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50 Sal-Boavista Downwind My 75 km in the Atlantic Ocean: adrenaline, fatigue and endless joy close together as possible during the downwind. In fact, the race would have started only near the island of Boa Vista, just before the harbour, after the alignment of the group and the starting signal. However, the main problem for us remained what kite size to use! Heart racing at the starting line! Finally, the big day arrived in a combination of excitement, adrenaline and a great desire to start! Early get up and rich breakfast. The get-together was at 8 am at Kite Beach spot of Mitu Monteiro. Thirteen riders, including a female one, 4 Cape Verdeans, 3 Italians and
6 from other countries, 4 riders using the twin tip board and the other 9 the surfboard. Each one dealing with one's own emotions before the start. At the get-together, each rider, including me, immediately started to rig the chosen kite. The wind conditions forced me to inflate my biggest kite: the DNA 14 m. Although at Kite Beach there were about twenty knots and I could have chosen a smaller kite, the wind expected at Boa Vista was lighter and off-shore therefore normally gusty too. With a big kite I could manage to get back more easily. Actually, I would have loved to cross the ocean with my Union 8 m, but the boats were not allowed to depart in strong wind conditions and the event would have been cancelled. About an hour later, the luggage and the unused equipment were put on taxis headed to the harbour and then loaded on the support boats. A little later came the long-awaited moment. At Ulrich's signal, we launched our kites and I was one of the first ones to enter: I couldn't wait any longer. Once all ready in the water, with racing hearts with excitement we headed towards the harbour of Sal where the support boats were. That's where our great adventure in the middle of the ocean really began. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean accompanied by the dolphins The wind direction was expected to be from North/East, so to be sailing slightly by the lee. But it did not go that way. The true wind direction, more from the North, forced us to a sharper sailing by the lee. Therefore, the support boat proved even more important as it showed us the course to follow. At the starting line, I was definitely full with my DNA 14 m completely de-powered. When we got at the harbour, the sea was quite flat, as the wind was off-shore, but the more we distanced ourselves from the island of Sal the greater became the waves. The forecast was for a 2,50 metre wave and more or less it was
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