Thaw in northern Germany
Water sport is possible again
Who would have thought that even a week of thawing weather, with temperatures well above 10°C, wouldn’t melt the ice off the lake? Even on the seventh warm day, the eastern shore of Wittensee was still covered in a layer of ice. Sure, we could have cut our way through the thin ice, but there’s no need to play icebreaker with all our wingfoil gear when there’s an easier way.
Instead of the eastern shore, where the wind blows inwards anyway, there are also a few spots on the northern shore where you can get out onto the lake. On Friday, we set out from a beach near Groß Wittensee. A wide strip of ice floes had been drifting there just the day before, but fortunately it had completely melted by Friday - finally, a clear path into the water again.
Gusty winds, strong air shimmering over the lake, and then, in the western part, ice floes on the water that even affected the wind: downwind of the floes, the wind was noticeably weaker.
It was enough for winging, and in the gusts, the 4.0 worked really well. Frank filmed with a 360-degree camera, and while taking photos from the shore, it was even warm enough to wear a hoodie. Spring is on its way...
February 28, 2026 © WING DAILY | text: Jürgen Schall | photos/graphics: Frank Rosin, Jürgen Schall | translation: DE
