JULIEN TABOULET 4th PRO
After the rush of the summer in our windsurfing club in Leucate – ‘The Wesh Center Crew’, it was time for us to trip & ride. Caroline got a message on Facebook from John Skye about the Tiree Wave Classic a nd we said “Yes, let’s go!” straight away. I had been there 10 years ago for the PWA event and had so many good memories!The journey was 10 hours driving in France, 4 hour ferry from Dieppe to Newhaven, then 10 hours driving in the UK to grab the boat from Oban to Tiree… with the Chevy Suburban V8 and trailer full of toys! Tiree is so nice with such good people. It was great to be there with my family – Louise-Aina (8), Kaili (6) & Alika (1) and wife Caro (age – pretty young still ha ha), discovering the place and all the wildlife. We were impressed also to see so many windsurfers; it was amazing, like in Leucate, France! You know what, people from the south always want go more south, to find a warm place. I encourage everybody to go ride more in the north, like here in Tiree. The locals are so warm from the inside and always good to share a beer with!
We got some good waveriding sessions in Balevullin before the contest, some good aerials and turns in the front of the big rocks… Marc Paré’s home for 5 minutes ha ha! It was cool having the impressive sea lions for spectators!