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Member#: 280 Location: walsall Registered: 16-07-2003 Diary Entries: 3
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6th July 2019
Windsurfing: Llanfairfechan Wind Direction: SSW Wind Stength: F5&F6 Surf / Sea State: smallish chop Air Temperature: 17 Sea Temperature: 16.7 Weather: cloud then sun Max Speed: 27.4 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 12.7 (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)
Wind forecast straight down the Strait but started off and went
increasingly South so gusty. Suprised to see I walked 450m to start 1.5
hours after a low Low; didnt feel that far but maybe angle of wind helps
lift geat and always found it much harder walking back at low. Flat water
just where I started but along Cob where wind was it was choppier. Wore GPS
and saw in flat bit maxed at 27.4 knots without trying, which felt much
slower than the 23-24 I was maxing in chop - just goes to show the massive
difference sea state makes to speed. I prefer challenge of sailing chop
unless too bad, though fun getting gybes right in flat water is good with
alpha of 19.3nots even where it wasn't particulary flat, so pleased with
that. Best alpha had entry and exit averages of maybe 21.5knots so
investigated whyy higher straight line speeds did not beart that alpha, but
they conincided with hitting a lull exiting, or I stopped to adjust
downhaul, tie a loose rope, hit bottom etc.
Small lull followed by wind being more lie 4.7m, way overpowered so paced
up after an hour and might try Rhosneigr later
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