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Member#: 373 Location: Registered: 19-09-2003 Diary Entries: 3
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25th October 2019
Windsurfing: Levington Wind Direction: SW Wind Stength: 5/8 Surf / Sea State: flat Air Temperature: Sea Temperature: Weather: cloudy Max Speed: 5.90 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 4 (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)
Friday 25th October – Windsurf * - River Orwell - Levington –
cloudy.
Starboard Formula and Slingshot Hover Glide F/Wind with Tushingham
Lightning 8.5.
Foil – 5.90 knot max., 4.86 knot ave., 0.00 knot hour, 0.00 knot mile,
7.50 km., 0.00 knot alpha.
I was always taking a chance today but was keen to get out on the foil so
with a SW 15 knots forecast I headed over to Levington Marina arriving at
nine to make the most of high water approximately an hour later. I had had
plenty of lovely flat water but precious little wind but if I didn’t
setup right away, I would miss the tide so quickly put the foil together
and rigged 8.5. While this was going on the marina dredger headed out into
the river and moored up just along from where we launch, I hope we can sail
with no problems with it there as I don’t want to get in the way! I
wobbled out onto the river in hope the breeze filled in but sadly it
didn’t arrive, in fact it went even lighter:( So no flying today, only
cold hands, I am defiantly not looking forward to winter with my poor old
joints! Even the tide turning didn’t help so I decided to call it a day.
The highlight of the day was watching the large RLNI Harwich lifeboat leave
the marina. So, home for some decorating while the wind did pick up and a
few went out at The Dip but a bit chilly for me on the open sea. Supposed
to be really windy tomorrow and 15 degrees so hope to get out, fingers
crossed it doesn’t blow 40 knots!
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