WINDSURF MAGAZINE 75tubes before breaking his board in two! He will now have time to work on
his SUP skills! Astrid alternates between short board and longboard sessions
and Tom is just working on being the most stoked in the water. Leonardo
Fioravanti, the Italian pro surfer sponsored by Red Bull, is out surfing and gives
them a lesson in speed, power and flow, cranking huge turns right in front of
the beach. As the waves slack off at high tide, it’s time to try surf foiling and
Edgar and Leo discover together just how much of a game changer foils are
in turning waves that were previously not rideable into a solid session. The
following days were magical with numerous surf and SUP sessions but the
‘North wind’ is starting to work, so it’s time for us to store the surfboards and
chase the Tramontana on the other side of the Pyrenees.
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After four days of non-stop surfing, our team is asleep in the car on the way to
Gruissan. When they wake up, the scenery they discover is very different from
‘Landes’, not the slightest wave on the horizon, instead 40 knots of completely
offshore wind. The temperature has dropped and the car is showing 7 degrees
Celsius on the temperature sensor. I have to play a very loud AC/DC track
to motivate them to get out of the car! We spend the day freeriding and
freestyling in challenging conditions at Mateille Lake and are really happy
to finish the day with a hot chocolate and a catch up with Philippe Bru, Défi
Wind organiser, before hitting the road again for new adventures!
Esteban and César playing in the waves at Carro.Astrid flat water foiling.