A handful of other surfers were out and I immediately changed into rubber and joined them. Somehow the other surfers sat further down and I more or less had the take-off spot for the bigger sets for myself. The second wave of a set was best like so often and I could choose my waves without having to fight for it.
The take-off was fast and almost a bit too steep for the longboard but immediately grabbing the rail and leaning back left (I am regular footed) before getting fully upright helped to handle this. My first wave consisted of just that take-off and a straight trajectory down the speedy line over still pretty shallow water.
With more confidence I started to throw in some kind off turns the next wave and managed to break and accelerate again at the right sections which led to a very nice ride of about 100 meters. The swell was still rising and the next wave was a copy of the one before. The wind was side to side-offshore here with a tendency to turn more offshore and losing strength. It now became a pretty good surf session.
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