Ruim 130 kilometers of kite surfing from Hoek van Hollend to Den Helder. Mission: AEDs, a device used for cardiac arrest resuscitation, on the coast. In 2019, this was the charity linked to the Heart Foundation. Initiator of 'Corner to Bright' Martin van Dyke.
Result 'Angle to Clear' 2019
The result of 'Hoek tot Helder' in 2019 was beautiful. More than 300 kite surfers went kite surfing along the coast. A distance of 130 kilometers kite surfing from Hoek van Holland to Den Helder. 350.000 Euro was collected by the kite surfers. This amount has been used to provide the entire coastline with 64 AEDs.
AED saves kite surfer Zandvoort
Eand a few months later the time has come. At the end of June 2020, a kite surfer in Zandvoort who had become unwell was able to retell it thanks to decisive action by bystanders and the use of an AED.
Read the report and watch the video on NHnieuws.nl where Nancy Wessels from surf school The Spot in Zandvoort, who was closely involved in the relief effort, is being interviewed. And the reaction of initiator Martijn van Dijk is picked up in the video.
“When I heard that this surfer survived, I really got goosebumps. That is really great, to actually contribute to his life in that way. ”
On to even better coverage of AEDs along our beautiful Dutch North Sea. On to support for again Angle to Clear.
