Windsurf coaching by Colin “Whippy” Dixon
Wave & Jump clinics with Gigi Le Carrò
26/12/2018
Wind foiling gear
11/01/2019After more than 20 years in windsurfing, competing at the highest level in freestyle, wave and slalom, and over 15 years of coaching, Colin ‘Whippy’ Dixon run his Windsurf Clinic at Jericoacoara from the 8th to the 15th of December 2018.
Colin Dixon and the Windsurf Coaching team travel around the world with their windsurf clinics.
For the first time over the past 10 years the rain arrived early in Jeri and the wind was light, at least for the first days. Reason why Colin had to pull out his “Plan B”. They pack up the trailer with all the gear and went wind hunting up and down the coast to find the perfect conditions.
The first day they went down to a little wave sailing spot, with cross off, down-the-line conditions and scored on the wind.
The following days they went even further, about 50km away from Jeri, to Guriú.
The day started with a briefing around a stunning infinity pool in Casa Uca before hopping on a boat to get to the spot. Guriú is a cross on jumping spot and the guys went straight out there with some nice big jumps. Big shout out to João, Galen, Luke and Ollie who were sending it.
While everyone was sailing full power on 4.7, the wind was still super light in Jeri. After a banging day on the water, they had a fabulous dinner at Casa Uca, where the French chef was awesome, serving up Michilin quality food. The combination of the location, the pousada and the conditions really made it perfect.
As the forecast changed, the next days, the group decided to stay in Jeri.
“…We had an awesome time, found some new spots and definitely made the most of what was on offer with a great group of guys and gals…” concluded Dixon.
