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8th November 2018
Windsurfing: The Dip-Felixstowe Wind Direction: S Wind Stength: 10/14 Surf / Sea State: lumpy mess Air Temperature: 13 Sea Temperature: Weather: sunny Max Speed: 22.17 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 7.94 (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)
Thursday 8th November – windsurf * The Dip - Felixstowe – sunny.
F2 Xantos 295 with Tushingham Lightning 7.8 and 38 fin.
22.17 knot max., 17.61 knot ave ., 3.48 knot hour, 16.10 knot mile, 4.48
km., 0.00 knot alpha.
After yesterdays cloudy windy day we had wall to wall sunshine today with
lighter winds so was going to give windsurfing a miss today as the wind
returns on Friday for a few days:) Nice morning at home doing exercises,
Michael Galbraith was at Levington was was not tempted with winds much
lighter and then I checked the Felixstowe webcam and Mark Swain was at The
Dip so I decided to check out even though the sea did look a horrible lumpy
mess! Swainy was rigging 8m so I took a chance with 7.8 on the 133lt. It
was always going to be the wrong time to sail with marginal winds with the
tide going out:( It was a little dumpy but I got off OK and headed out
though the rough water by the River Deben but the wind went light and I
fluffed the gybe and fell. I lost a little downwind and ended up down by
kite beach. With the wind light now, I struggled out through the really
rough water and was knocked in a couple of times by big waves. I slowly
beat out to sea turned and made it back to The Dip with the wind all but
disappeared! Had a chat with Mark before packing up and heading home, a bit
of a waste of time, lets hope tomorrow is better and fancy a trip to Point
Clear.
PS. just checked the forecast and it's looking a bit hit and miss for the
next few days so will have to see???
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