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Member#: 7560 Location: Registered: 16-05-2008 Diary Entries: 1
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28th March 2021
Windsurfing: Ynyslas - Borth Wind Direction: SW Wind Stength: 15-35 knots Surf / Sea State: 4 foot surf Air Temperature: 10ºC Sea Temperature: 9ºC Weather: Cloudy Max Speed: Distance Covered:
What a session that was. Started off with the 5.7m and 104ltr board but
there wasn't enough wind. So I sat on the beach for half an hour watching
the kiters (Mike, Lawrence and another guy). Then gave it another go and if
anything there was a little too much wind. Hung on for a bit in overpowered
conditions but when it looked as though the wind was there to stay I headed
in and rigged my 85ltr wave board and 5m sail.
Back on the water and there was almost too much for this as well. Mike and
the other guy paced up but Michele came out to join me and Lawrence on the
water. Hung on once again for some crazy runs through the waves with some
massive jumps. The wind did ease back off a little to make things much more
comfortable so that I was perfectly powered. Knees and back were a little
sore by now though as there's no such thing as a soft landing from such big
jumps.
Decided to work on fully committed gybes onto a wave face and nailed every
single one of them. I'd head flat out towards the waves, spot a steep
section, carve as hard as I could right under the lip, sending up massive
rooster tails of spray. I'd then have to pretty much stomp on the front of
the boartd and throw myself down the face of the wave whilst flippping the
sail only to sail away at full speed on the face of the wave in the
opposite direction. I few times I thought I was going to get devoured by
the breaking wave but somehow everything fell into place and I'd simply
head off back towards the beach.
Glad I waited that half an hour on the beach as it turned out to be a 5*
session!
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