TRAINING | Brazil

Jericoacoara Right now I’m already for well over a week in Jericoacoara. But let’s start with the beginning my journey; first of all I flew with a lot’s of equipment including a bag Marcillio Brown BRA 105 who asked me to bring a bag with only eight sails. Yeah right!And a bunch of mast, wetsuits and other stuff. I was very lucky at the check-in counter. I met the most helpful member of Iberia and she helped me out that everything was running smooth for me. Eventually I was flying with at least 170+ kg. Iberia only charged me a little for the amount of overweight I was traveling with. But never the less, this could have for sure gone terrible wrong, as Schiphol is known to be really strict in there regulations.

Finally after a good thirteen hour flight I arrived in Fortaleza Brazil. Another five hour drive, first to Incarazinhio and than back to Jericoacoara. The last two hours of the trip was mainly over sandy beaches, dunes, quite a bumpy and interesting ride. Jericoacoara; this different from any locations I’ve been yet. First of all it’s a natural protected area so the only traffic in Jeri you’ll see is a few cars (buggy’s), some donkey’s and cows walking over the beach. Most important the windsurf spot from Jericoacoara, It has lot’s of variety good jumping, flat water and chop. Right now it’s high season really crowded too. It makes it hard to practice moves without hitting somebody. So tomorrow I will go with bunch other people to Camocim (just a two hour drive from Jericoacoara).

Photos: Cleison Silva