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26th April 2025
Windsurfing: The Dip-Felixstowe Wind Direction: NE Wind Stength: 10/14 Surf / Sea State: smooth Air Temperature: Sea Temperature: Weather: sunny periods and hazy Max Speed: 18.02 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 12.50 mile (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)
Saturday 26th April – Windsurf ** The Dip at Felixstowe – hazy.
Foil – 18.02 knot max, 16.59 knot ave., 7.56 knot hour, 14.72 knot
mile, 20.00 km., 8.13 knot alpha.
Starboard Freeride 150 and a Evolution Freeride foil with a Tushingham
Storm 6.5.
I arrived at The Dip about 3.15 with David out on his longboard with 9.5
and Ian was winging with 6m so I quickly set up my gear and took a chance
with my 6.5, to be honest that was too small but I dislike foiling with big
sails! After a couple of floundering runs I was able to pump up into the
foil and had some lovely long runs in a super smooth sea sadly I was
underpowered when gybing so came off the foil and had to pump up again.
Shame the sun from the morning and it was really hazy on the coast but this
was a bit of a bonus session being unexpected, April has been a top month
so far with 10 sessions with several being 5 stars too!
Photo Album here
Saturday 26th April - walks *** – Felixstowe Ferry and Felixstowe
prom – sunny periods.
Walk 1 – Felixstowe Ferry.
No plans for today as was susposwed to be light winds with sunny periods,
after a bit of a lay-in I drove down to Felixstowe Ferry to take a few
weather pics, I know it’s a waste of time being the weekend put it was
good fun anyway:) I parked near the Martello tower and walked to the
boatyard just as my favourite white fishing boat headed out and the kids
were out in first for the years first sail including lots of first time
sailers, a kayaker getting a lesson plus several yachts heading out, so I
spent a very pleasant hour wandering about taking pics:) It was then home
to sort out the pics, breakfast and do my exercises in the garden!
Walk 2 Felixstowe prom including a picnic in the Spa Gardens.
With the wind light I packed a picnic but just before we were due to set
off David Coles messaged on Whatsup saying he was at The Dip with the NE
breeze building and he was about to sail on his raceboard gear with a new
9.5 sail! Mag and I still headed out around two, just down the hill to
Felixstowe prom into a breeze, we found a sheltered spot in the Spa gardens
for lunch. We then headed for home leaving me enough time to hitch the
windsurf trailer to check out The Dip!
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