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17th August 2021
Windsurfing: Levington Wind Direction: WNW Wind Stength: 5/15 Surf / Sea State: flat Air Temperature: 15 Sea Temperature: Weather: cloudy with light rain Max Speed: 18.08 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 11.23 mile (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)
Tuesday 17th August - Windsurf ** Levington – cloudy, cool with showers:(.
Foil – 18.08 knot max, 16.31 knot ave ., 2.76 knot hour, 4.04 knot mile, 18.00 km ., 9.37 knot alpha.
Exocet RF AST 91 with Slingshot Hover Glide 76 with Tushingham Lightning 8.5m.
With a WNW breeze forecast for today I decided to head over to the River Orwell at Levington although it was not ideal with high water
around 7 this morning meaning the tide would be going out the whole session. Arriving at the marina about 8 I had a chat with foiler
Jamie who works there before heading to the launch spot with light rain now falling making it not very inviting but there was plenty of
flat water with enough wind to foil. I untied my board and then realised I had left my wetsuit trug at home, not a great start to the
session. I returned home to get it before returning to complete setting up my foil and rig 8.5. It was a day for the full wetsuit being
more like Autumn than summer I spent a couple of hours searching for a gust. There were a few good gusts and it is easy to get some
good speeds as the water is so flat in this direction especially as the tide drops! I had no trouble keeping upwind despite the tide
pushing me the wrong way. I gybed on every turn but was rarely flying at the time! Wind the wind still not improving I decided to call
it a day sailing up the marina entrance fine. Packing up the best part of the session was the hot shower in the yachtie’s washroom:)
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