La Tête de Mort (Ajaccio)

Sited on the northwest edge of the Isolella peninsula, the WSW-facing drop-off looks out across the mouth of the Gulf of Ajaccio, which opens toward the SW-W. The widest exposure runs from the SSW through W, so the SW Libeccio and the W-NW winds that funnel into the gulf are the dominant fetch, kicking up wind-driven chop on the surface; there is no real ocean swell in this microtidal Mediterranean setting. The Isolella peninsula and the Corsican landmass shelter the site around the SE through E arc, so an easterly Scirocco leaves the site calm and diveable.