Bretagne pt 3....

Everything was arranged for the Tuesday after Easter. In the morning I had a chat with Thierry Belbeoch and his friend Guillaume. The forecast was very good. A nice swell and some light wind from the south. Thierry needed some pictures for the French windsurfing magazine and Guillaume was going to take them. But Guillaume promised me he was going to aim his camera at me too. Conclusion, perfect conditions AND someone was gonna take pictures of me.

But it turned out different. The first spot was way too big for the lack of wind. So we headed to the spot around the corner. Still very big and very, very light wind. The wind was a little bit stronger in the middle of the bay (like 10 knots). But the waves were pounding. 1,5 meters of white water coming at you with no power in your sail meant you had to swim back and try again. No-one got through the waves except for Armand, the former financial guy from Exocet, who miraculously found a gap in the waves after trying several times. He enjoyed a solo session in big waves making 2 bottom turns on the waves and making sure to stay out behind the white water. The enoying fact was that behind the waves there was quite some breeze, but just too difficult to get there. A channel would have been nice in this case.....

Secret spot, but difficult to get to the water.....

Lonely surfgear....

Mountains of white water and no wind in between....

The only guy out, lucky Armand....

And out he stayed....