Had a very big day yesterday, 3.3 by the end of the day and huge swell. I spent a some time at the tripod so here's some pics of Phil. Unfortunately you are shooting straight into the sun in the afternoons here but this is the best time for wind.

Cape Town 2010

I've been in Cape Town a few days now, after a fantastic new years party (that's a whole other story!). We have had one day on the water, starting in the morning at the lake to warm up and see how much freestyle we've forgotton!! Luckily I had a pretty good session, although the wind was pretty on and off, making it a good workout too. In the afternoon the wind still didnt seem that strong when we checked out Big Bay so we headed to Sunset beach, rigged up 4.0 and quickly realised 3.3 was needed, it had become really windy!! I had a great session, realising the improvement since i was last here two years ago. I managed my first proper Cape Town wave ride putting in a good few turns, which is something I really want to work on this year as well as learning to control jumps on port again, something living in a starboard tack location has ruined for me!

Unfortunately I only got the camera out once I was finished sailing so Phil also by this time was done so the photos I have are of random people on the waves. Still i'm pretty excited about the photos we can achieve this year with my new kit.

London

We had a fantastic day in London yesterday, we were lucky to go on a boat ride from Westminster to Greenwich, before wandering up through the town. The weather was great, even though we'd been mid blizzard the day before upon arrival in the city. That was pretty special though, bringing something magical to the centre of London.

fish eye playtime

We have been playing lots with my new lens, learning what it can do. I am hopeful for more blue skies and sunny days so i can get out more with it. Can't wait to try it for a water session in Egypt!

Photos from Hayling Brrrrr!

So here are the best of the pics from our chilly session at Hayling and Langstone last Sunday. It was a major shock to the system, after 14 months in Egypt arriving home to the UK in December!! I really enjoyed the session, although everything is much harder with numb fingers and the temperature made me a bit slow to react..unfortunately never a good thing when trying to avoid falling in!!! It was great to check out my new shiny kit, looks good hey? Love it!

I am really hoping the weatherman is wrong and that instead of cold and snow next week we get some good wind and warmer weather. I would love another couple of sessions in England with mates before we fly to Cape Town.

We got out on Sunday at Hayling Island. Unfortunately we were a bit late for the tide and so the shore break was nasty, but I went for a spin on my new Wavetwin 66 which was sweet. We relocated to Langstone Harbour at high tide and had a bit of a play on the flat. Everything is a lot more difficult when you can't feel your fingers!! It was really great to get out in the UK, sailing with mates we have not seen for far too long. I am very happy with my new board and also got to try out my new 4.0m which is super light and really nice. Photos will be coming at the weekend as my computer is in for repair at the moment. :S

Home sweet home!! 10-15degrees cooler, but still gagging for some windsurfing!!

We spent our last week in El Tur packing up the centre for the winter. It will be closed for 2 months while some maintenance is done, before reopening in February. There was not much wind, which although we would have loved some, helped us pack away smoothly and prepare ourselves for a month in the UK, something which, when you have lived in Egypt as long as we have, is quite a shock to the system!

We are now in the UK, a little cold, but very excited as we are going to Hayling Island tomorrow for a Severne demo day. The forecast is good!! 20-30Knots of wind and 4m swell! Bring it on!

I am really excited as I get to take out my new 66litre RRD Wavetwin with some new sails too, Severne S1's. Its under a month now until we go to Cape Town and so I am really excited to get some practise in on my new kit before we fly!

Hopefully I can get some shots up here to show you after tomorrow, I am excited too because I can pick up my new Fisheye lens tomorrow night too so there will be fun to had with that too! Watch this space!