NIC HIBDIGE
“It was really cool to finally sail the ‘Bench’ when it was firing. I was stoked to be shown it by Ross and Jamie. We had a perfect northwesterly wind and being the day after storm ‘Brian’ there was plenty of swell about. I left my house early to get to K-Bay for dawn, checked the spot and it looked pretty windy with some rollers on the outside looking juicy. The sets were pumping and there were just four of us out sharing the waves. Ross was charging anything that came his way and hitting some meaty sections.
In the beginning I was sitting on the shoulder a bit trying to figure out how they were breaking and where I didn’t want to end up. If you are too late on the first section you get worked and end up swimming for your gear.
I have surfed the other side of the bay but never windsurfed this spot. I know there are rocks so was pretty careful in the beginning. Once I had seen the guys take a few I lined one up and cruised through a few turns, and towards the end of the session I was actually feeling pretty good and comfortable on the wave. I’m really looking forward to my next session there!”
“It was really cool to finally sail the ‘Bench’ when it was firing.”