Windsurfing the BIGGEST WAVE of my Life! (I was shocked)

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[@schobihh2703]

I surf the whole year in bin waves. Cape Town, Mauritius, Hanstholm for several month. I am just a regular dude. But already 57 and restarted windsurfing 13 years ago after a pause of more than 20 years. I windsurfed in my youth mainly on a lake and flat water. My general advice to wave sailing. Get your basic skills in order. I.e. nail the light wind waterstart. You should be able to waterstart with only a breeze of wind. Jibing to kick out of a wave of course. (not so easy). Chicken jibe also easier said than done. Balance your board while knee deep in the water because of no wind. All this is live saving in situations like this. The 2nd thing is approach. Understand the situation. If you feel unkomfortable don't go. Judging waves: Are the waves powerfull or just high. It they are not powerfull like your waves try to get over the wave and don't jump of the board. Actually you could have made it, I strongly believe. Powerfull waves simply don't go, this is only for the pros. Equipment: Don't use this silly short wave boards, they are only for professionals. Using a wavy free wave board which is usually a little longer is so much better. I have specially custom wave boards because mine are 235cm which is nowadays just "oldschool" long. Otherwise don't be scared. It is hard to really drown in the water as long as you are a real good swimmer and you keep calm.

[@luigilasagne5067]

Do you know Mario? He is an excellent windsurfer, competed in the PWA. I'm shure his waterstarts and jibes are more than good enough.

[@schobihh2703]

@@luigilasagne5067Are you his mother? shall I ask for your permission before I post the next time.

[@floriansiedenburg2368]

​@@luigilasagne5067 Mario is certainly an experienced and good flat water sailor. That doesn't directly translate to waves. I would agree with most of what Shobi said. Mario could have Gottes over that wave. I would add: Try to hold on to your gear if possible. That wave was big but not powerful, I.e. hollow. If he falls in front of it, push the mast down and hold onto it. Much safer than swimming for your gear. Inwouldn't junge this situation life threatening at all. Surely scary if your are not used to it but not really that dangerous.

[@DrGiourkas]

I dont think he s commenting to put shame on Mario,on the contrary his advice and all points given couldn't be more spot-on.@@luigilasagne5067

[@redwine1980a]

@@luigilasagne5067 I can agree on all points above. And that wasnt a critique but points to realize, where and for what to focus on. Waves and Sardinia are far from regular slalom action. One plus point to the guys for the bravery. Two minus points for naivity - as there wasnt anyone else, which is always a bad sign... Some beaches are there really dangerous because of hidden rocks, shallow water, stream - all these points You should know, when You go there from the locals of at least from some spot guidebook... Two additional points for sharing with our community, so everyone can enjoy beautiful Sardinia and maybe take some experience from this.. :)

[@sipkebijlsma]

The thrill of waveriding is partly because it is intimidating sometimes. In this case you prepared too little, main issue lack of wind. With more wind you have the speed to escape the waves you find intimidating. Session after session your thresholds will shift and you will become more comfortable. Best tip: only go out when the locals do.

[@MarioKuempel]

All very true, next time we will do better!

[@randomhuman8684]

agree, no one there always a bad sign

[@jeanchen1326]

Mario thank you for sharing this. I completely understand that fear as I have also panicked just like you have in face of big waves. My experience was also Light wind so I wasn’t able to water start and had to try sail up with an uphold line and fell 20 times more or less until I was mostly exhausted. Especially waves came very frequent I had no time in between the wave sets to get back on. For me, life jacket is a must and my smallest free wave board is what I use to practice because the volume of the board is still bigger than a wave board. The worst situation I will abandon my gear and try to swim back. Thankfully my coach is always watching and ready to come to my rescue if i look like I’m drowning or I simply couldn’t hold on to my gears anymore. Don’t give up! These experiences are terrifying but valuable and as always safety first!!!

[@ancro2040]

This is so amazing that you put out this video and share the day with us. Nils looked more scared driving to the spot than you looked after coming in. You having the balls to show us being scared are real balls❤ I think you were unvice going out alone. If you are not Thomas Traversa first tip is to look at the locals sailing the spot for hours and talk to the locals. I guess Traversa also prepare more for a spot than you did this day. Do not give up. Waves are so much more revarding mastering than going in a straight line.

[@user-oe1mb9hu9i]

It's a different skill set. No one can say waves are more rewarding than going in a straight line. Basically what you are saying is that ANYTHING is OK in wave sailing because nothing is under control. Have you ever watched a wave heat in a competition from the beach - I.e.; Not watching a video or TV. It's the most boring thing out there. Spending most of the day falling off. Even for the pros.

[@ancro2040]

@@user-oe1mb9hu9iWow😂😂😂 Waveriding is more rewarding than going in a straight line. Ops, I said it again😅 Now I am really curious what your reaction will be. Chill out and take care❤

[@user-oe1mb9hu9i]

@@ancro2040 You have obviously never been locked in at the the very back of a slalom board riding it on the fin. Cheers. Everybody can ride a waveboard.

[@redwine1980a]

@@user-oe1mb9hu9i I have been there as well and I can say it the other way.. Anyone can ride a slalom board :) I would say, somebody can enjoy one or the other discipline more...

[@loremuna85]

I went out many times in Cala Pischina. If nobody was out is because the wind was not enough. When there is enough and side wind this spot is beautiful. And another thing is never go to the waves at the right of the spot, that point is called " Bomba point" 😁

[@MarioKuempel]

Ayyy, Bomba point sounds accurate!!🤣

[@boomwindsurfing2744]

Dude. First of all great video. Many people do not show their fails on KZbin and we can all learn from each others bad experiences. I had a similar situation in Magheraroarty in North West Ireland in 2022 and it gave me a real fright but taught me many lessons. The waves that got you were clearly breaking on some kind of slab or reef. The wave size will always fluctuate but the waves have a habit of jacking up when a windsurfer is on the way out underpowered and in a vulnerable spot. Even if you hadn’t gone down where you did, you were fucked because of the waves behind and there was no wind. They were a big set. You on the wrong place at the wrong time. I think you guys were brave/ stupid to go out in those conditions. The smaller waves showing looked ok for dtl float and ride but not in the bigger sets which were just closing out anyway. The biggest learning is really consider your options from the beach. Study what’s going on and take some time. Don’t rush.

[@ashleyjohnson7284]

Genuinely terrifying. Great drone footage though, really showed the size of those waves. Unknown spot, hidden rocks, no-one else out … I would find somewhere else next time.

[@WindsurfingNils]

i did my best on the drone, having the phone in the other hand in case it went wrong 😳

[@karlhelbig4001]

Hello Mario, Thanks for the video. I have known you from your first videos and have learned a lot from you and the videos with your father also bring me a lot of fun (also in English). Please remember that you are dear to many and they suffer with you and worry about you. Thanks

[@kristianweiss6320]

Respect, respect. I'm getting sick just watching it. Good and honest video. I think it's great that they don't always show the super professional wave glossy videos where everything looks so easy. For my part, I've been surfing for 40 years, but I wouldn't trust myself to do that. The problem is always that once panic and fear break out, nothing works anymore. Well done. You handled the situation well. Either way, I would recommend shoes to everyone even if they don't feel that good. Sea urchins and sharp stones can be very painful

[@anthonystanden5073]

Great video, Mario , i think we have all felt something like this during our windsurfing journey. keep pushing those limits

[@robertocoslovich3143]

Luckily, as they say, all's well that ends well. In my little experience as a wave rider I can say that you have made 2 mistakes: 1) if there isn't enough wind to be fully powered you can't avoid the waves and they whip you 2) if you don't know the spot you don't have to go out if there are no locals in the water

[@Chyller1]

I got really scared just watching that 😮 That feeling of just being exposed to the force of nature and failing to get your gear started is so scary.

[@bendrakesuni]

The white water left in impact zone is insane. Well done on getting out of this!

[@rcggijzen]

Great honest vlog! Thanks for posting.

[@MarioKuempel]

Thanks mate!

[@claudiajansen5904]

Well done Mario and Nils...... a little bit too dangerous 😮. Happy Birthday to Nils 🎉😀

[@GeckoOnTour]

Hi Mario, I am a windsurf newby, but experienced offshore sailor and to take such waves is also for larger sailing boats quite tricky. Some boats even capsize and others do an underwater roll. So, take it easy, you did the best in this situation. Much fun with the waves next time.

[@oceannesailor]

wow. I'm only speaking as a middle-aged lake windsurfer (and open water sailor), but . . . yeah, that did look scary - and saying that even after watching plenty of wave sailing videos of the pros making it look easy. Somehow you guys captured the new-ness of this experience for you. AND . . . the solitary location. (AND so far out. AND a rough, rocky shore) So yeah . . . watching you "wallow" (no wind!) into that suddenly large set was scary, even before you came on with your account afterwards. I'd have been very nervous at the helm of the drone too, just watching, helplessly. But whatever the case . . . good going on getting yourself out of there. (what size sails were y'all using? I know there are limits as to how big you can and want to go, but jeez. Tackling those large waves with very little wind? that sounds like a whole other dimension (for me) regarding what is probably standard combinations for wavesailors.). Anyway . . . 🙏

[@SirThisWayPlz]

I have encountered this before in Taiwan at a new spot, I was riding the waves on my starboard but somehow further down the beach which looks like an arch I am riding the waves port side- much bigger and I am not familiar with port side wave riding. It was one of the scariest feeling losing the gears and washing in the big waves you don’t know where to end. Good job for you managed this situation and survived! Guess that’s how we grow in the windsurfing journey!

[@lazslostpierre9951]

Great video! Real world windsurfing. Been in situations like this in the west of Ireland, marginal wind and big lumpy waves.

[@kjacky999]

Crazy Man!!! Great that you still alive🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@roydriehuis4214]

He Mario, I had several time the same experience. Not a relax feeling. You already had great tips. What i learned in the past 30 years of windsurfing and manly in wave conditions. 1. If you are not experience. Do not go out on spots that you do not known and especially in light winds. 2. In the beginning be little overpowerd if you riding in waves. Because you can not read the waves yet. You want spead 3. Unknown spots ride with locals. 4. Light conditions use a board with at least 10 liters more than your weight. 5. If you gonna check a spot. Speak to locals. Check the weather forecast for windwaves and ground swell. What i saw on the video was wind swell with ground swell. For example in the forecast they talk about 80cm of groundswell but with 16 sec (or more) time period. You know that you can get pretty high waves. In combination with the tide. 6. Learn to duckdive with your gear. 7. And al the other tips you already got. Tip: in the Netherlands you got wijk aan zee it is a great spot to learn windsurfing on the sea with south or sout/south/west wind. Close to the pier/dike you have little of waves and further you go from the pier/dike you got more waves.

[@andreykostin8375]

Thank you Mario for a great video. I was sitting in front of the computer while watching your session, and also was shocked and really afraid! This is too brave (4 m waves!) for a first ever wave session! You are brave!

[@markjones5346]

Great video Mario. Very honest account of a difficult session...It was scary to watch!! 😮

[@monkey2244]

Great video, good job getting this out. Sailing with low wind, big waves and rocks is nasty. Waves move a lot of water and it creates current. You need a beach break. Much easier as you can just wash up on the sand. Head to the uk. Lots of great beaches.

[@henrikwille8135]

Remember the same feeling form many years ago, first time gouing out in huge waves in the northsee, I remember thinking that it was like buildings comming towards me. My first thurght seeing your video was that You looked underpowed so you had no speed/power to maneuver with. Best Henrik

[@kidbaston]

Big respect to every wave riders .

[@kramshoej]

Thanks for the honest description of the scary situation

[@cnossena]

Great vid. Welcome to wave-sailing my dude.

[@holgerschmenger]

I know these waves from Sardegna North West. They can even get much bigger. One of these days with mast high waves and 8bft I will never forget and decided that day never to go out again with these conditions.

[@lukaslapsak6147]

Hi Mario! This spot you guys were going in, is a Cala Pischina (check some YT videos), but the cape downwind is called LA BOMBA for a reason :D and waves here can get to 8m-10m easily - no joke! Anyway I've been windsurfing and diving both locations on many occasions and can assure you, that you were extremly lucky that the equipment wasn't drag with the wave, resulting on the rocks. Which are super unpleasant even for just going out with no equipment at all. Anyway I hope you learned the lessons and next time with more knowledge and never give up! If you need some more details, happy to help. Keep on with the blog, you are the best!

[@loukissal2273]

lol 😂 you did pretty well managing in this situation ( little wind makes it a lot harder too ) and not panicking , BUT you were lucky , if those waves were breaking a bit more on the outside or you were few meters more on the inside, the situation would’ve been a lot different. You got to think what’s the worst than can happen , In this case lose and break your gear at the rocks and you swim back , so not that dangerous .

[@MarioKuempel]

All true, but actually I was very far out with strong current, so I wasn’t even sure if I would have been able to swim back..🥲

[@joecoleman4285]

Thank goodness you didn't break any gear out there. First time out in large waves I grab the top of my mast after going down and the wave rolled over the gear and snap. Mast done sail folded up and ripped to screeds. Well it was time for newer gear, still don't go to that spot anymore.

[@rasmuszaurins7233]

Your main problem is your natural stress level resilience, it´s not that high as you think. Those waves didn´t have a lot of power even though they were masthigh, they were mushy and water was deep. Schobihh summarized this very well. You allready felt this and sticked to going straight with speed as natural highest stress level, which is actually pretty low for people who have higher stress level resiliance. The only way to ever become a wavesailor or even a person who enjoys jumping is to work not geting stressed and becoming a person with higher stress resilience. To make this happen you have to step out of your comfort zone willingly and start with smaller steps to taking more stress. Not by totally overstressing and panicking like you did in this viedeo. START JUMPING ON YOUR SLALOM EQUIPMENT! START SWMINING IN WAVES TO GET USED TO HOLDDOWNS AND CURRENTS! Otherwise just stick to "thrilling" speedsailing, to me it seems that´s your NATURAL stress level, it´s not embarassing to confine you have it at your individualistic level.

[@juliusrecurve9809]

Jep thats it. If you see him surf in overpowered flatwater conditions, you see the same. Hes not ready to go all in and step out of his comfort zone. But i am deeply impressed that you uploaded this clip and share your emotions on it. Thats really a Boss move right there, well done.

[@daniloscamonatti199]

The best suggestion I can give you is go out where you find other people in the water and for sure in an easier spot. You where in the worst condition to learn: almost float and ride condition with big waves. A nightmare for every beginner. Anyway.... sessions like this aren't a waste of time. They help you to understand your limits. Don't let fear take over. Go for another wave session as soon as possibile. Cheers!

[@MarioKuempel]

Thanks for the feedback! Yes we will go again and learn from this, after all it was an adventure..😅🤙🏽

[@therealgoodhurt]

Yeah, if no one else is out its generally a good sign :))

[@niclaskarlin]

​@@MarioKuempel And always wear a helmet!

[@stephan2724]

Als ehemaliger Cossi-Surfer kenn ich diese Situation sehr gut. Auf Lanzarote bin ich in 4,60er Wellen geraten. Ich hatte so eine Angst und bin zu dem selben Schluß gekommen: NIE WIEDER!

[@AlohamanIan]

When big waves are coming to break very close to you, make sure you are at the tip of mast and dive down with it mast first. This will prevent a snapped mast most times, as just the board gets the wash. Takes practice and courage to be out in big stuff, get your mental state in order first and then your level. Good luck.

[@christopher2689]

Congratulations to Nils ❤

[@wurzelmaennchen]

Da fühlt man sich doch lebendig. Ab jetzt heißt du „Big-Wave-Mario“😅

[@OlivierOlmer]

Dear Mario, Thank you for sharing this. The force of such huge ways are impressive. You did actually swim smart by going swimming down in to the wzves, so you didnot get into the washmachine. When you did got caught in the tumbling mill it would be even more troubling. I have experienced this once in california and the wave took me about 300 meters to the shire not knowing what was up or down. The feelings you had, I had as well, because I know I have been more than two minutes below the surface. Anyway the way you can recognise the creation of this big waves you can see by the current speeding up to the sea. Watch your movie again and you see the wave is created by the water moving towards the sea fast. The danger of the waves and current you need to be aware of. Anywsy I sm greatful for the good view of your experience because it gaves good insights of rapid changing circumstances.

[@maxspeakman1093]

Hi Guys. You cannot sail in waves with a slalom rig setup please lower your booms 10- 15cm so you can react to the water conditions and be quick on your feet and speed up the water starts in low wind between the waves you have the board skills just not the wave sense yet it will cone with practice

[@niclaskarlin]

Also, in such low wind conditions, use the wave to water start and to get planing. You did it, but I don't know if you did it intentionally.

[@thomaskuchta2623]

Three Tips Try to read the waves before you go out ... If you get Stuck in a Set push down your Rig into deep water Relax and Control your breath If you completly get fu... enjoy the ocean and swim

[@boomwindsurfing2744]

Another comment for me. Watching the clip again I was amazed the waves didn’t take your gear away or send you down deep. That was lucky.

[@MarioKuempel]

I duck dived the sail and myself and held on to it..😅🤙🏽

[@richardm9688]

What an impressive and frightening video this time. Those waves were deceptively big and powerful. Be careful the next time you go out in conditions like that. There's a fine line between adrenaline pumping excitement by pushing yourself to the edge, and just plain freaky scary!

[@thorstenc7342]

Hi Mario, davon könnt Ihr ja noch Euren Kindern erzählen 😂 Wie schon alle hier dargelegt haben, habt Ihr Euch reichlich blauäugig in eine Situation gebracht, die Ihr nicht abschätzen konntet. Aber es ist schon amüsant, daß jede Generation wieder alles neu lernen muß. 😂 Ist ja nicht so, daß ich in Eurem Alter nicht den gleichen kranken 💩 gemacht habe 😇😂 Achja, Klasse Video, Ihr habt meinen Respekt 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@cliffpz]

Sit and watch a while. Don't panic, stop worrying about your kit.

[@CristianBurr]

Trying to go from zero to hero will do this to you ;) As for wave conditions in Europe, try north coast Fuerteventura, a lot of variety in spots for size and safety ;)

[@CristianBurr]

and when ever you try a new spot, make sure to go with some locals that can give you insight ;)

[@r55551]

Great video and session. Fantastic drone footage. The waves looked intimidating enough especially as you weren't expecting them. Having wave sailed for 30 years it is always tricky going out somewhere unknown and on your own, without local knowledge.

[@timgill2003]

Nice video footage, it really is important to educate and make people aware of the danger of wavesailing. You were genuinely freaking out about the size of the waves. I would recommend starting with smaller easier waves in windier spots like Pozo or Coronation Beach in Australia before taking on mast high conditions.

[@DennisD1302]

it was at this moment he knew he f*cked up 😂

[@Jeroensurf]

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst, and that last part was just missing. It looked on the light side and a bit onshore but doable. The spot has a reef where you can sail around, you haven,t seen that probably because of too much hurry. What went wrong is that you panicked because you didnt oversee the whole situation and not enough prepared. Be you aware of how long you can swim, a couple of hunderd meters should be no problem for a fit guy . A big (but rather weak) wave like that can keep you under, but probably no longer as 10 maybe 15sec seconds. If you get pulled under...start counting. it gives you orienrating of time and also makes you aware that there is nothing to worry about .....(before you hit the 60sec ;) ). For the next time: work your way up. start in easy conditions and with an slightly bigger board. KNOW the spot and have an exit plan if things go south. There are various ideas about holding on to gear or letting it go and swim after it. In either way except that the minute you enter the water the gear is not coming back with you and it probably will be trashed. If you are lucky you get it back from Poseidon if not..its only gear and part of the game....but you have to be able to swim back to wherever you can exit safe without panicking. a classic one from Dune ;) "I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."

[@skyshorrchannel3474]

A great video and a good lesson - for me - to remember that real danger exists. As I watched I kept thinking 'Darn little sinker board!', what if staying farther away from the breakers with a larger board would be good warm-up? The swells could make for good training? Anyway a great honest video.

[@Phil-ry2ux]

Those largest waves looked quite step even though they were 400m out. Im wondering if there was a sand bar or reef 400m out which only the largest swell formed a breaking wave on. Smaller swell just passed over it and didnt form a wave. Anyway, great drone footage, and the sea was a beautiful colour.

[@bertdepeuter934]

mario, you did pretty well. but you had a flight reaction. you are a very good windsurfer. If the wind was strong enough it would have been a different situation. So i hope you will have a better experience in the waves soon.

[@christopherai4066]

I am glad you made it back to the shore in one piece ! Amazing footage though...where did you get the sound of the wind and sea from you added to the video? I would also recommend to cover the topic of fitness in your future videos....especially if you want to ride big waves.... I enjoyed the video very much ! Happy Easter to the whole wind lounge team!

[@MarioKuempel]

Thanks a lot Christopher! The sound effects are from Epidemic Sound and Final Cut Pro..😊 Happy Easter to you too 🤙🏽

[@jmvdkooij]

Always take some time on the beach and see where the sets come in and how big they are. Always make sure that if the shit hits the fan, you can swim back to shore with or without gear.

[@TomHofmann]

First rule of wave sailing: unless you are happy to go out and swim in it don’t go out.

[@MarioKuempel]

I was happy to do that, but the whole point of the video is, that I was absolutely unaware of what I encountered out there..although I looked at the water for quite some time. Next time better!

[@matteo.righettii]

This is bomba point😂

[@looplessa1]

An experienced wave rider would take one look at that break and walk away ... too onshore, too light.

[@user-oe1mb9hu9i]

I also windsurf on lakes and I'm no good in large waves. I enjoy surfing them back to the beach but these were big and in my opinion there wasn't really enough wind. Maybe that's why there was nobody else ? Although there was one scene without windsurfing where the wind was howling ...

[@gudrunfliegner7920]

Seems strange, such huge waves out of nowhere. Did you have a haircut between the session a the end of the video? How much knots was the wind on the water? It was enough for water start, but didn't look like more than 15 knots...

[@barneyrubble9309]

You can only get better at wave sailing by actually wave sailing. Just start small and work your way up but inevitably you will get a hammering you just need to know how to deal with it. I had the very same experience in Ireland... turned out to be way beyond my ability but i survived and learnt a hell of a lot.

[@rikiwind9199]

Hermoso lugar, hay que estudiarlo. Lo que si no me gusto es que hay demasiadas piedras. Ese mar es increible. Sigan buscando playas !!

[@urielhammett]

Bomba point....

[@christianpama4943]

Also erstmal, Du hast dich super verhalten. Und, hätte ich Dir nicht zugetraut. Respekt!

[@sebastianheise9694]

Hey Mario. Interessantes Video! Ich weiß nicht, ob ich an deiner Stelle noch mal dort surfen gehen würde. Als Windsurfer (und Windsurflehrer) finde ich es wichtig, dass man sich nicht in Gefahr begibt. Das Video ist nämlich ein gutes Beispiel dafür, dass beim Windsurfen Gefahren auftauchen können, die man gar nicht kommen sah. Woher willst du wissen z. B, ob die Wellen beim nächsten mal nicht noch höher sein werden oder, dass sie über dir brechen. Tue nicht etwas was kein Windsurfer tun sollte, und schon gar nicht für deine Zuschauer.

[@phil95kiff12]

Well donne !

[@tanjakohls9340]

Alter Falter😮 Erst denk ich mir so: " den Weg mit dem Equipment...Fxxx"😮 Dann dacht ich mir: " Schxx auf den Weg! STEINE! ACHTUNG STEINE IM WASSER!!! STEI...WASCHGANG!!! OH GOTT, DER MAST!!!i😮 Junge, Junge...bin Fix und Alle vom zugucken😂😂 Ps: Weitermachen 🤙🤙🤙 ...aber heil bleiben!!!🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@windsurf888]

Glad the kit survived, go a sail a beachbreak, and do document your wavesailing journey as many people will find that fun and useful to see you grow so that one day you can rip float&ride on scetchy reefs (learn how to duck your kit here with Shawna: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mInSaGqIp6eYjdk)

[@Felix-bh3fu]

Waves ALWAYS look small from the beach 😉...until you are in fron of them....

[@MarioKuempel]

True!😄

[@monkey2244]

When you are in the water a mast high wave is 4m above you head so looks like 6m. ​@@MarioKuempel

[@gun7307]

Krasses Set von Wellen in das Du da reingeraten bist.

[@defenderoftheadverb]

Oooh, breaking waves, no wind, and lots of rocks. I'd give it a miss unless I just HAD to have a sail.

[@deroux]

no wind on a sinker. You handled it well.

[@laens0r]

Sometimes it's good to push your limits, respect for giving it a try - but it doesn't look like a good place to practice from the pictures you shared... Maybe try a sandy beachbreak/bay or talk to locals, watch them, and maybe wear som emore protection gear (a vest also gives some more floatation).

[@MarioKuempel]

Yea, this was well over my limits..next time we will do better and be a little less overeager!😅

[@TheHouseofFruits]

With more years in your belly you will get more emotionally stable naturally. That s if you implement the right life style and practices of course. I recommend a daily practice and training with strong recognised, traditional linage holders and masters. I do tai chi and static chi kung to allow the mind to settle and relax. It takes decades and is a little hard but after 25 years it pays off. Goodluck.

[@leisepinkler]

Jesus, glad you survived

[@SwellRipper]

Enjoyed the video despite you guys being beginner wave sailors, although still good at windsurfing. Wind looked a little light but not too bad. Waves just looked like rolling windswell, so not hard core at all. You hung onto the gear OK when down. More powerful surf would have ripped it away, then you'd be swimming for awhile for sure. Swimming, getting punished by the surf, and breaking gear is all part of the wavesail game. Remain calm in the adversity and just do the best you can. It's interesting many are OK with all the downside and risk of wavesailing, but some find they don't enjoy it, especially after a scare, and therefore decide it's not for them. It's not skill thing either, some highly skilled windsurfers decide it's not for them, where others of less skill continue to find enjoyment and thrill in wavesailing. It's a mental thing. I've heard it said the it's 50% skill and 50% balls, probably especially true in more challenging conditions such as big powerful surf, or tricky wind conditions

[@Dufftata]

Na wie war die Aussicht da oben?

[@MarioKuempel]

Circa so geil wie der Ausblick damals als diese Leute bei uns in Kiel den Garten voll gekotzt haben. 🤣

[@Dufftata]

@@MarioKuempel xDDD

[@tobiasd.2925]

Bitte mehr von dem geilen scheiß😅

[@yvanpedron5255]

Oullalala... il faudra éviter quand il y a du vent. Mais c'est cool.

[@Luigi-xy6gs]

Go out with local and🤞🤙

[@MarioKuempel]

Next time!😄

[@gnadzon]

Mario, please don’t do this again like this !!!! You need just more wind to be able to water start quickly and easy!!! This was really scary even just to see!!! I mean, go back, do it - but wait for some more wind!!!

[@MarioKuempel]

Next time with propper wind!😅

[@tuba-inxs]

Or go with a 130L wave windsup and a small sail and stay away from the bigger breaks. That would have saved your session. Everybody wants to ride high wind gear, but most of the time, there's not enough wind unless it's Maui or some place like that. Hey, great job swimming after and catching your gear! I was cheering when you caught up to it. You have a ton of courage and should be proud of this effort!

[@Andrzej-eq6cw]

I Wonder if black sail survived?

[@MarioKuempel]

Of course 😄

[@Dufftata]

you know what the thing is with big waves? .. they come in waves. badadum ts

[@gatis_vaitovskis]

Just wear a life jacket, or at least an impact vest which helps swimming...

[@sharewavestv]

Moin Mario

[@MarioKuempel]

Güten Mörgen!

[@6977202865]

hahahh you shit yourself!! i have a radio and someone out on the shore has as well for shit like these cool video though well don e

[@MrReivilo38]

you have always a price to pay to be able to surf beautiful waves like these ! try again !

[@alejandronegruzzi4578]

Solo quiero decir que tienes muchas pelotas, y lo que te jugo en contra fue la falta de viento para evadir eso. Tenes el video de donde saliste de ahí, porque esta editado

[@hansloose]

Jesus?!

[@moai9103]

Windsurfing ohne Wind ist nicht so richtig gut. Board oder Segel war etwas zu wenig.

[@kuntanay2627]

0:00 wind way too low i would NEVER go out under these conditions dont ever repeat that again

[@TrevorFilms819]

Super lame surfsail video there was no wind you were shlogging and the waves were smalllll. No bueno. 16:23

[@MarioKuempel]

You are the man!