Windsurfing A Way Of Life

Well folks Stef arrived a couple of days ago here in Mauritius, so far has managed to do a bit of kite and a bit of SUP

With some luck we can manage a nice SUP session this morning before the wind kicks in and then set out for some good old windsurfing. Wind forecast looks ok and there are some waves so fingers crossed we get some time out and a few pics..

Wherever you are hope you had the chance to hit the water, best wishes and happy windsurfing.

Sorry to you all for not posting too much on here the past weeks, I have been working on a new version which I hope to have finished soon, Inshallah.

The start of the year Jan Feb was a bit quiet on the wind front but we did have some epic wave days for SUP and Surfing proving once again that Mauritius can provide the perfect playground.

March also produced some incredible days out on the SUP, fully addicted to it now (almost sad when its windy) NOT!!! However it is a fantastic alternative sport for a windsurfer who can’t take off on a surfboard for toffee.

I absolutely love going for either a paddle or putting a 5.2 on one and riding the waves out in Small Reef when we have very light wind. Some old school kneel down sail down surf the wave or hop round the sail and ride on the wrong side back winded happy days!!

The past week has bought some windy days 17-22 knots and the swell has come back as well so figures crossed the wind holds up for a while.

The last few session have been out on my 90 liter wave freestyle from Mark Nelson (dream machine Mark everyone should have one of your boards) with a 5.9 riding Small Reef at 1 to 2 meters nothing huge but big enough sometimes to have some real out and out fun without stressing about busting something including the bank while trying to learn some new stuff.

The next week looks like its going to be fantastic down here in Le Morne so throw away that paperwork jump on a plane and get down to0 the European Maui for some sun and waves.

Checkout the latest pics etc on the WindHut Facebook Group

Best wishes and happy windsurfing.

John skye windsurfing - Summer/Autumn 2009 from john Skye on Vimeo.

Best wishes and happy windsurfing

Buzz talking Le Morne

If you are looking to visit Le Morne on the beautiful island of Mauritius to do some windsurfing or kitesurfing and are looking for rental or lessons you can find all the information you need about the Club Mistral & Skyriders centre right here on WindHut.

The Club Mistral benefits from being directly on the spot and is the only centre at Le Morne with rescue facilities. More details on Club Mistral Le Morne Mauritius

Best wishes good vibes and happy windsurfing

Few pics from today which was a lot less stressful than yesturday when the hotel boathouse speedboat was flipped upside down in the waves while they tried to rescue a guest on the all inclusive windsurfing kit and their boat ran out of petrol eeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr can you imagine. So as normal the Club Mistral safety team went out and bought back them all back.

sorry about the quality of the pics the boat was moving around a bit and its only a small pocket camera but you’ll get the idea hehe.

Enjoy, best wishes and happy windsurfing.