Morning super session
Broken stuff, some wounded and 1 rescue …
Quietly, the riders prepared their smallest sails, from 4.2 to to 3.7. Interviewed and filmed by local TV RFO, Zane Schweitzer, the youngest rider in the group (16 years) hits the water first with a sail of 4.2. Unfortunately, he has not anticipated that the local trade winds are relatively strong here, and had not brought a smaller size. Zane was so completely overpowered once launched in the hollow waves! Result, ihe will end his session early with a nice foot sprain after a bad fall! A good month off for the U.S.. It is around noon that the other riders enter the arena one after the other. The launch is not easy in Ravine Blanche, you must jump from the rocks. Fortunately this year there are far fewer sea urchins than last year!!! 5 minutes later, a jump festival starts. It rotates in all directions and the riders go right on the crest of waves, sometimes blown by the gusty wind, which pull their equipment at heights sometimes exceeding 10m. Back on the beach, Traversa, after he completely ripped his rig, even confessed to a journalist: “It is very good on the water, but it is dangerous!“. Even the heavier guys will struggle to challenge the powerful waves. Yet familiar to the spot and strong winds, Zabala will pay the price and will handle his boom in the face. Good for emergencies. Taboulet breaks his mast, going too late on a large section. Good for a swim. The wind picks up… Under the violence of the elements, some riders do not even go sailing. Around 13:30, almost all the sailors return to the beach, leached. Only remain in the water Godet and Juban with his 3.7. Launching a big backloop, Camille breaks his mast and is good for a long drift which brings him in front of the cliffs, downwind of the spot. For safety reasons, the organization decides to stop here this first “super session”. Coming back to the spot, Juban learns he is the winner of this super session.
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