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10th October 2015
Windsurfing: Felixstowe Dip
Wind Direction: ENE
Wind Stength: F4
Surf / Sea State: flat / swell
Air Temperature: warm
Sea Temperature: warm
Weather: sunny cloudy
Max Speed: 25.61 (knots - unless stated otherwise)
Distance Covered: 18.3 (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)

Nearly gave up on the day, but a quick text from Ian said it was a go around 2.30 / 3pm. Colsey and Nick were doing their training runs blasting downwind and Ian was blasting in kite zone, strange no kites about in the low tide.
Rigged 146L JP Ex Ride Pro with 8.6 Gaastra Savage, a pretty fantastic sail, with a brilliant turn of foot. Wind was a steady F4, sea was flat around kite zone but there was some huge swell, well over 6 foot out to sea around the river buoy. Did my first speed run straight out of the box, big adrenalin rush, but went too far. It took ages to beat to kite zone so lost out on the speed runs. I needed just a few more knots really as I was on apparent wind sometimes.
Stayed on the deck for the 2 hour session except for some crappy tacks trying to get back to the kite zone. Had some screaming gybes on the flat inshore water, but struggled out to sea, in the exceptional big swell, some even breaking on me. Involuntary jumps were made blasting out to sea after the downwind drags. I felt fast but the GT31 clocked 25.61 kts best so that was disappointing, although the speed strip was only 100 metres or so before the ramps. runs were averaging 24kts so just needed a little more, especially as I had to be careful to crank upwind after 10 or so secs to get back to kite zone. Top afternoon and one of my best sails on superb water surface this year. The sea and the air felt warm, with Nick taking the pee in a shortie. Same again Sunday hopefully.

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