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...
22.05.2009
News
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...
02.05.2009
News
Some videos posted under windsurfing / kitesurfing in Malaysia for you to enjoy!
Windsurfing Malaysia
Some KL dudes having some fun in Pantai Remis, Jeram, Selangor. The wind is quite light wind so they’re on rather big gear.
Kuantan Challenge 2008
Quality video from the Pahang tourism board for the annual Kuantan Challenge event held in Balok.
Balau, Johore East Malaysia on Feb 20th 2008
Some Singaporean dudes ripping the waves in Balau, Johor.
Kitesurfing balok, kuantan, malaysia
Balok kitesurfers doing what they do best
28.04.2009
Media
Well old fart, you sure do know how to have fun. With that hottie Denni Parkinson naked on his back while he conveniently rips around the ocean of his private island, I think this playboy has just made himself the coolest virgin to have rode a kite. Darn you! ;P
More pictures after jump. continue reading...
22.04.2009
Kitesurfing, News
The event is still under detailed preparation as noted by the organizer, Greg from mybatik.com.my . You should expect Notice of Race to be out probably in May. Please keep yourself updated by subscribing to the site’s RSS feed or via email.
As of now, here is an extract from the official website
- Venue – Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
- Date – to be confirmed – tentatively, August 2009
- Duration – 3 days of competition, 4 nights
- Route – Avillion and Admiral Cove Resorts
- Class – Kona + Open
- Target Number – 100+ entrants
- For Participants – Limited free board hire,
Free – Accommodation, Food, Airline tickets, Freight, Prizes, Trophies, Entertainment
- Television – International prime-time telecasting via 9+ cable TV channels, throughout 60+ countries, with 146 million households, potential viewing audience of 365 million
You can also follow the forum discussion of the event here.
22.04.2009
Race, Windsurfing
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
Source
19.04.2009
News
The government’s official Marine Meteorological Forecast for fisherman predicted strong Westerly winds reaching up to 50km/h (about 27 knots) hitting the East Coast particularly Terengganu & Kelantan in the next few days, starting Tuesday up until Thursday. Kuantan, Pahang was not listed under the predicated shore but we may have have good chance as Balok is conveniently the nearest shore to Terengganu & Kelantan.
Here’s a brief preview of the said forecast;
Tuesday 21/04/2009
Morning: Cloudy
Afternoon: Weather fair
Night: Weather fair
Wind: W 40-50 km/hr
Wave Height: 2.5-3.5 m. Dangerous to small craft.
And here’s the full forecast for your viewing.
The wind as of today is still very light, probably 10 knots max in the gust, with mild rain occasionally late in the afternoon. Nothing much to report as you can see..
Well anyway, good luck & happy surfing!
19.04.2009
News
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!
16.04.2009
News
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