Cancelled flights, closed roads, landslides and snow, are not normally events you associate with the Canary Islands, but the havoc of Storm Emma extended well into the southern flank of Europe. While Lanzarote, Tenerife and Gran Canaria battled the storm’s effects, windsurfers on Fuerteventura saw the unusual weather pattern bring strong winds and one of the best swells in years. A crew of locals and visiting pros tell us more about the epic conditions that lit up the island’s infamous North Shore.
Words Leon Jamaer, Iballa Moreno, Thomas Traversa, Julien Taboulet, Yannick Anton // Photos Gwen Marche / Fuerteluz Project, Sophia Regerbis, Moncho Gil, Alfredo Vera Perez, Lucas Ruggirello, Tof & JB.
This feature originally appeared in the May 2018 issue of Windsurf Magazine
