Kitesoul Magazine #24 International Edition

impossible for me to get back to
the beach against the current. So
that´s why I don't really go out
on days when it is bigger than 7
meters unless there is a safety
boat.
Your hardest wipeout so
far?
To be honest I haven't had too
many bad washings. For sure I
have had a couple of gnarly wipeouts
where I dropped my kite
in the waves, but I always keep
myself as calm as possible and
everything goes quite smoothly.
The problem starts as soon as
you start panicking. If you panic,
it will be a washing that you will
remember for a long time.
What are the differences
of the swell directions?
The best swell direction for One
Eye is south or slightly southsouth-west.
If the swell is completely
west, One Eye gets super
fast and becomes a bit of a close
out.
Does the quite offshore
wind still allow for really
round turns?
Yes, on the days the wind gets
really easterly, it can be quite
hard to do round turns, especially
backside. But generally, with
south easterly wind, it creates
the perfect side-offshore breeze
to go full power into your turns.
When the wind turns more
from the east (northeast?),
then?
Yes, good question, when the
wind turns Easterly, it becomes
more off-shore on One Eye and
there are more chances of the
wind dropping because of the
mountain. The more Southerly it
becomes the more is side-shore.
Do you know a faster wave
on this planet? Ponta Preta
in Cape Verde maybe?
Hookipa on Maui?
No, I think out of all the waves
and places I have traveled to, One
Eye has to be the fastest wave I
have ridden so far. And, by the
way, the longest and cleanest as
well.