2012-02-21

Cape Town

There were a few changes before I left to Cape Town but after some struggling me and Ila decided to go and booked our tickets.
Down here my brother had been with his family already for four weeks so we felt more then welcome. We stayed a couple of nights in their apartment in Big Bay and it was so cool to see my nephew Milo...he could walk now and became a big boy although he´s only one year old.
I had contacts to several agents and we found a nice apartment in Big Bay as well (check views :))
To be honest we have been here for two weeks and cape doctor was´nt like always, we had more waves and light wind...not so usual for this place. But on the other hand it was perfect to try out my new customboards from Flikka. I brought one 84 ltr and a 74 ltr Quad. We´ve made some changes from my previous boards and have now more rocker and deeper concave.
My thoughts with those boards was to aim for tighter turns and to get a more easy going board for choppy bottomturns in strong wind. I´m really happy for our development and it worked actually better then I thought. And what surprised me most was the supersharp topturn with full grip. On those two boards I choosed softer fins which to get more control for topturns and takas for ex.
And on the other hand I´m having the best rig I´ve ever had in my hands. The Simmer Black Tip 2012 fits me perfect. This year they have more profile and power which makes it more stable and controllable for ex jumping. It has a larger register both in planing and top end overpowered....great sail!

One week ago Andre Paskowski called me and had booked his ticket, so happy to hear that after his two years of nightmare.
He stayed now a few nights at our apartment as he´s parents arrived later...cool to see him again!
He took some pics from a day in Sunset Beach, thanks Andre!
As Cape Town did´nt deliever as normal I was thinking of extend my ticket two weeks more...not sure but we´ll see. I guess life is better down here then back home in Sweden at the moment :)
Cheers!