One reason for us, to fly to Gran Canaria was Pozo Izquierdo. This village, on English the ‘Left fountain’, is one of the best districts for windsurfers worldwide.
As you may know in between, Arne himself is surfing for a few years and so we were very courious what happens here. To surf himself here was no option for him. You are only surfing here when you are really good.
The wind here is nearly continously strong. It is a good recommendation, to keep even on sunny days a jacket or a bit thicker sweater, if it’s planned to stay here for a while. Sitting is easy here, the ‘beach’ where the surfers enter the water is sourrounded by a kind of atrium. Oh and a hanky for the (sun-) glasses should also not be forgotten.
As I mentioned above, here surf those who are really good. They are streaking over the weaves and waterstarts and turns are for them as easy as breathing. Many of them are simple real good drivers, maybe natives, who have no long way to the water, but with a bit of luck it’s possible to see here windsurfers who drive in the competitions all over the world. Suspicious is always a coloured bus on the car park above (these Topsurfers are often sponsered by car companies and have then very beautifull airbrushed vehicles), with a bit of luck it’s possible to detect a sail with a number on it (sometimes they drive inkognito).
What theses drivers make a bit more worth seeing than the others, many of them are not simply surfing, they train tricks. Salti, turns with the board and other interesting figures, it is really fun to see. We were able to identify six of those drivers (and the nice guy, Arne talked a bit with, was maybe one, too, Surfer are very open people, as I noticed until now), and at home I found a homepage, were it’s possible to find the people to the numbers, in between a German young talent, who lives now on the island (Philip Koester), a Norwegian, who is also famous (Vidar Jensen) and the most succesfull femal surfer at all, Daida Ruano Moreno.
Of course Arne made many beautifull pictures and films, here are some of them:
