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17th August 2014
Windsurfing: Point Clear Wind Direction: w Wind Stength: 18/25 Surf / Sea State: smooth, choppy and flatish Air Temperature: 20 Sea Temperature: 17 Weather: sunny periods Max Speed: 31.02 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 35 (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)
What a top day !!! :) with the wind forecast to be wsw turning w making
Felixstowe no good a group of us had an away day at Peter Cutts home venue
- Point Clear, a nice spot just around the corner from Clacton with Mersea
Island just across the water :) It has varied sailing with a small flatish
water lagoon and big estuary sailing - you can sail a couple of miles
flatout parrallel to the coast :) With low water during the morning you
couldn't sail until 2ish but Mag and I arrived at midday with Neil and Lee
Hurrell to be met with winds gusting to 35 mph !!! and sunny but no water
:( As there was a military open day at the Martello tower the green area
was open to park making it much better than parking on the narrow road :)
We all walked along the prom to look at all the people dressed in all sorts
of solders uniforms and lots of old military vehicles and we spotted a
windsurfing couple - Keith and Jan Hyland who we haven't seen for 20 years
!!!! Keith has now given up windsurfing :( and has an interest in old
military vehicles and had his 1950's British style jeep he had renovated :)
We had a nice catch with them before heading back to the van for lunch as
the skies darkened - we all sat in our campervan as the skies opened and
the wind disappeared !!! We then had Peter Cutts,Mark Smalling,Ian Clarke
and Steven Carter turn up :) - gear choice was now a problem but I measured
20+ mph on the gauge and hoping it would build more I went with 7m on the
133 and was first on the water with Neil and Lee. I floundered out but on
reaching open water the wind filled in but to be honest it was a bit up and
down - from maxed out to under !!! I spent the best part of a couple of
hours sailing 2 mile runs along the coast going for mile times and was
fairly pleased with a 24 mile with a top speed of 28 knots, it was great
sailing really broad :) but it was never windy enough to try the lagoon. I
then went in as the wind went light and I was even having trouble water
starting :( After a few of Mags lovely scones and home made jam I took to
the water again. It seemed quite breezy so I sailed into the lagoon in
search of some flat water. I had fun with Peter and Mark going for some
speed runs, I was was under most of the time and flat water was in short
supply but Peter and I both found the same gust and made 31 kts - he just
pipped me !!! The wind dropped so we headed back to the van for a cuppa
with a local lady suppling buns :) as usaual we were last to leave the
carpark at 7:30 !!! Top day - nice weekend :)
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