Not Cornwall. We'd been umming and ahhing all week about a possible weekend trip to Cornwall but unfortunately the forecast took a turn for the worst on Friday and we decided not to bother. Turned out to be the right decision as conditions on the South Coast were darn good and as it's the start of half-term the traffic would have been a nightmare.
As it was, I headed down to Avon Beach Saturday morning to make the most of the southerly wind. A swell was running and the tide was on the push so out came the WaveCult. I paired it with a 5.2 and headed upwind. While the WaveCult is a joyful board to ride, jump and gybe, it is an effort to get upwind with a small fin. Still, a handful of tacks and I was ready for a couple of hours of south coast wave riding.
It's not perfect down the line conditions like Cornwall, but it can be pretty special on days when it comes together. That said, this was a middling to good kind of day. Fantastic jumping and pretty good riding. The cross / cross-on wind made top turning tricky thanks to the contorted position you have to get in, but I'm getting there and made a handful. I also made the mistake of looking behind me during one jump and nearly went into a forward. Well, actually I did go into a forward, but it turned into more of a painful nose dive. Maybe it's time to start going for forwards properly instead!