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Nico Member  Member#: 299 Location: Registered: 28-07-2003 Diary Entries: 71 Mood: Whatever. |
22nd June 2008 Windsurfing: Esso beach Wind Direction: SW Wind Stength: F7 Surf / Sea State: Swell Air Temperature: 19 Sea Temperature: 17 allegedly Weather: Sunny Max Speed: Distance Covered: Arrived when the lagoon was still pretty much empty and grabbed the last front row parking spot. Rigged the wave board and 4.7 without too much thinking - it was going to be windy, right? After a bit I noticed that others around me were going for some pretty big kit. OK, some of them wanted some security, but I began to doubt my choice. Anyway, it was done now and I changed and set off for the outside. It did seem to be windy but I was all over the place on the Rip. It didn't want to plane and there was not room to bear away in the lagoon. Anyway, I ended up pretty much walking the kit out of the lagoon and kicked off. Immediately it was clear I had enough wind for sail and board. First run I cleared the rocks of the oyster beds and set off, pretty tensed up, for the top of the harbour. I knew this wasn't going to be a pretty session so was happy enough getting thrown at the end of the gybe. And so it continued, with some big swell building up in the middle, and even in the lee of the islands it was choppy. Going past the first island there was always a big acceleration and often I was overpowered and reluctant to bear away. Played in the swells wherever possible and even managed a few ropey gybes. All in all it was a brilliant if hard day. One of the windiest I've ever sailed. It reminded me of Jeri or the Med. Knackered now. I see that it reached 37 knots at Hurst Castle. |
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