Todays images are of surfers taken from Scheveningen Beach on 30 April 2012. Scheveningen doesn't have the Pacific rollers of Hawaii or the California coast, but most days you will find the local surfers making the most of the available North Sea surf. Scheveningen surfers do in fact have their own surf village - 'F.A.S.T.' (Free Architecture Surf Terrain) located … [Read more...]
The Hague Beach Marathon
Todays images are of The Hague Beach Marathon (Den Haag Strandmarathon) on Sunday 8th January 2012. The Hague Beach Marathon is a bi-annual (January and July) event whose participants run from the Haagse Running Clubhouse in The Hague to the Beach via Scheveningen, Katwijk, Wassenaar, Noordwijk and return. The weather conditions were favourable for the runners with … [Read more...]
New Years Day Dive – Scheveningen
Todays images are of the New Years Day Dive at Scheveningen Beach on Sunday 1st January 2012. The New Years Dive a 46 year old tradition encouraging the 'brave' to plunge into the icy cold North Sea. And this year possibly due to un-seasonally warm New Years Day there were 5000 participants willing to take the plunge. The event is sponsored by Unox and … [Read more...]
Rabo Beach Challenge Scheveningen – The Hague
Todays images are of the Rabo Beach Challenge on Saturday 19th November 2011. The Rabo Beach Challenge is a 38 km mountain bike race, starting on Scheveningen Beach, running along the North Sea Coastline to Noordwijk and then back again. The race started promptly at 11.00 am on a beautiful late autumn morning, warm with almost clear blue skies there was hardly a … [Read more...]
Kite Festival (Vliegerfestival) Scheveningen
Todays images are of 'The Mascotte vliegerfestival’ ('The Mascotte Kite Festival') on the 17 - 18 September 2011 at Scheveningen Beach. During 'The Mascotte vliegerfestival’ there were displays of kite flying expertise from both national and international teams. Todays photographs were taken on the 18th September 2011. All … [Read more...]
