WindsurfingUK issue 5 October 2017 | Page 24

22 TRAVELTURKEY X1: ALACATI IN VIEW One thing I think that makes this place over other locations is the ability to smash it over to the other side of and beach it. Reconfigure, chat, rest and blast back again. As a ‘lad’ I always wanted my dad to take me to a loch just so I could do this very exercise. I couldn’t turn my Tiga Speed 320 so in my eyes this was perfect solution. Fast forward 25 years and I can turn, but there is something nice about landing on the other side. It allows you to make those nippy adjustments, boast to your mates about just how fast you were going, and then race back! The bay has numerous navigation markers that feed the up wind marina. These can make for fun turning marks. These two reasons alone coupled with steady wind and flatish water are probably why slalom rules the roost here! I won’t lie, I got my arse handed to me by 14- year old kids, old men and girls of all ages. I wouldn’t say I was slow but some of the local sailors and those who use the bay for training are scary quick. VERDICT Would I return? Yes, most definitely! It was a great trip with lots to offer. A bit of you might want waves, or even more wind, but it was fun – a lot of fun. The centres are slick, the people are friendly and the surroundings well worth exploring. Going as a group would up the game a little as you can literally hack it back and forth all day long chasing your mates or if the mood takes you crank it upwind for butter flat epicness and a gun run home. uk WIND SURFING