Friday 29th May – windsurf *** - Port la Nautique – sunny
Xantos 133, 38 cm fin. 7m sail, max 26.38kts, ave 25.11, 31.7 km, 89 mins.
After we were told by the Police Municipale that we couldn’t sleep in our spot at Gruissan we moved to Port la Nautique. The next week’s forecast is for light winds and so it was when we first woke but the wnw wind filled into a nice breeze and a kiter was going well near the van. So as Mag made the breakfast I took the kit off the roof and rigged my new 7m X-15 for the first time – love the handling and look of these and would love a 5.2,5.8and 6.4 to match as these are all past their best! By the time I was ready several school kids were having great fun learning to windsurf in front of the van, sailing up from the big sailing school in the marina. I had to walk a long way out to find some deep water but that was the wind line too and I was soon planning all the way across the etang turning at Bages – I made it past Bages a couple of time but the wind went light behind the town. I had some nice runs and was enjoying the sail – I don’t usually like etang sailing but when the wind was up I was getting some nice speeds in the rolling waves and there were loads of big fish jumping out everywhere:) I was out with a couple of French windsurfers in the campervans just up the way but then the wind went very gusty dropping all the time so called it a day after one and a half hours. It was then back to the van tie everything on, have lunch, relax reading before setting off on a top bike ride with Mag – top day :)