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I’m standing there waiting for my turn, one guy holding my board straight and the rope in my hand. Then I hear the big thud as the wave machine starts to thump out the next wave. Time to go. The ski starts to accelerate, the rope pulls tight and I’m off. A nano-second to get my feet in the straps, arc around and accelerate towards the wave at warp speed. It’s night time and the lights are blinding, but I manage to hit the steepest section and fly into the air. As I rotate, I can just about make out the silhouettes of the crowd as I spin towards the water. With no wind it is impossible to land, but I manage to get as close as possible to nailing a pushloop into a shaka – wow! Now I hear the crowd screaming as I swim my rig back out of the pool, talk about an adrenaline rush, that was awesome!
Its was so cool and different sailing on a wave pool. I mean, even if you see the pictures and videos, the colours of it are just amazing! The crowd was really into it, really excited and we were all pumped up. I really hope we can come back next year and do it again!