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16th August 2025 Windsurfing: Bradfield Wind Direction: N/NE Wind Stength: 10-20 knots Surf / Sea State: Flat Air Temperature: warm Sea Temperature: warm Weather: Cloudy / sunny Max Speed: 18.3 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 19.1 (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise) First time on water windfoil for a little while, due to trying out the winging malarkey via a couple of lessons. Interesting sport, but needs lots of time to practice. The lessons had no wind, although did have a chance to get pulled via boat on to foil. Didn't manage to stand up though. Will continue practicing winging on Sup to get the hang of the wing. Today was back on windfoil at Bradfield with the forecast for a light 12kts. With tide at 5 ish I was on the water at 3pm. Loads turned up, 6 wings, 4 windF, 2 fins and a variety of canoes and SUP's and DC on raceboard 9.5. Everyone rigged for lightwinds, 8M for me, track mid, and 1300 frontwing / 500 rear. Wings were around 6M. By the time I hit the water the wind freshened and along with everyone was flying nicely. Pretty much perfect 12kts cleaned wind, cruising the length of the river diagonally, and wings doing there usually sail 25 metres turn and loop the loop. DC on raceboard took off to Wrabness. The wind dropped after 20 mins and I thought that was that, Then bang big gusts funnelled thru the river more NE, and I along with others was overpowered. I had to dump power flat out downwind or close reach upwind in both straps! This was getting painful on the front foot, pushing the nose down. I tried to move the mast foot forward but it was too tight. The wing was too big anyway but was too lazy to land the foil and change it. That's the real con of foiling, as its such a faff getting in anywhere. Tide is 2 hrs be4. You cant waste too much time. The wingers especially the lighter guys were desperately hanging on to 6M. It was a fantastic day and unexpected! Covered around 20 miles but they were hard miles as I breached several times in peak gusts. The 1300 wing is a little slower that the 1100 and 900, and too much of a handful overpowered. The canoe guy who caught 3 large bass last time got zero today claiming we scared the fish off whooshing everywhere Ffs! Some were still out 6.00 with tide already turned. I had 2 1/2hrs of great sailing and was very tired. Back to wing practice at Alton with lightwinds predicted next week. |
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