Boujmaa Guilloul
I had only seen big waves in Moulay a couple of times before, but only with whitewater out to the horizon, stormy and not sailable. This time, although it was huge it was just about ‘doable’, but too risky for the girls without safety cover on the water, the seas were way too hectic for a rescue jet ski to be out there. It was the biggest windsurfing session I have ever had in Moulay. When I was trying to organize this event I was dreaming of a day like this.
I was on my big board, my Starboard UltraKode 86 litre Kevin Pritchard pro model that I normally use in light wind conditions and a 4.5m prototype Severne. I was very lucky to make it out the back. There was a tiny window between the waves and once I was past the inside bowl I could sneak over the reforms to make it right out to the horizon. I was really far out the back and it was still double mast high or bigger out there. I caught one monster set that brought me right into the inside where it was sketchy. I was not sure if I could make it back out. I felt I could lose everything if I were to be wiped out. I just scratched over a huge wall of whitewater and made it back out again. Out the back I tried to keep my emotions neutral, not freak out and not think about any consequences or worst-case scenarios. I was thinking more about where to line up on the wave and be in the water. I know how Moulay works so I knew where to be.