I had a good sail at Barvas but for me all I was after was to get out at Brager, there was no way I could leave there and not have attempted to sail. Without any exaggeration it came down to a window of 30 minutes right at the end of our trip. Timo said to me “You can literally go and catch one wave, so make it count!” I caught 2 or 3 waves in the end and felt eyes burning in the back of my head each time I turned round for another, I couldn’t help it – the surf was perfect.
The journey back is a long one. Over the last few years I have got to know Timo pretty well, we have been on lots of trips around the UK in search of the best days sailing and if there is one windsurfer that I probably look up to and listen then it would be him. I’ve been lucky enough to have someone as keen as him, and JC too, who are willing to take the risks and go that bit further in search of perfection. He’s introduced me too some amazing places to windsurf and Lewis tops the bill. Driving back on the 12-hour journey after our 3-day windsurfing marathon we had a very frank conversation. We both agreed that given any chance to live anywhere in the world to be able to windsurf it would be the UK or Ireland. If you are prepared to commit and take the risks, the rewards are endless.