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Registered: 26-01-2004
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Mood: Re-invigorated
24th May 2011
Windsurfing: Queen Mary Reservoir
Wind Direction:
Wind Stength: 10-18
Surf / Sea State: Mild chop
Air Temperature: 18c
Sea Temperature: OK
Weather: Sunny
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Windsurfing is like riding a bike, once you have done it you never forget how. It has been 4 years since I last windsurfed (due to getting married, having kids and a shit job). Now that the wife has left me and taken the kid and I've got a better job (postman), I thought I would go windsurfing again.

I did plan to go on Sunday in fact I did but I didn't because when I got to the reservoir it was blowing a F7 and people were using <5m sails and my smallest was 6m so I bottled it. So I went today instead. Was tired from gettign up at 5am this morning but the beauty of being a postie is that I had finished work at 10:45am, and was at Queen Marys at midday.

Had to pay £12 to sail as not a member but it WAS worth it. To be honest, and i know I haven't been for 4 years, it must have been ONE OF THE BEST SESSIONS EVER. It was gusty but the gusts were probably about 18knots and the lulls about 10knots.

Anyway, I was up on the board and away, a little trouble uphauling at first but on my second run out I was in the harness and planing. the most planing I have ever done it was brilliant. Fuck forward loops, planing is where it is at. Uphauling sucks, so I practised and almost nailed beach starts from the 'slippery' edge of the reservoir how cool. Did a few tacks but they were not great. About 5 people out.

Really enjoyed the session was about about two hours, I;m back in the game.
Toys Used:
JP X-Cite 135l
Tushingham Storm 6.0m
Tushingham 45% Carbon 460
North Progression Comp 183-235

 

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