So fast in fact I forgot to set the camera up properly for Jane so sorry about the slightly out of focus pictures, but you get the general idea…..world class waveriding with just me and 2 kiters on it. Even better the locals are friendly beyond belief. Here’s a quote from one of the locals, imagine the thickest kiwi drawl you can….”Ah mate, we usually only go out when its as big as houses….and we don’t wear shorts over our wetsuits here either”. I sailed here all day and at the most there were 3 of us out! The locals had called in at both Pungarehu and Kina Roads earlier but they weren’t working properly so I guess I was lucky. On the way to New Plymouth later I called in at Kina road and there were 2 wind surfers out. Sadly it seems that, like at many other parts of the world, windsurfing has been usurped by kiting and the locals more or less said this with many of them having been windsurfers for years previously.