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3rd November 2011
Windsurfing: Shingle Street Wind Direction: se Wind Stength: 15/20 Surf / Sea State: flat Air Temperature: 14 Sea Temperature: 12 Weather: cloudy Max Speed: 26.28 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 27.53 (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)
After yesterdays playing in the waves and with more se wind forecast I
thought I would take the longboard to Shingle Street on the entrance to the
River Ore just up the coast from where I live at Felixstowe and check out
the flat water speed potential.As Mag had to have her stitches from her leg
op. at 11:30 we arrived and parked at the end of the concrete road by the
river at 12:30 with the tide low which was good as it made launching easy
as the wases hadn't breached the shingle bar.So after cuppa soup - we know
now to live I was on the water at one and headed up river.Unfortunately the
wind was too light and very gusty which is a shame because I had a couple
of mile of flat water !!! But because the tide was fairly low the wind
coming across Orford Island seemed to be missing the river, it improved a
little as the tide came end but got more choppey.Still had fun fun the
start of the island to Orford lighthouse out with hundreds of birds
including lots of newly arrived Brent Geese :) As for speed potential it
might be all right for longboard sailing but with the strong current
shortboard sailing would be difficult :( I made it back as it was getting
dark to met Mag on her walk and stopped a few hundred metres short of the
van as it was abit wild in the river mouth and I didn't want to break any
more kit !!! So not too bad an afternoon just more wind required !!!
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