As the day wore on, the wind eased a little bit and by the evening it had swung more offshore and the swell was macking; this was probably the best conditions of the day but unfortunately I only lasted 2 waves, hitting the lip slightly too late on a throaty hollow one and proving that Imogen certainly did pack a punch!”
PAUL HUNT
“I hate to say it, Timo was all over Branksome, you could tell he sails it a lot, had the timing down and knew which waves to take. I was floundering about a bit but managed to drop into a few primo waves in the end. Branksome is proper heavy, dredging off the sand then breaking top to bottom. Really it was the best call, being sheltered from the full strength of the wind!
When we arrived at Avon that shelter had gone; while I was sailing they
recorded 80-100 knots at St Catherine’s point. I have no idea how windy it was at Christchurch, but I’ve been out in 65 knots in Ireland and it was way more than that. My body was already broken from the best winter I can remember and Imogen left me in pieces!”
