Ostende

Ostende is a real metropolis by Belgian standards. Not just party-central, it also offers some of the country’s finest dining – as long as you’re ready to open your wallet! There are three options for windsports: the kite scene meet by 'Outside' surf-club, which has its risks with all the groynes. A little way south is a launch by the boardwalk named 'Webcam' after a student mounted one here. As the city's main road passes nearby it's often used by the after-work crowd, just be careful where you park as there are wardens! The third launch is a little way west at 'Roze Villa', which even works with slightly cross-offshore winds which blow over low-lying land west of Mariakerke.