My thoughts were that this booming 50ft swell should see conditions at Branksome that we may never see there again. With the wind forecast WSW, which would mean perfect side offshore, and the cliffs able to take the sting out of the 60 knot gusts, it looked the spot to be. As it played out, it looked like we made the right call; we sailed all day in some pretty chunky, logo high plus waves and the extra swell period added to the power of what is normally a pretty safe wave. I rode my 4.2 Blade and mixed it up between my Starboard Koster Kode and then my Quad as the waves started to dredge later. I love the hollow lip at Branksome, it is a great place to learn new moves, not many sailors like the wave but Hunty seemed to be showing his worth, throwing buckets and generally sending it on every wave he took off on.
