for assistance under the disaster for residents affected by the storm.

–BERNAMA

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After its appearance a few weeks ago, followed by a surprise NE revisit, we can finally settled on the fact that NE monsoon is over and SW wind is here. Our friend in Vietnam reported light wind in Mui Ne, and the Singaporean had a taste of the Sumatra Squall yesterday morning – overpowered on 5m!

As for Balok, we had nothing but constant heavy rains to report for the past few days. The wind that comes with the rain somehow, is blowing real hard, and probably enough for a 6.0m sail to plane.

Be assured, that the rain will eventually go away, and leave us with some ‘real’ wind to play with. Hang loose!

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