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With the whole West Coast about the get troughed out and boiling hot for the weekend, the only chance to get some sailing was to drive down south.

Esperance looked like it would be on for a couple of days. It's a long drive for just a weekend, but could be well worth it...

The car loaded and an overnight drive later we reached the amazing south coast with its endless white beaches and crystal clear water. We had a bit of a look around and when we reached Observatory, there was definitely some good swell and even a light cross offshore breeze to go with it.

We went out early, just about wobbling out - and getting nailed under the big sets. The waves were so clean and glassy, it was perfect! And it was only the few of us out there.

The swell picked up during the day, some big mast high sets were rolling in. My adrenaline level was pretty high up the whole time, trying to make it out without getting smashed under these walls - and chicken tacking more than once too.

Sunday was similar. I went out early and had it to myself for an hour. The waves were a bit smaller than the previous afternoon but so clean and perfect again! Then it got bigger again, and windier too.

The guys were going off, hitting anything as hard as they could, it was awesome to see.

We drove back on Sunday night, completely knackered but stoked!

I'm now sitting in front of my computer and it's boiling hot. Yesterday was the hottest day in Perth in 3 years! So yeah, it is HOT. Looking good for a bit of seabreeze from tomorrow onwards though, will keep you posted.

The European summer is slowly coming to an end. And what a summer! I literally haven't stopped traveling since end of April, going back and forth between Egypte, Greece, all around the Canaries twice, Holland, and a couple of days in Switzerland in the middle. It's been a busy and productive summer, I really enjoyed it!

I'm back home now and will be here until I gotta go to Sylt for the last PWA wave event of this year, which is in 2 weeks. And after Sylt... Back in Western Australia!

It's good to be home, catch up with everyone and do all the stuff I couldn't do in the last few months. It even looks like we're going to get some north wind in the next days!

Here are some pictures from this summer a bit everywhere...

Once the weekend of the Mission over, I flew straight from Amsterdam to Tenerife. I was so excited to come here as it's my first time on this island and I hear so much good about it! Simon's here too and we're being looked after by Ben and the OTC crew so well, it's awesome. The wind hasn't been epic but "sailable" everyday so far. I was really ill and couldn't sail for a few days though. I guess I've been so busy and on the road non stop for a long time now and I needed a bit of a rest.

I'm better now and yesterday Ben took us for a road trip and a surf up north. It was so much fun! We got there and waves were breaking everywhere, we just had to chose which break we wanted to surf! We all had a really good time, catching lots of waves and just enjoying being in the water. Check out the photos...

I received more photos from the Mission of Saturday evening's towed freestyle. The water was completely glassy, perfect, we could go really fast into the moves. On Sunday night we sneaked in a sunset paddle around the lake...

Thanks Hylke for the pictures!

Before Holland and the Canaries, I was in Rhodos, Greece, for 2 weeks of Elevate coaching. It was great, everyone improved a lot and had a good time. I will write a report and add pictures very soon.

Spring in Switzerland is amazing: there's still a lot of snow in the mountains, the sun is shining and it's getting nice and warm.

I hadn't planed too much these weeks so I could just jump on any opportunity showing up. I love it! When I heard that Dahab is going off all the time at the moment I couldn't resist but book this last minute flight that no one else wanted...

So I'm off to Dahab for a week, from the 17th to the 24th. I can't wait to hit the water again and train full on. I will also be available for private or group coaching, so if you're interested just drop me an email. Same for those who want to take part to my clinics in May!

I will be staying at the Hotel Alfa Leila, a very stylish egyptian style bed&breakfast. I highly recommend this place to everyone coming to Dahab and looking for a warm and comfortable place to stay! More info on their website, www.alfleila.com.

I was in Dahab last October with Sébastien Staub, a young and talented photographer from Switzerland. He got some great shots, as usual! I've posted a few of them, you should also check out his website www.sebastienstaub.com to see more of his work, it's worth it!