What can I say…After an amazing morning yesterday, today is a different story.
Day & night. Hot & cold.
The good thing though is that it shouldn't last long. Just today. The weekend is looking the goods. Only the waves might be on the tiny side, but still, we should be able to enjoy the pleasures of the outdoor.
Have a nice day, and enjoy the weekend.
Cheers,
Franck
It is so good to be back home…
Going away often makes you appreciate where you live even more (..most of the time – Australia is pretty difficult to beat, let's admit it !). The pre-work morning is now long enough to allow a surf, a coffee and a shower. The temperature is a delight, and more wetties start to be left behind by the swimmers.
A pretty blue morning has started, with small waves, waist high at most, but clean and fun if you have the right tool. Today, Lara Murphy ruled the line-up. great carving, elegant walking, stylish knee dropping, nose riding…all the tricks in the book !
This morning, the One Wave crew formed a big ''R U OK'' in the water, in the middle of the bay. Check it out on instagram: @onewaveisallittakes. Well done guys !
Great to be back and see all those smiling familiar faces again. Spring, bring it on !
Have a great day !
Franck
Dodging the flat and the rain for one day, I managed to sail on one of the most amazing places of the Atlantic Coast of France, the Bassin d'Arcachon.
Leaving from Cap Ferret, we sailed this old wooden lady around, using the high tide to access the Cabanes Tchanquées, a couple of houses in the middle of the water, 3km from any shore.
Wave wise, it's been flat. Everyone is desperate around here. Nothing has been on radar for weeks. Nothing. What's been on the radar though: rain and clouds. So today, the swell is back…with 20 knots of onshore winds, and rain. The locals' mood is pretty low, and so is the tourists' in need of sun.
Have you watched the final day of the Billabong Pro in Tahiti ? How amazing was that day ?!
Leaving the shore tomorrow. Next time I'll see the Ocean, it'll be in Bondi.
Have a great day.
Franck
After a few flat days, there has been a little tiny mini pulse of swell, here in the Basque Country.
Everyone was trying to get a couple after a (too) long period of swell drought. Everyone was hitching, frothing for a paddle.
But before one could get enough, even remotely, it was over already. Gone. Disappeared. vanished. Flat.
Have you seen the highlights of the Tahiti Pro ? The wave is offering one of the most amazing show, bringing together a mix of fear, excitement, crazy technical performance and great anticipation. Check it out in the coming days. I was talking this afternoon with Teahupo'o local WQS surfer/charger Steven Pierson, and from what he could read on the forecasts, he said it was going to be huge, probably too big to actually paddle. So, stay tuned !
After a week of radio silence out of range in the French mountains, and working in the background on the new Frothers, I'm back on the shore side of things, in the Basque Country.
It is Summer here, but honestly, the weather looks like a poor Autumn day. European Summertime has been that bad, that it makes our Australian Winter feel like a heatwave. Except for today maybe, where you guys should get wet…
To top that up, it is dead flat: Lake Atlantico !
So, I've been hanging out at the Gato Heroi shaping bay and glassing room instead. The boys' legendary savoir-faire have made their global top-notch reputation, and I wanted to witness this first hand in their ''Joy Factory'' in Bidart.
Tomorrow, we should get a little spike at low tide. 2 ft max. Nothing to get too excited about…
Cheers !
Franck
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