WING camp Karpathos
Last week was my WING camp in Karpathos, and I am still smiling thinking back of the great week we had and the improvement participants made.
We had wind four out of the five days from the clinic, with three strong wind days and a lighter wind day.. so we got to spend so much time on the water!
Karpathos was perfect this time of the year. It was quiet on the water, we had all the wing gear for ourselves and the temperature was perfect; still very warm and 3.2 or short arm wetsuit. I was winging with a 3.0 up till a 5.0 every day.
People were working on jibes, tacks, their first jumps and some cool jibe variations. It’s amazing how much progress is possible in a week time when you put your mind to it, when you are in a group and cheering for each other and with the right tips. I am using a headset on the water to be able to talk 1 on 1 with participants while cruising around, which really helps to adjust mistakes in the right moment.
The ION center at Karpathos has the newest Duotone gear and were helping all of us a lot with making sure everyone had the right set up with board, foil and wing. After our sessions we would have some sunset beers on the terrace from the Anemos restaurant, overlooking the bay while the sun would set for the night.
Next year I will definitely organise another wing clinic in Karpathos, either in June or September so keep an eye on the wing schedule or sign up for the newsletter to stay up to date on all clinics.