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19th September 2024
Windsurfing: Wrabness Wind Direction: NE Wind Stength: 10/24 Surf / Sea State: river chop and smooth Air Temperature: Sea Temperature: Weather: Cloudy start then sunny and warm Max Speed: 19.87 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 36.50 mile (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)
Thursday 19th September – Windsurf **** River stour at Wrabness –
cloudy start then sunny.
Foil – 19.87 knot max, 18.71 knot ave, 14.20 knot hour, 17.11 knot
mile, 59.30 km., 14.88 knot alpha.
Starboard Freeride 150 and a Evolution Freeride foil with a Tushingham
Storm 6.5.
I headed over to Wrabness again leaving around 9.15 after saying hello to
Jay and Maeva who were visiting for the day, with the Orwell Bridge now
fully open the journey was pretty easy today with no hold ups:) The day
started gloomy and the wind looked fairly marginal when I stopped in
Mistley to take a few pics of the boats in the mud and was the only only
car at Wall Lane in Wrabness:) I carried my board to the small beach as the
sun made an appearance making it feel lovely and warm but the wind looked
pretty light out on the river so I rigged my 6.5, the biggest sail I had
with me! I was in no hurry to launch so slowly got ready and headed out
around 11.30 and had several runs across the river pumping up on the foil a
few times but it was a poor start. Then with a few heading out from
Bradfield as if by magic the breeze filled in being particularly good in
Holbrook bay and had some cracking long runs towards the impressive school
as I slowly beat up past Wrabness often bearing off to try and break 20
knots, sadly I did not make it today but had good fun trying:) Again the
gybing was going OK and I didn’t go in until late in the session when I
was getting tired! My last beat went deep into the next bay which set me up
for a cracking long downwind run back getting a nice 17 knot mile, in fact
all my stats were slightly up on yesterday:) One beat across the river and
another long run down to Bradfield where several wingers and foilers were
out. The water was smoother but the wind was up and down so I beat my way
back to call it a day was knackered again as I sailed just short of 37
miles today, another great session on the Stour with the highlight being
spotting a seal:) I pack up and head for home to spend some lovely time
with Maeva who sadly is full of cold:(
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