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11th July 2026 Windsurfing: The Dip at Felixstowe Wind Direction: NE Wind Stength: 15/20 Surf / Sea State: lumpy Air Temperature: Sea Temperature: Weather: sunny and hot Max Speed: 17.98 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 18.25 mile (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise) Saturday 11th July - walk **** – Levington Marina to Trimley foreshore – cloudy morning and cooler before the sun came out in the afternoon! We drove over to Levington to see the 64th Thames Barge Match which starts just up the River Orwell near Pin Mill arriving at the marina around 9.30 being much cooler than of late due to lots of cloud which sadly meant the pics were fairly dull shame really as all its a great sight to see so many old boats out with all their sails up! We parked at our windsurf launch spot and there was not much action up river in the start area with only one boat with its sails up, then a blast from the past walked over to say hello, Neil Goldie a windsurfer many years ago who we haven’t seen for years, he is a tug boat driver and has huge nautical knowledge and we spent a lovely couple of hours watching the starts of the various classes make their way down river and past Felixstowe docks, we learnt many new boat terms:) The last barge passed at 11.40, Neil left and I had my breakfast, somewhat late, I was hoping to go windsurfing but the wind looked marginal here on the river so Mag and I decided to go for a walk as the sun made an appearance! Heading out the back of the marina leading to the cafe by the entrance and onto Loompit lake before taking a minute on the large piece of driftwood on the beach! We then return to the van to return to Felixstowe via St Andrews to see if a hobbit kids Wendy they were giving away was still there and would it fit in the van! Yes it was and we could get it in just, with the side door open and quite abit sticking out but we managed to get it to Maeva’s and put it in her garden, we left her filling it up with toys:) I then went to check the conditions at The Dip and there were several out in the sunshine in lovely conditions so I quickly returned home to load up the van! Photo Album here Barge Match Race Saturday 11th July – Windsurf **** The Dip at Felixstowe – sunny. Foil – 17.98 knot max, 17.00 knot ave., 11.87 knot hour, 14.58 knot mile, 29.65 km., 12.92 knot alpha. Starboard Freeride 150 and a Tushingham Bolt 5.75. After a great morning watching the Barges race past Levington this morning before going on a nice walk I was a bit late arriving at The Dip, in fact the wingers were calling it a day and eating ice cream but the conditions still looked good so I was keen to get out. Our little car park was full but I was lucky enough to get a spot across the road. The foil board was quickly on the beach and I took a chance with my 5.75 even though the wingers had been out with 4m I think? I think the tide must have turned now which meant wind with tide which started to pick the sea state up but it was still fairly smooth as I fly off the beach but pretty big out to sea, The sail was fine although the wind did pick up as did the sea so I could have used 5 probably! I still had a good hour and a half just me with a couple of fin sailors and loads of kitesurfers just up the coast! Then with the sea getting big and the sail a bit of a handful I decided to call it a day as the NE breeze to set for a few days now! |
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