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28th September 2018
Windsurfing: Bradfield Wind Direction: NNE Wind Stength: 5/20 Surf / Sea State: river chop Air Temperature: Sea Temperature: Weather: sunny periods Max Speed: 24.68 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 16 (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)
Friday 28th September – windsurf * Bradfield – sunny periods.
F2 Xantos 310 with Tushingham Lightning 8.5 and 44cm fin.
F2 Xantos 295 with Tushingham Lightning 7.8 and 38 fin.
24.68 knot max., 21.12 knot ave ., 8.45 knot hour, 14.22 knot mile, 29.70
km., 12.82 knot alpha .
It was always going to be a marginal forecast NNE 15 which is cross off at
The Dip. Lots wanted to sail in Felixstowe but it was always going to be a
bit off and also you would have been sailing through high water which
causes two problems, not much beach (steep shingle bank) and confused chop
so I was pretty certain it was going to be a trip into Essex to the River
Stour at Bradfield. With the tide not high enough until about eleven I even
managed my exercises first, arriving at 10.30 with Michael Galbraith
already there. With a reading of 20 mph on the gauge and white water
everywhere I rigged 7.8 on the 295 while Michael went for 6.25 but sadly it
didn’t take long to realise this was not big enough. By this time loads
had turned up and the carpark was pretty full:) Michael quickly came ashore
to rig 7.5 while I had a few more runs. With the wind fairly onshore,
cross-on from the right it took awhile to beat away from the shore and only
got going in short bursts:( So a change was required, it didn’t take long
to rig big and although it was better the wind just wasn’t strong enough
and the planing gusts were short. I managed a run to Mistley Dock and then
a beat to Wrabness but on reaching there the wind dropped completely making
it a wobblily run back:( Mag had made yummy salad for lunch and a few had
even packed up as the wind was very light and patchy. It filled in enough
for me to give it another try but struggled to get going so called it a day
shame really as loads of people had come from miles around and it was a
really good turn out but this is definitely my worst session of the month,
getting cooler too, just not enough wind today, perhaps we will be luckier
next week!
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