söndag 27 januari 2013
CV 2013 - Day 5
Fifth day on the island and I start to feel a lot better now. My plan is to take it easy in the morning and go out later in the afternoon. So, Karin and Peter go sailing first while I stay on shore with Rasmus and Lukas. At noon we all have lunch - the local white bread with tuna, onion and mayo. Nam-nam! In the afternoon I finally get to rig up my 5.3 and head out to the point on my 78L board. The wave is small and you have to drop in just meters from the rocks to be able to get some out of it but is feels great just to be on the water at last. Tomorrow we'll head for the weat coast!!
CV 2013 - Day 4
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| Karin in need for speed |
Later on, me and the kids leave the so-called-adults playground and take a walk to the old harbour - kids playground. Snorkeling, boogieboarding and playing in the sand while dad is reading his book under (!) somebody's sun chair in a lame attempt to escape the burning sun.
In the evening we go to our favorite resturant in town - Compad - for a nice tuna steak and a big Sagres beer. Peter is explaining one of his more useful apps for the kids - what happens when you drink x amount of beer in y amount of time.
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| Funny guy |
CV 2013 - Day 3
Standing on the beach at Angulo's and looking out over the Santa Maria Bay, you'll see the point called Ponta Sino on the other end of the Bay. When Ponta Sino is breaking there is usually a good idea to head for the west coast since this means the swell is big enough to create good waves there. This morning Ponta Sino was awake..
Still on drugs though, and with little wind to worry about, we spent the morning at the Angulo centre where the kids could do their daily homework and just relax.
After a couple of hours we decided to go and check out the waves at Ponta Preta. The wind was too light and too offshore for windsurfing but a few kiters and numerous surfers were out playing in the respectful waves. Just watching the power of these waves is food for the soul.
Going back to Santa Maria I couldn't help taking a photo of the pickup guy with his son playing in the front seat. Appearantly daddy's day to at "home".
In the afternoon we went to the Pier again where Rasmus and Peter went out to catch some waves...
Still on drugs though, and with little wind to worry about, we spent the morning at the Angulo centre where the kids could do their daily homework and just relax.
After a couple of hours we decided to go and check out the waves at Ponta Preta. The wind was too light and too offshore for windsurfing but a few kiters and numerous surfers were out playing in the respectful waves. Just watching the power of these waves is food for the soul.
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| Ponta Preta surfer |
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| Ponta Preta kiter |
In the afternoon we went to the Pier again where Rasmus and Peter went out to catch some waves...
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| VOB? |
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| Rasmus catching a wave at the Pier |
lördag 26 januari 2013
CV 2013 - Day 2
Lazy day at the beach. Starting by the pier where there is a small wave on the reef and a fun shorebreak to play in. The kids immediately get into "Maui-mode".
After a couple of hours we decide to have lunch in the apartment to get some rest from the mid-day sun. In the afternoon we stop by the old harbour which is now a small sheltered beach with shallow water. Kids play in the water and Lukas makes a beautiful sand turtle all by himself.
Back at the apartment we meet up with Peter who has just arrived and we set up the plans for the evening. I decide to go to the pharmacy in Espargos to get my redbull antibiotics subscribed by the doctor earlier in the day and meet up with the others at the resurant later on.
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| The Pier |
After a couple of hours we decide to have lunch in the apartment to get some rest from the mid-day sun. In the afternoon we stop by the old harbour which is now a small sheltered beach with shallow water. Kids play in the water and Lukas makes a beautiful sand turtle all by himself.
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| Turtle at Porto Antigo |
Back at the apartment we meet up with Peter who has just arrived and we set up the plans for the evening. I decide to go to the pharmacy in Espargos to get my redbull antibiotics subscribed by the doctor earlier in the day and meet up with the others at the resurant later on.
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| Quick fix |
fredag 25 januari 2013
CV 2013 - Day 1
2 January 2013
Getting up at stupid o'clock - but for a good cause... Take off at 0830, leaving the cold grey behind. Seven hours to the Canaries. Crew switch and then another two to Sal. And suddenly you're in another world, an other time. No work, no worries. Harmony, your mind and body starts to wind down. After the 15 minutes drive down to Santa Maria we check in at Ponta Preta Apts, a simple but nice place to stay just meters from the beach. At the Angulo centre we meet Goran from Kroatia (eh?) who is running the place since a few years back. Really nice cool guy. We are all a bit hungry after the flight and Lukas starts to get really tired so we decide to find a place nearby to get something to eat. Unfortunately we end up waiting for our pizzas forever and when they finally arrive Lukas has fallen asleep.
Getting up at stupid o'clock - but for a good cause... Take off at 0830, leaving the cold grey behind. Seven hours to the Canaries. Crew switch and then another two to Sal. And suddenly you're in another world, an other time. No work, no worries. Harmony, your mind and body starts to wind down. After the 15 minutes drive down to Santa Maria we check in at Ponta Preta Apts, a simple but nice place to stay just meters from the beach. At the Angulo centre we meet Goran from Kroatia (eh?) who is running the place since a few years back. Really nice cool guy. We are all a bit hungry after the flight and Lukas starts to get really tired so we decide to find a place nearby to get something to eat. Unfortunately we end up waiting for our pizzas forever and when they finally arrive Lukas has fallen asleep.
torsdag 24 januari 2013
Bound for Treasure Island...
In 2007, the biggest ever PWA windsurfing wave event took place on the island of Sal, Cabo Verde, a small strip of sand and dust some 1000 kms off the coast of Senegal. The crowd on the beach came to witness some of the most insane, unreal wavesailing ever. A huge swell creating a perfect, never ending wave, held up by the offshore winds. A clean, unridden face with a hollow, perfectly peeling break...
After seeing the pictures and being told the stories by good friend Tommy Fäldt, who was among the crowds, there was only one thing to do: Go.
Two months later I visited Sal for the first time. In January 2009 I went again, this time with my beautiful wife and kids. In 2011 I went for a third mission, this time with good friends Mikael Lygner and José Mari. During these trips we have scored some great conditions at breaks like Caleta Funda, Canoa, and Secret Spot but we never got the chance to sail the real dream spots; Ponta Preta and Alibaba.
So, on the 2nd of January this year we were finally set to complete the mission; to sail the ultimate spots...
After seeing the pictures and being told the stories by good friend Tommy Fäldt, who was among the crowds, there was only one thing to do: Go.
Two months later I visited Sal for the first time. In January 2009 I went again, this time with my beautiful wife and kids. In 2011 I went for a third mission, this time with good friends Mikael Lygner and José Mari. During these trips we have scored some great conditions at breaks like Caleta Funda, Canoa, and Secret Spot but we never got the chance to sail the real dream spots; Ponta Preta and Alibaba.
So, on the 2nd of January this year we were finally set to complete the mission; to sail the ultimate spots...
måndag 19 november 2012
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