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1st November 2025
Windsurfing: Levington Wind Direction: S Wind Stength: 10/20 Surf / Sea State: smooth Air Temperature: Sea Temperature: Weather: sunny Max Speed: 19.77 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 18 miles (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)
Saturday 1st November – Windsurf *** River Orwell at Levinngton –
sunny periods.
Foil – 19.77 knot max, 18.00 knot ave., 8.03 knot hour, 13.20 knot
mile, 39.01 km., 12.44 knot alpha.
Starboard Freeride 150 and a Evolution Freeride foil with a Tushingham Bolt
6.5.
I was keen to start the new month with a windsurf foil but the cough
continues so I didn’t fancy an open sea session so I headed to Levinngton
even though the tides were not favourable, high tide was at 7.16 going out
until 1.42 so I knew I would have it all to myself:) The day started with
rain but it quickly cleared so I hitched the trailer arriving at the marina
at 10, sunny but fairly light winds but I set up anyway, foil board on the
little beach by the marina entrance and I rigged my 6.5 hoping it would
build! I launched easily and it took 6/7 tacks to make deep water, I like
sailing the Orwell at low water as it can be much flatter:) The wind was
from the south and I spent half an hour playing hunt the gust, then the
wind picked up too much at times for the 6.5! I was on the water two hours
mainly sailing across the corner, just me, a few yachts, two tourist boats
motoring up from Ipswich while two tugs from Felixstowe headed to Ipswich
to escort a ship out to sea! I had some nice runs with some OK gybes, I
thought I got some fast alphas, entering the gybe at 19 knots but they did
not count as the arcs must have been too big! Getting knackered I called it
a day sailing straight up the channel promptly hit the mud and had a swim a
short distance t deep water. Pack up, shower and head for home arriving
back inn Felixstowe before two!
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