Matt Cox reports on some hair raising conditions

January 23rd, 2012 Posted in Blog


 

K-bay, Forwards and 50knots

 

Despite Christmas being cancelled for me due to looming exams in January I still managed 4 sessions on the water, not too bad….

Christmas session 29th Dec

Brackelsham 4.7m, 85l

Started the Wednesday morning with a short (90mile) drive to the south coast to meet up with Lee From LAR Watersports for a looping lesson, good chance for some revision in the van while Dad drove.

Arrived Brackelsham to find wind and small waves, with a warm wetsuit in the back.  Perfect combo to learn forwards.

 

Loop off with dad…first one to forward gets the boasting rights

I got round one but didn’t manage to waterstart away from it.  Dad only managed half way, and knocked his head on the boom. So first points to me.

Tide came in, wind dropped off, so that was the end of looping for the day.

 

 

 

Christmas Session 30th Dec

Kimmeridge Bay, 4.2m, 85l

First time visiting K-bay

K-Bay has to be one of the nicest looking windsurf areas I have ever been in with the huge cliffs and the long narrow roads leading there its almost like it doesn’t want to be found but when you (finally) arrive at the beach its simply spectacular.

 

Decent waves south coast style, nicely spaced in the bay and monsters on the bench. Gusting 50knots, 4.2 heaven here we come….

Met up with some of the RAF windsurfers in the car park, about 5 brave souls with Craig Hamilton giving the briefing of how to sail the bay.

Lots of crash from me as I figured out how to cope with the conditions, but did manage a few tabletops and a layback jump.  Craig was throwing down some nice back loops.

By the time we came in there must have been more than 20 vans, so guess everyone had the same idea. Great way finish the year.

Hey Matt do you have any pictures of the event?

Thanks from all of us a great read