I-La Nord iyikhefu lolwandle, ehlala iminyene ngenxa yendawo yayo enkabeni yeHossegor. Isebenza kusuka ku-2ft kodwa ingaba umlingo lapho ukuvuvukala kungaphezu kuka-8ft. Ingabamba ukuvuvukala okukhulu kuze kufike ku-20ft. Njalo ngonyaka, amabala asingatha umncintiswano omkhulu wamagagasi othi “La Nord Challenge”.
ILa Nord isebenza kuwo wonke amagagasi, kodwa ikhombisa okuhle kakhulu phakathi nendawo. Inikeza amalungelo kanye nezinxele lapho amagagasi emancane, kodwa kungcono ukugxila kumalungelo lapho ekhula. Sebenzisa isiteshi esiseningizimu yendawo ukugwedla uphumele ngemuva.
Qaphela uma isingaphezu kuka-8-10ft njengoba amagagasi eba namandla kakhulu futhi angakugcina ngaphansi kwamanzi isikhathi eside. Abatshuzi abathuthukile kuphela okufanele bayintweza kulezi zimo. Ukukhumula kungumqansa futhi igagasi lihlala lisheshayo, ngakho-ke ungangabazi ukubamba ibhodi elinamayintshi ambalwa engeziwe ukuze uthole ithuba lokuphuma emiphongolweni. Ngosuku oluhle olukhulu lwamagagasi, abantu bendawo bazohlasela umugqa, noma ngaphandle kwama-jet-skis abo kuye ngezimo.