Board Blog: Windswell Surf Chasing in the Mediterranean Sea

#8-9: The Island

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When the weather forecast looks promising for some island hopping the crew is always stoked:)
When the weather forecast looks promising for some island hopping the crew is always stoked:)
The crew can also relax, sharks are not allowed here.
The crew can also relax, sharks are not allowed here.
Usually sharing a spot with windsurfers is not a good sign.
Usually sharing a spot with windsurfers is not a good sign.
The windy point.
The windy point.
It's not Red Bull, but it is Hike and Ride :D
It's not Red Bull, but it is Hike and Ride :D
Focus man, focus! :)
Focus man, focus! :)
Sunday evening.
Sunday evening.
Apartment plans canceled, behind the bush camping is on.
Apartment plans canceled, behind the bush camping is on.
Dawn patrol alarm went off in pitch dark. Reset to 15 min later & turn around in your sleeping bag. Wet cold wetsuit doesn't feel too inviting but the sound of breaking waves coming through the bushes and the absence of wind got me up as soon as it started to dawn.
Dawn patrol alarm went off in pitch dark. Reset to 15 min later & turn around in your sleeping bag. Wet cold wetsuit doesn't feel too inviting but the sound of breaking waves coming through the bushes and the absence of wind got me up as soon as it started to dawn.
There is a photo gap, Monday action is missing which means it was too good to photograph and people were rather surfing :) So this is us leaving the island.
There is a photo gap, Monday action is missing which means it was too good to photograph and people were rather surfing :) So this is us leaving the island.
Two 4h sessions and paddle marathons and a 2h drive later, we were on our usual North of Albania spot.
Two 4h sessions and paddle marathons and a 2h drive later, we were on our usual North of Albania spot.
When the weather forecast looks promising for some island hopping the crew is always stoked:)
The crew can also relax, sharks are not allowed here.
Usually sharing a spot with windsurfers is not a good sign.
The windy point.
It's not Red Bull, but it is Hike and Ride :D
Focus man, focus! :)
Sunday evening.
Apartment plans canceled, behind the bush camping is on.
Dawn patrol alarm went off in pitch dark. Reset to 15 min later & turn around in your sleeping bag. Wet cold wetsuit doesn't feel too inviting but the sound of breaking waves coming through the bushes and the absence of wind got me up as soon as it started to dawn.
There is a photo gap, Monday action is missing which means it was too good to photograph and people were rather surfing :) So this is us leaving the island.
Two 4h sessions and paddle marathons and a 2h drive later, we were on our usual North of Albania spot.

It was time to hit the islands. Forecast looked promising for a change after a really long flat spell. So the first glimpse of the sea was a total letdown. It was almost flat, but the wind was strong in this one:). 3 hours later it was headhigh and it stayed that way till dark. Dinner at the usual pizza place, the only one opened during the winter and alarms set for the dawn patrol. Morning was bordering on epic, the wind died down but the wave size remained. Two 4h sessions later we were driving towards the usual north of Albania spot. Too tired & too windy to get us excited. Time to call it a day.

The island, 7.-8.2.2016

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