South American Dreams

The vast continent of South America has long been the backdrop for adventures. Inspired by its coastline’s potential for windsurfing, young Italian sailor Federico Morisio hit the road with the International Windsurfing Tour to compete and fulfil his South American dreams.

- Federico Morisio

It has always been a dream of mine to windsurf and visit South America. Last year my goal was to compete as much as I could, have new experiences, improve my sailing and be more motivated. When I saw the calendar of the International Windsurfing Tour I decided to give it a try and follow its schedule as the spots looked dreamy! Baja, Peru and Chile were my ‘stops’. Three windsurfing nirvanas, new and different cultures, awesome people and non-stop good times. It was one of the best decisions I ever made and this is the story of my travels.

F I R S T S T E P S 

I had been in the Canary Islands for 2 months competing on the PWA tour, once the Tenerife event was finished I packed all my stuff and flew back to Milan where I met my mother and sister for one night so I could change my quiver to a 75 and 83 JP Radical Quad and 4.2, 4.5, 4.7, 5.0 Neil Pryde Combat sails, a perfect setup for down the line riding. The morning after I flew to Los Angeles, the stoke was getting higher and higher!

I arrived at LAX airport at night and had to wait until 6am for my travel buddy Simeon Glasson, ex Pro Windsurfer and Australian windsurfing star, to pick me up and start our 12 hour drive to Punta San Carlos, Baja California! Unfortunately my gear didn’t make it and was due to arrive 18 hours later, so Simeon and I spent the day cruising in Venice Beach while waiting for it to show up. I’m seriously thankful to Simeon, as without him I’m not sure I would have survived the trip! He waited for me to drive to PSC, lent me his camping gear and gave me so many good tips for my windsurfing career! Thank you Simeon!

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