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4th May 2004
Windsurfing: Avon beach
Wind Direction: SW
Wind Stength: 20-25 knots
Surf / Sea State: Choppy
Air Temperature: 12°C
Sea Temperature: 11°C
Weather: Sunshine!
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Windsurf club mates were going to Avon early but I couldn't join them due to morning commitments. Wasn't sure if I would go at all due to work and the fact my 4.5 is being repaired at the moment, also my bent boom. In the end thought sod it, it's sunny and windy, I haven't been for 2 weeks, I NEED TO GO WINDSURFING!

Went to Avon in the hope of meeting up with Martin and co. Arrived at 2.30pm but they had already left :(
Not to worry, there was hardly a cloud in the sky and it was honking, woohoo! Had my old battered 4.6 as emergency back-up, which was probably the right size, but was reluctant to rig it. So went for the 5.2 with mucho downhaul, with my bent boom (really need a new one...but it seemed to be OK).

Was properly powered-up, maxed out at times, but never completely over-powered (that new 5.2 is damn good, takes masses of wind). Water had receded past the sandbank so no decent waves unfortunately, and was too powered up and feeling too rusty/un-fit to really go for anything. Took me a while to warm up but then turned into a very nice session in the sunshine. Gybes are coming along very nicely on the inside, although the exits are still messy. Gybes on the outside in the bigger chop and wind were pants, not a single one dry :-<

A good session, the sunshine really topped it off. Just a shame I missed the Windsurf club gang, and also I was the only person out for much of the time, so was a bit lonely. If I'd known I would be by myself I would have gone to Hayling, where the waves would have been better mid to low tide. Ho hum never mind.

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