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9th July 2011
Windsurfing: The Dip-Felixstowe
Wind Direction: wsw
Wind Stength: 13/20
Surf / Sea State: lumpy
Air Temperature: 20
Sea Temperature: 16
Weather: sunny,cloudy,rain !!!
Max Speed: 22.64 (knots - unless stated otherwise)
Distance Covered: 24.30 (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)

There is more to windsurfing than flat out blasting on a shortboard and with the wind wsw - cross off at The Dip and maybe 15 kts several turned up and decided to have a longboard sail :) I rigged the 8.5 as I am having my 9.4 repaired and set off on a beat towards thew peir.I was going to turn around at the peir but my mate Mark Smalling caught me up and over took me so we continued to the end of Landguard beach by the dock :) It was good on the beat railed up and sailing in a lumpy sea and sunshine although it did go light and I was underpowered but Mark could keep his board going with his 9.5 !!! The reach back was not so good as I was well under now and only picked when nearly back to the Dip.I then continued up the River Deben to see if there was any wind at Ramsholt corner but the answer was not much although I did get a few gusts.I then stated back to the Dip and on reaching the Felixstowe Ferry sailing Club the tide was very strong pushing me back.I stopped for a chocolate bar and waited for some rain to pass before trying to out run the tide !!! It was breezy by now and I manged to sail out of the river into a big sea but tacking by the red and white bouy managed the land at the Dip on a tiny bit of beach with the tide well high.So a good few hours on the water pitting myself against strong tide and lumpy sea the only down point was that Mark was faster on the beat and reach !!!!

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