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19th December 2020
Windsurfing: Levington Wind Direction: SW Wind Stength: 5/25 Surf / Sea State: smooth Air Temperature: Sea Temperature: Weather: sunny and mild Max Speed: 18.83 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 30.50 mile (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)
Saturday 19th December - Windsurf **** - River Orwell at Levington Marina
– sunny and mild – top sun set:).
Foil – 18.83 knot max, 17.33 knot ave ., 10.82 knot hour , 16.44 knot
mile , 48.99 km .,13.03 knot alpha.
Exocet RF AST 91 with Slingshot Hover Glide 76 with Tushingham Lightning
7m.
After yesterdays mega 50-mile session plus a couple of foiling outings
earlier in the week I was a bit knackered but todays forecast was too good
to miss:) A few headed to The Dip first thing but the wind looked marginal
and it was cloudy so with high water approaching three I decided to give
Levington another try. So, after exercises trying to keep the back going
and a late breakfast, I headed over to the marina around midday with the
sun now coming out:) Foiling racer David Coles was already there with Andy
M coming too and I quickly set up my foil board, walking it to the launch
beach to check the wind. The river was still fairly low and it did look
breezy so rigged my go to foiling sail, my Tushingham Lightning 7m. I was
first out and with the water a fraction on the low side I beat out of the
marina entrance channel. I was soon up and flying towards Pin Mill in a
solid breeze. To be honest I did not feel overly comfortable for a lot of
the session with the wind being particularly gusty, even for here! I was
fine in the gusts but there were some big lulls and did not feel like
pumping too hard, the strong incoming tide did not help as I slowly beat
towards the dock. I continue to practice my gybes but were nowhere near as
successful as yesterday’s fin session where I only dropped a couple all
day:) Today I ended up in the water more than I wanted but I need to keep
persevering and who knows it might come, just got to learn when to let go
of the rig! After a frustrating beat towards the dock, I decided to head
back but the wind went particularly light. As I approached the corner a
ship with two tugs were heading out which I gave a wide berth. Then the
three-star session suddenly improved as the wind filled in and I had
several mega full-on runs towards Pin Mill in lovely flat water. I really
have to get my head around going fast as we Slingshot owners struggle to
get over 20 knots, perhaps it might be time to try something faster? In an
ideal world you definitely need two foils, a big wing for fun and a race
wing for performance but with my sails falling apart I might have to pass
on that. It is not a big problem as I love my Slingshot, might just look
for a 65-infinity wing for the really windy days? So, it was Andy and me
out on the Orwell as the sun set just lovely. With the sun gone it was time
to call it a day and by the time I had packed up and showered I had to
drive home in the dark in my sunglasses!
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