JYou probably recognize it in the winter months. Sometimes it is January and it doesn't feel that cold at all, while less than a week later with the same temperature, it feels freezing. We are not even talking about the temperature of the seawater and inland water. To be clear: inland water becomes even colder than seawater in winter and can even cool to 1 to 2 degrees in the Netherlands and become frozen.
"You can basically kite surf all year round."
The aforementioned is quite a statement and by no means for everyone. The majority of the kite surfers no longer go out on the water in winter and then choose other sports. Others find it magical in the winter or find kitesurfing so cool that they do not want to miss it and kitesurfing well packed just continues.
AIf you are going kite surfing in winter, it is important to prepare well and to think extra about the dangers. If something happens on the water and you end up in the water yourself, the risk of hypothermia lurks very quickly. Do not sail too far and do not go out on the water alone. If you do go on the water on your own, do not sail too far and make sure you have someone to keep an eye on you. As a beginner you also spend a lot of time in the water in the process of learning kite surfing. Kitesurfing in winter is not recommended. If you do go, then under very strict conditions. For example close to the shore but without obstacles downwind and in places where you cannot drift and with direct supervision ready and able to come to the rescue.
Feels like (wind chill)
OTo give you insight into how cold it is when you combine wind and temperature, there is the wind chill factor that indicates the wind chill. There are different measuring methods, each time aimed at measuring the difference between the measured air temperature and the perceived temperature. In polar expeditions, the wind chill factor is used as a measure of extra heat loss and the number of layers of clothing worn.
