Seahiking is playing in the sea for grown-ups! Due to the sea water’s dynamics, seahiking helps you improve your physical and mental health on all fronts. As a seahiker, you learn to read the sea, as well as respond to it in diverse ways. Seahiking is safe, accessible and can be done nearly 365 days a year – waves or no waves.
Seahiking is growing fast as a sport along the coast of the Netherlands! Every week, new locations and trainers join.
Via our newsletter and social media we keep everyone up to date on where seahiking is being offered, how you can get involved and how the sport continues developing.
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Basically, it’s just playing in the here and now.
– Johan
Ten days, 21 sessions and 149 enthusiastic participants… The presence of Seahiking at the Sailing World Championships was a huge success! We are still amazed by the incredible amount of people that participated in one of the free sessions – in part thanks to TIG Sports. From August 10-20, the Allianz World Sailing Championship took […]
Last year, Seahiking won the innovation challenge ‘Exercise in outdoor water’. This challenge was set up from the Sportinnovator programme (part of ZonMw) and aimed to get more people practicing sports and exercising in outdoor water. Thanks to the support of Sportinnovator, we can now roll out this new, playful water sport nationwide. There are […]
The sport of seahiking has gained six instructors! After the successful North Seahike Tour, three new Seahiking locations were added: Paal50 on Vlieland, Waves ’n Ripples in ‘s-Gravenzande and Surfkaravaan in Ouddorp. Click here to see the locations and their trainers. New locations, of course, means new trainers! Because guiding a seahiking session is not […]
Safety is always first. Every participant wears a Restube: a safety belt containing an inflatable buoy. We have never yet had to use one during a seahiking session, but in case we do, it’s always there. In addition, every instructor is wearing a GPS system, SafeTrx, with which they can alert the coast guard with a push of a button – even without a mobile signal.
Not necessarily! We operate from a surf centre where you can rent a wetsuit. The other gear – a special paddle and the safety belt – is included in the session.
You always wear a wetsuit of the right thickness and in the cold winter months, you wear extra shoes, gloves and a cap. We also do a proper warming up and the instructor always keeps a good eye on everyone. That way, we can go seahiking safely all year round – even in the winter, it warms you up!
No worries. If you find that a certain exercise too difficult, we can adjust it to your level. If you’re concerned, it could be a good idea to join a first session on a day when the sea is quiet.