Harty sings the praises of the storm chasing shenanigans in Donegal.
"I fancy a go at that Storm Chase,” said Dave (not his real name because I know he’ll be offended by this). “It looks like just my sort of conditions.” Dave, a gram or two short of 105 kg, was never going to be in line for an Olympic trial or the freestyle circuit. Pumping is for losers, as is turning round or doing anything but hunkering down against a good blow. He’s good at that. To not be the last man standing when the gales sweep in would be an indelible stain on his manhood.
He’d been watching the action from Donegal. Yeah these top Johnnies can do a bit of that twisty spinny stuff, but when it comes to handling a bit of power, he was a match for anyone.
As images starting appearing from the event, most of the windy world stood back in awe and granted the 8 gladiators demi-god status. This was so good for windsurfing. It was like Wimbledon. Inspired by the artistry of Federer vs Nadal, you fall back in love with the game, head down to the public courts, and for 10 minutes play out of your skin.
Storm Gareth was such an expansive chap that it was windy pretty much everywhere across the British Isles; so everyone with a half a mind on the prize, could chase their own storm. Spurred on by the glorious super slow mo 4k footage, they could dare to think that yes … with a different path in life, a house by the beach, a little more time to practice … they too could have sipped from the Red Bull cup.
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