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4th September 2006
Windsurfing: Moulay Bouzerktoun Wind Direction: N Wind Stength: Surf / Sea State: Air Temperature: Scorchio!!! Sea Temperature: Weather: Sunshine Max Speed: Distance Covered:
Today...perfection...
Similar wind strength to yesterday, but with bigger waves. The usual
spot-on cross-shore wind, so it had to be a looping day...
A few warm up runs, and then on one proper powered up run out...ramp
spotted...back loop...
SPLAT.
Take off was very good but I completely messed up the landing with my right
ear taking the full force of the impact on the water. Straight away I knew
something was wrong. My ear was ringing like mad and had gone very deaf.
Must be a bust ear drum...BUGGER.
That should have been end of sailing for the day...and the holiday. However
after taking a few pics of Rod enjoying absolute DTL perfection, I could
not prevent myself from grabbing the waveboard (and an earplug - cheers
Mike). Wrong move - again I had missed the 2pm wind/wave peak, meaning
mucho blobbing and water getting into my right ear. Fortunately it didn't
get infected.
Well, sh*t happens I suppose - sailing was good at the start of the day
before the accident, but I was absolutely gutted I missed the best
conditions of the trip. There was only one more day of wind (flat 5.8
weather) so in the end I didn't miss a huge amount of sailing, but still
extremely annoying. Ho hum at least there will be a next time - I know that
with its consistent starboard-tack DTL perfection Moulay is definitely a
place I will be visiting again.
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