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Nico Member  Member#: 299 Location: Registered: 28-07-2003 Diary Entries: 71 Mood: Whatever. |
16th September 2005 Windsurfing: Queen Mary's reservoir Wind Direction: N Wind Stength: F5/6 Surf / Sea State: chop Air Temperature: cool Sea Temperature: warm Weather: Cloudy with bits of blue sky. Max Speed: Distance Covered: Well it was windy and I had the day off. The only problem was the north wind. Simple solution - go to QM where all wind directions should theoretically be the same. And the drive is short and quick. When I arrived there were only two people out on the water but gradually this built up. Getting out from the windward shore was difficult and once out on the open water it was ridiculously gusty and even with a 6.5 it wasn't that easy to get planing or stay upwind. Anywhere else I'd have been on a 5.5 or 4.7. By mid afternoon the wind picked up and the gusts were monster. It was almost impossible to keep the board on the water but within seconds you could be becalmed. There was no way I was going to slog back upwind and re-rig so I stuck with it and a bit later the wind settled down a bit and I had quite a few good runs right across the resevoir though I was often in the "sin bin" or playing cat and mouse with the dredger. I was gybing consistently, if not prettily, but staying upwind or even planing was a struggle. My hat is off to anyone who regularly sails here. It isn't at all easy. By the end I was pretty much enjoying myself but cramp and dehydration were setting in so I walked the kit round the reservoir rather than try to faff around going upwind. Far from classic but plenty of wind and a change of scenery so, hmmm .... three stars. Maybe four. No, three. |
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