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30th April 2017 Windsurfing: Felixstowe Dip and Bradfield Wind Direction: ESE Wind Stength: F3/4 Surf / Sea State: waves and flat Air Temperature: 15C Sea Temperature: OK Weather: sunny Max Speed: 24.42 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 7.8nm (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise) First session since last October (except for a 5 min / 25 yoyo faff in Tenerife) all looked OK for a 9am start at Felixstowe Dip morning low tide on the ESE breeze. Sea looked good, sunny, 4/5 out on 6ish looked breezy. After a Thai curry night where I ate 10 peoples left over, (nearly choking when AJosh' got floored by Klichko in round 6. I felt heavy all day! Rigged 7.3 North E type with the JP145 after clearing winter corrosion off everything. No wind on the beach to launch off. Very strange as they were planning further out and even at low tide the shore dump was building. Craig, Colsey, Chris, Ian were planning. but Rog didn't make it off the beach in the light wind, so both Andy Mex and I didn't launch. Both Pete's did the walk of shame as the wind stayed marginal. My original optimism change to "yes windsurfing is *hit). After long chats catching up, Pete headed off to Bradfield and whats app'd good breeze so met up with Dave Coles and headed out to Bradfield. Breeze there was stiff, straight off the beach - no probs - I just love flat water. 6 or so there including Jason and co. Bought 3 used cam sails for flat water again- as bored with the low grunt of rotationals. Rigged 7.8 RRD Firewing 3/4 cam slalom sail, sweet sail, but set on North mast. Nick Eyke is the slowest rigger there is! I beat him on the water! Dave came back to say I would be blown off the water as he was over on his 7.0. Shot off the beach and yep over in the middle, but the RRD slalom sail was superb. No back handing and gave a tug on the outhaul to flatten the sail. Completely forgot to bear off for my speed run, as they said must keep up wind. Bugger because that first close reach was 24.42 knots and Pete had gave up windward ground to hit 26kts. Bugger, that strength wind never came back and I had to pinch up wind again (across river) hoping for a downwind blast. It never happened and sailed nicely powered for a few minutes but the wind was getting light. Bugger, Jason and Pete had the best wind earlier and I had to start tiptoeing to plane. Dave and Ian were flying as normal. Only did 7.8nm but it was great quality rides blasting on the very flat water. Prob had 3/4 hr or so. Remembered the beauty of cam sails - great bottom grunt and high cruising speed without back handing. Nick thinks slalom gear is pure pooh and wants to get shot of his Gaastra 7.0 slalom / Tabou 116 combo as he never got going. I said we are too fat for light winds..... Nice first sail anyway, although too hot in my Pryde 5/4mm suit but fitness and gybes all OK on the flat water. Doing regular sets of 105kg dead lifts in my gym routine paid off. |
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