Review 2015_Morocco Windsurfing...first try

Now it is more than one year ago, since I started my journey with my caravan from Germany down to Morocco. I went to discover some new spots looking for windsurfing and surfing on my own. After enjoying some time in the south of Spain, I was going on to see my winter destination at Morocco, Sidi Kaouki. But the first spot check showing up conditions, which have been unsurfable for me.
Big swells hitting the coastline in front of me...no way! My skills are not enough to join an adventure of Windsurfing this time.

No worries, I thought, my time it will come. So I spend days and weeks at that place, watching the spot and checking the conditions. Trying some surf ride with small swells and waiting for the right moment. However, during this winter luck was not on my side. Either I found small waves without wind, or big waves with wind. And nobody around, who was practicing windsurfing too.

Honestly, I was expecting this.

After three month without windsurfing my shape became more and more worse. In April and May the waves went down and the wind picks up...

Windsurfing times came back to me :-). But I had to fight with my muscels to come back into routine again. Further like - minded people arrived. I was happy join them in the water.

Really, best wavesailing times of the year have been arriving!

Finally, I could follow my Passion again...a month of full power windsurfing!

skepticism written in my face...waves still big for me

The first week of windsurfing again in this conditions was extremly hard for my body, but it adapted after a couple of days and many enjoyable sessions have been following. Together with a group of windsurfers I discovered further spots with much easier condition. And I started to fall in love with this amazing windsurfing playground around Sidi Kaouki & Essaouira.

zebra crossing only for surfers

Windsurfing in Morocco is much more for me, than just being in the water. It is some magic around, which makes myself feel free, like in no other place I have been before.

So many peaceful and happy people, healthy food and silent places offer an environment to calm down, relaxe and come back to  my soul. This gives me the strength to be prepared for good  and highly concentrated water action.

And finally, after train my brain most of it all, I was able to manage the conditions of Sidi Kaouki to make my first experience between power and energies of the waves at the west coast Morocco.

Most exciting and difficult part of it all was passing the powerful walls rolling inside. Moments of perfect timing on one side and luck with the wind on the other. But with every trail it starts working out more and more.

Heavy wind at Sidi Kaouki is part of the game too. :-)

3.3qm and 62 l best toy to survive!

Thx to Sidi Kaouki Station for the equipement support!

I am looking forward for this winter and how it will be at Sidi Kaouki, which new places I will discover for more windsurfing and if my skills are still working from last year experience :-)

Everybody, enjoy good 2016 conditions in the water!