BEACH CULTURE WORLD TOUR DIARY – PART 2 TOBAGO!
The rhythm of the Caribbean sea, Carnival in Tobago and a special flavor of West Indies wave sailing is on-the-cards on Trinidad’s twin island of Tobago.
(This feature originally appeared in the August 2013 issue of Windsurf Magazine. Print and digital subscriptions for readers worldwide are available HERE. If this gets you in a tropical mood, you can also read Part 1 of the Beach Culture Diaries that unveils Brian’s newly discovered wave spot in Barbados!)
TOBAGO CARNIVAL REGATTA
I get a call from Nikki, the organizer of the Tobago Carnival Regatta. She wants me to bring my Beach Culture World Tour over for the event- yeah man! The Beach Culture World Tour goals are twofold, to entertain visitors to Barbados and to travel the world promoting the lifestyle. There’s nothing better than getting paid to play…
Words Brian Talma Photos Kenny Hewitt
CARNIVAL TIME
I arrive in Tobago the weekend after Carnival in the neighboring island of Trinidad, one of the biggest processions in the world. I recruit Kenny my photographer. It’s time for another Caribbean adventure. I pack just my Naish freestyle board, a 5.8 and a 6.2, as I know the wind can be light and the only planes from Barbados to Tobago are small. I’m relaxing in my seat when the flight attend gets my attention – the windsurfing equipment can’t fit into the plane, my heart drops. The next minute I’m on the tarmac pushing and shoving my board bags into the aircraft, this is island-style traveling! I’m happy my equipment makes it safely to Tobago.