Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Germany |
Next Big City |
Rostock |
Next Town |
Born, Fischland-Darss |
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Type: |
Lake |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Camping, School, Shop, Repair, Rental, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
Swimmers, Ships, None |
Quality: |
No information |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Flat water, seldom small waves, shallow almost everywhere. No obstacles except other kiters or windsurfers. Enough space for everyone but can be crowded in summer (about 40 kites at the same time).
Beach
Type: |
Grass |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Grass and only small area to inflate. Launch the kite in between boats and spectators and people swimming, so be very careful. Enough space for about 20 kites on land but gets tricky then to enter and exit the water.
Weather
Spring:
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Normal |
Summer:
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Shorts, Shorty, Normal |
Fall:
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Normal |
Winter:
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Thick |
Season is from May to September. Air between 12°C at the season start and end, water 10°C. Summer: air between 20-30°C, water 20°C. Off-season possible, but very cold. Wetsuit almost always needed.
Wind
Best Months: |
March, April, May, September, October, November |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
S, SSW, SW, WSW, W |
Main Direction: |
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW |
Early morning wind from 7-9am is possible but in general wind does not start before 11am and ends sometimes immediately around 6pm. Long terms of no wind in summer (August) are common. NW is not good, only good until WNW winds.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
From the Bundesstrasse between Rostock and Stralsund you take a left (coming from Rostock) where a sign says 'Fischland-Darss-Zingst'. Follow that street all the way through Wustrow and Ahrenshoop until on the right you see a sign saying 'Born Campingplatz'. Make a right turn here and after about 1km on the right there is the entrance where you pay for a day ticket. Or 300m on the meadow beyond the camping ground.
Extra information
Kiters launch from the water. Entering the Born Campingplatz will cost a fee.
Nightlife