Hi all,
well the phone rings this morning at 7.00 am and it's Joff Owen and the crew saying that the surf was on for a tow. Julie, Gally the visla and I raced down the hill from Casa Penelope and hooked up with Joff anf the other team of Sven and Gonzi..... there were waves everywhere and certainly some size. Light winds, warm water, PWCs ready so it was a green light for a warm up session and then on to something more serious.
After launching at one of the local tow spots we hooked into some fun shoulders and got used to the feel of the day. Being the first session of the year we played it pretty cautious and really just water skied a few .... all good fun though !!!
A quick drink of water, a refuel and it was off to La Santa Right.. the direction was good but it's a dangerous place at size and it took us an hour or so to get into our stride and finally get some bombs. Not huge but not too small either. After a little tiff (tow surfing can be like that!) and some motor hiccups I settled into driving and managed to put Joff in a couple of beauts. Sven and Gonzi had their thing down too and were getting some beautiful waves. After over an hour of driving we swopped over and I was firing to get me Bilbo special tow-board going. I'd just sorted the straps and wanted to see how it felt. Joffy whipped me into a medium one to started with and it was a dream, smooth, powerful, la crema colega! After this I'm amping for a big one and Joff straight away puts me deep on a set. I see it standing up and can't resist a little fade. Board's good and I come around the bottom to see it standing up across the bay. I go up a little a try and get around the section but have to straighten out. I know it's coming so I get low and try to ride as far as possible in the white water before it sledgehammers me and I'm getting royally fu**ed. I come up ok but there's another big one and Joffy can't get to me so I wear it on the head. This happens another 3 or 4 times and now I'm getting tired and don't really know how close I am to the Slab death zone. Joff comes to get me and gets hit by a 10ft wall of foam and has to bail the ski.... the ski goes past me and now we're both getting hit by white water but we're inside and pretty much safe. Joff goes after the ski which is inside and OK whilst two local guys are in the water and coming to see if I'm ok.... I am but it felt great to have a little help... THANKS GUYS !!!!
I get out and try to find out boards... I'm so pissed 'cause I just felt the best I ever did on a tow board and it might be gone.... luckily they both turn up and again the local guys get them for us. Joff spends 20 mins waiting for a lull while Sven and Gonzi have come inside to help. Gionzi comes to the beach with me and Sven takes his PWC back to the ramp with Joff.
All in all a good day, stoked with my board but not too keen on getting hit like that too many times !!!!!!
We'll keep you informed .
Cheers,
Smally.
