ACTION ISLAND
Words Klaas Voget // Photos Daniell Bohnhof
There are destinations that became more and more popular over the years. Forecasts and frequent posts of action shots drive people to these constantly delivering places for wave action. Some other places fall off the map a little. When I started windsurfing, there were pictures of Barbados all over the place. Team Germany was a frequent visitor in the nineties and the professional world tour even had a stop at Silver Sands beach. The mag’s got swamped with shots – great shots! Easy wave sailing with moderate winds, no wetsuit needed. It’s been a dream destination during my north German winters. Over the years though, the focus shifted to the windier places – or places with bigger waves, where the pros spent their winters – Maui, South Africa, West Oz. or the Canary Islands – and so did the focus in the magazines.
Having visited many different countries on this planet, Barbados is one of the most relaxed places I’ve been to. When the people from Chiemsee told me that Action Man and Barbados representative, Brian Talma, invited us to run the 2017 Chiemsee shoot in his home, my immediate response was “Action!”
