2 decades later and finally a surf sailing session again, I've been waiting for this day. 1.5 years back into windsurfing and the brain remembers but the body was struggling to do what the brain was saying! It was good fun none-the-less and I'm hooked again!

Man was I anxious, good NE 15-20knots, messy waves waist high with the rare near head high. 6.4 KA Kult flattened out and a big arse 135L Fanatic Cross. I didn't last long, I've forgotten that there is a different degree of fitness required for the surf compared to flat water. You really don't get too many breaks (excuse the pun), it's go go go in the surf especially in the breaking zone! Once launched from the beach you really need to commit and just go for it, baulk and it's crunch time. I've forgotten that getting air requires little effort, just speed and an oncoming wave, woosh and you're up there, how far, high and with a sail up landing was a different matter. I landed a small one and planed away, that was really nice and then got too ambitious and ate the rest with arse first (mine not board's) landings. I'll sort that out. But what a hoot!

Waterstarts was where the lack of fitness showed, I was burning lots of energy waterstarting, bumpy water made it awkward. Mental note, I must use the NP flotation vest next time, it'll help with popping the mast up for waterstarts and should also assist with me treadwatering and getting the sail and board into position! Just have to get the fitness up and I'll be right.

It may sound like I had an awful time, I didn't, I was dissapointed I didn't last very long (ran out of puff and got really thirsty waterstarting) but I got the monkey off my back and I'm back in the surf and that's what makes me stoked! Next session I'll start concentrating on landing jumps and making succesful gybes and then start working on riding the waves. Long way to go, but who cares I'm in no rush.

Thanks to Adam (AJEaster) for the invite and encouragement to go out and the use of your wave fin, I wouldn't have got out there without you mate. It was great to see 4-5 other windsurfers out there too and one of them, Glen, was an old face from my home break at Long Reef in the late '80s. Small world.

Oh, and I didn't break anything! How cool is that!