Windsurfing A Way Of Life

Yesturday the weather turned very cloudy and dark. We managed to get a surf session in later in the day which was great. Svetlana came with us for her first tries and had a baptism of fire as Ninja, Baba, Alexis, Sandro and myself went to Plat en Rouge (not ideal for beginners). Anyway Svetlana caught her first wave there and managed to stand up maximum respect. The place we went to is a reef break, very shallow and the wave becomes very steep very quickly so to be taken there for your first time is pretty hard core.

The boat engineers came yesturday and put back the engines that they took up to the workshop for a big service which is great.

The weather also changed yesturday it went from being very humid to cloudy with rain showers and on inspection we discovered that there are a couple of cyclones near to us. So for now we wait to see what is going to happen and how close they will actually get.

Thats it for now, today is my free day along with Alexis and Johnny so we will see what the weather brings us. Right now a strong N wind is blowing so i think we will be able to get out on the water today somewhere.

Wherever you are and whatever you are doing best wishes and enjoy the day.

Just a quick report on the days activities. Went for a quick sail in the morning played around a bit infront of the centre on a Mistral Wave RD 86 with a 5.3, Little reef was quite good for jumping hich kept me a mused for half an hour then i went up to Manawa for half an hour. Manawa was nice around 2 to 2.5 meters nothing super huge but it was very glassy and a lot of fun. Svetlana also went out infront of the centre on a Mistral Style RD 84 with a 4.7 Duke. Svetlana stayed infront of the centre training some jumping, duck jibes etc.

In the afternoon Sveta went Kite Surfing again with GREAT SUCCESS !! managed to get up and riding in both directions for a few meters, which is great considering that 3 days ago she had never flown a kite before.

I went for a another little session later in the day when the guests were all tired but stayed in little reef. There were some good sets sometimes but with teh high tide it was a bit choppy, still good training and mostr important of all good fun!

Lets see what the next day brings us.

So best wishes to everyone, happy windsurfing, kite surfing and surfing.

More soon I hope with some pics but my camera is not playing at the moment.

So to anyone who knows me don’t collapse in shock but the last couple of days the opportunity and weather has been perfect for me and Svetlana to get out there and try some kitesurfing.

3 sessions one on 5 line, safety systems, re launch etc, 1 on how to put the board on and water start and today some free practice and huzzah I managed to get up and riding. Have to say its much easier to learn than windsurfing but obvious respect must be given to the power of the kite. The new 2008 North bar and safety system is really very very good and this helps a lot with the confidence factor.

Svetlana is doing really good and today managed after only 3 times out and having never flown a kite before this to get on the board. She had a Rebel 9 today the wind was a bit gusty but still did her first water start lesson with Baba and managed to get out of the water and go a few meters so bit more training and she will be up and running.

I had a Rebel 12 today which was great, just hoping now that we have good conditions for a few more days so i can get the hang of going upwind and get going in the other direction a bit better but we will see.

Can say though that I don’t think that kites will replace the windsurfing passion there is something definatly more radical about being in waves with your equipment right next to you than seeming to be just standing on the water on a modified wakeboard :-) looking forward to the jumping possibilities with the kite though and being able to use it as a light wind alternative.

Will try and get some pics maybe the guys will catch me face planting at some stage hehehe.

So thats it for now, tomorrow some swell is forecast so we may got early for a bit of surfing.

Best regards to all, happy windsurfing, kite surfing and surfing to all from me over here in Mauritius.

A Healthy Happy Prosperous and Windy New Year to everyone.

Best wishes for 2008.

Buzz and Matrix Windsurfing

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Best wishes and happy windsurfing.