Thomas Traversa is without doubt the man to follow if you want to score the most extreme windsurfing on this planet. The unassuming master of the art of scoring, he cements his reputation as he takes on a hefty Atlantic swell in Brittany in the company of friends. Relive the adventure as John Carter captures the incredible action and documents the session.
Having missed out on three monster missions over the autumn with Thomas Traversa to Iceland, Ireland and Nazaré, I made a mental note that the next time he gave me the nod for a big winter storm, I was going to go no matter what! So there was zero hesitation when Thomas messaged me on Facebook that he was heading to Brittany to film a piece for a mainstream French TV show and of course score some epic sailing. When Traversa says it is on you can normally trust that he won’t just be chasing any average conditions. Personally he was committing to drive 1250 km each way to score an 18-20 foot swell at 16 seconds on the west coast of Brittany and regardless of the TV crew he would be doing this anyways. I sent a message to fellow GA / Tabou rider, Jamie Hancock, to see if he was up for it as I knew he was keen to put his Panasonic cameras to work after scoring a deal as a Lumix Ambassador. Jamie was bogged down in editing but informed me that if I could come up with a viable plan he could be persuaded, especially if he could sneak in a snail, I mean sail!
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