EXPOSED
I’m banking on a more exposed part of the coast to my first stop. The shore is stripped bare of virtually any vegetation here with no hills, dunes or trees to block the wind, always a favourable sign for a good windsurfing spot. The view is spartan but the flat fields and stone walls have their own rugged appeal. The roads to the shore are covered in rocks and stones as the sea tries to reclaim its borders with its own sense of anger. Waves are crashing over the harbour wall as a chunky swell meets a concrete end. It’s a small neap tidal range today and I know I’ll only have an hour or two before the tide gets too high and those crashing waves refract back into the break for a confluence of energy I have no desire to meet. I open the van door and a gust slams it back in my face, it’s windy! A river runs out to the sea here and the outgoing water helps stand the wave faces up over the reef. The wind is slightly onshore though and that little bit of an extra vector on the sea has a put an edge on the wave face and sea state. I play it safe with a bit of extra power to push through any current and rig a 4.7 to partner with my 93 litre thruster. I love twins and quads but I’m really digging my thruster setup at the minute. There’s a lot of easy power to tune into which can help a lot in tricky conditions like today.