Windsurf – August 2019

WINDSURF MAGAZINE 23

MATTEO IACHINO

I

enjoy strong winds more because it is a greater challenge

and less pumping. Light wind is more about pumping and

if you miss a good start you are down already. In the strong

wind you can come back and make up places. The downwind

is very technical and kind of emotional as well. We had very

light winds and nuclear winds on the first two days. I was on

my 8.0m in the high winds, I tried to remove as much power as

possible from my sail and keep it balanced. I used the fastest and

least powered fuselage that I have. I was overpowered but it was

sailable. The day before I was on the opposite sort of kit, a 10.0m

and super light wind setup. Playing with these combinations you

can actually cover from 6-25 knots and enjoy it, but 30 knots I

would say is the limit. Over that is scary. In the very high wind it

is super hard for the guys to control what is happening, if there

is a sudden change or somebody crashes, you can get injured...

‘you are not behind a desk’, as we say, but you can get injured

doing any extreme sport.

“30 KNOTS I WOULD SAY

IS THE LIMIT.”