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1st September 2011
Windsurfing: The Dip-Felixstowe
Wind Direction: e
Wind Stength: 12/18
Surf / Sea State: big and flat
Air Temperature: 17
Sea Temperature: 16
Weather: sunny
Max Speed: 24.47 (knots - unless stated otherwise)
Distance Covered: 32.79 (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)

September is here and summer has returned with sunshine all day !!!! With a nice onshore breeze I was able to get to The Dip just before and rigged big and set off down the coast, it wasn't overly windy sailing broad but you could run down the back of the swell and get planing.I was heading straight for the tower at Walton on the Naze and decided to sail over to it !!! The River Orwell crossing across the shipping channel was big as usual !!! but I made it okay :) I made it to the tower and then decided to sail to the end of Walton pier for good measure - thats a 10 mile reach :) On turning it was a beat and the wind seemed stronger and the board railed well :) I then turned at the point just past the tower and headed into the river that leads to Titchmarsh Marina, emptied the stones from my shoes and had a great beat back again crossing the really bumpy shipping channel with no big ships in sight :) On reaching The Dip I saw some kiters out in the river and headed up to see them, the river was glassy smooth and the wind picked up and I managed to break 20 kts for the first time and managed a get a half decent average as the sun was setting :) This could be the spot for me to break 30 kts on my Cat just need a little more wind, the wind e to ne and low water !!! I made it back to the van a 7:45 and packed up just before it got dark - a great 3 hours sailing in the sun :) and I was the only windsurfer out :(

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