Cabarete, Dominican Republic - August 2002
Cabarete is known for its wave sailing, and about half a mile offshore were the kind of waves I believed only existed in magazines and windsurf videos

I broke 4 sails this trip and hardly managed a tack never mind a jibe, but this was the best windsurfing i have ever experienced.

As always we spent more time sailing than taking pictures so whats here is not really an accurate representation of conitions.

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Vela Windsurf, this is where we spent the light wind moments and changed gear.
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Winds are always light in the morning but at 1pm every day the action starts.
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Felix and I taking a well deserved rest
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Off to the water to sail the light morning winds with big gear. This sail is 8.4 m2 neilpryde. The board a 140L JP Australia.

Positioning for  a beach start

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beach starting

.... and away.... OK not exactly a sequence for windsurf magazine, but I'm short of action pictures.

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Feet up at the end of the day