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WINDSURFING, REPORT: FUERTEVENTURA, CANARY ISLANDS, APRIL 2021 (Second part)   In the water, among others, an athlete from the Witchcraft team, an Englishman named Will Ward, who has lived in Fuerte for years; I immediately began to admire him for the elegance and naturalness of its maneuvers. Mix of a little old school freestyle with the wave technique, which for me are the most fascinating styles of windsurfing. Over the next few days, I learned to appreciate the numbers he shows in the videos posted on the Witchcraft website . Tuesday, third day of trade winds expected, but with a slight rotation from the North, and also the arrival of an important swell from the NW. Bouke made me understand something important. Showing me Windguru's prediction, which gave 1.7 meters of swell, with a period of about 12 seconds, he told me that this prediction could correspond to a swell on shore, even more than a mast high .... In short, the huge mass of water dispersed over a very large surface offshore, and associated with an height of a couple of meters, rises, meeting the lowest seabed on the shore, distributing itself vertically ..... And the day confirmed it to me, especially in some spots .... I went to see El Puertito, in front of the village of El Cotillo, a spot where only the pros go out, and which can offer Jaws-style conditions. Almost double mast bars suddenly rose from a seemingly flat sea offshore, marked only by threatening parallel dark lines, nearly a hundred meters from each other. Two wave surfers were surfing waves of only... 4-5 meters, just upwind, together with a kiter. At the beach of El Cotillo, a spot that is not very practicable for windsurfing, an impressive shore break even greater than two meters ... Punta Blanca, had big waves 150-200 meters from shore, but only foams closer to shore, and weak wind. On the east coast, more protected, much less swell. Small waves (1.5 meters) at Glass beach, very close to the reef, where surfers were concentrated. Nearly zero wind. I took the opportunity to take a refreshing bath in the turquoise water. Then, I have been informed that Glass has been working since 6 pm. Eventually, I went out at Rocky Point, entering the water from Waikiki in Corralejo. There, the wind around 5.30 pm was very well spreaded, at 18-20 knots, and in front of the reef, you could see, from the shore, some really consistent waves series. I rigged the 5.2, and I went out at sea. The conditions were not the best for waveriding ( onshore wind on the wave, and possibility of surfing the wave only in the backside), but, for me, it was the most fun session of the holiday. First of all, for the quality of the big waves (even 3-4 meters), really clean, easy to see, and light. Secondly, for the quality of the wind, always steady and enough strong. And finally for the beauty of the panorama of the Corralejo bay, closed by the island of Lobos, and Lanzarote in the background. The board and the sail proved to be the winning jolly, the first fast and the second powerful, guaranteeing entry into planing, earlier than slalom riders! As I mentioned, playing with these waves was a lot of fun (but it must be much more better catching similar waves with side or side off wind ...). When riding out (port tack), you could place some jumps (behind similar waves there is void ...), or you could surf them in the backside. After watching some videos, I practiced getting to the lip of the wave by laying down the sail, to unload it, anticipating the predictable gust on the crest. It's not nice as front side waveriding, but a great feeling nonetheless. Then, I did a jibe on port tack, my better side, and down again to ride the waves on starboard tack (wind turned a little side on - coming more from North, during my session). Coming down from such mountains is wonderful for me. Some sets took some really nice bombs. I also tried some front side rides on this side, which was possible, and funny, but with a drawback: at the end of the ride, I found myself on a rocky bottom barely of 1 meter, with some non-small waves that occasionally hit me, also close to shore. Better to start again soon, and go back playing farther offshore. Max, my friend, had suggested me to cross the channel between the two islands, and go to Lobos, equally famous for its wonderful right hander wave .... But I didn't want to risk it, not being sure of the wind duration .... After 7pm, I got out of the water, enjoying, while unrigging, the relaxed atmosphere of the Waikiki (collective salsa dance in progress, in the light of the sunset). Wednesday, last day of good trade winds, expected in the north. I headed straight to Punta Blanca, attempting an early morning session (at 10) with the high tide, and with a bit of swell of the day before. When I arrived, Punta actually had very nice waves, but the wind was on average around 12 knots, with some gusts around 15. I did, however, get into the water, but I didn't do much, probably more because of my inability to maneuver while floating on small-volume boards, than because of the quality of the spot conditions. In the middle of the day, I went to do something else. In the afternoon, for the record, Rocky point and Glass beach worked a bit (the latter, however, with conditions that do not allow gliding, and waves of 1.5 meters). On Thursday, I went back to explore the South, with the idea of ​​going to see what, with good reason, is considered the most beautiful beach on the island: playa de Cofete. First, however, I passed by the Risco del Paso spot, at the west end of Playa de Sotavento, where the ION CLUB is located. Of course, this part of the beach is also very beautiful. Friends have told me that here the wind is a little less gusty, and the water surface is less choppy. But the low intensity of the wind, at the time of my inspection (completely offshore), led me to continue to Cofete. Well, playa de Cofete is the place in Fuerteventura that gave me the strongest emotions. From Morro Jable, a dirt road begins that leads to the pass from which, suddenly, the view of the immense beach appears, and of the chain of mountains that slopes down to the white beach, with a uniform slope of dark brown volcanic rocks. Once you arrive at the beach, in this almost uncrowded period, you cannot help but be enchanted by its vastness. The waves that break on the shore (on the occasion of my visit not as big as those in El Cotillo), complete the unmissable picture. Bathing in these waters will remain memorable for me. On my return to Corralejo, I saw that the wind had entered at Renè Egli. I gave up the session here, to try my luck in the North, where unfortunately, however, nothing significant happened except at Flag Beach. However, good wind really only for the kiters, masters of this beach. On Friday, as expected, in the North there was hardly any wind, and then I dedicated myself to a bathing day, with a nice swim in that natural pool that is the sea of Flag Beach. In the evening, I went to Witchcraft to return the equipment, and stayed with Bouke, discussing for over an hour about asymmetrical fins, fin boxes with some degree toe-in, flex tail boards, about the riders of the team, and of the waves of Fuerte. The scheduled dinner at Vaca Azul in El Cotillo was skipped, but it was worth. The conversation was technically enlightening. I will return to Fuerte, to ride the other wave spots that I have not been able to try on this occasion. The desire to surf the waves of Fuerte in the best conditions, and to try Vaca Azul ... are certainly a good reason to come back to this particular island. Hasta luego! Fabio