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14th July 2026 Windsurfing: Wrabness Wind Direction: NE Wind Stength: 10/20 Surf / Sea State: smooth Air Temperature: 25 Sea Temperature: Weather: sunny and hot Max Speed: 18.99 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 34.25 mile (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise) Tuesday 14th July – Windsurf **** The Stour at Wrabness – sunny and hot. Foil – 18.99 knot max, 17.63 knot ave., 11.33 knot hour, 16.06 knot mile, 55.34 km., 12.86 knot alpha. Starboard Freeride 150 and a Tushingham Bolt 5.75. After yesterday’s rest day where my wife and I enjoyed a top walk/picnic by the River Orwell I was keen to get back out on the water again! So with high water on the Stour at 12.30 I decided to drive over to Wrabness across the border in deepest Essex, leaving Felixstowe at 9 I was joined by Mag who enjoys a day in the van and a walk around the nature reserve! Arriving at 9.45 I quickly set up the foil board in the sheltered grassy area where it was hot with no wind before walking it over the sea wall to the river which was already high enough to sail but it did not look overly windy even if over 20 knots from the NE were forecast. My gauge was reading just shy of that and with it hopefully building I took a chance with my 5.75 which proved OK when the wind was up but it was pretty patchy especially at the start of the session! My first run I struggled to get flying as the gusts came through I thought I had weed on the foil so tacked and headed back but got up meaning my foil was clear! I had one run down to Bradfield where a few wingers were getting ready but then beat over into Holbrook Bay in front of the impressive school where the wind was better. I did have some nice runs the best two when I made it well past Wrabness into the next bay and had two absolutely cracking two mile broad reaches in lovely smooth water, nothing overly fast as I probably needed a little more sail but great none the less! I then continued flying all the way to Bradfield by which time I was the only one left on the water as I beat back, with the tide now dropping I decided to call it a day, I had been out well over two hours sailing a fraction short of 35 miles so a pretty good day! Back to the van to check on Mag, she had walked the nature reserve and dozed in the van as sadly her back is playing her up:( With my gear back on the grassy rigging area I had a cuppa and lunch before packing up and heading back. Once again we made a detour to Sutton stopping at Alton water hoping to see to highland cattle but sadly they were not in the close field so carried on home, it was fun following a lorry loads high with straw bails hitting all the low trees sending straw everywhere! I stopped to take a few pics for the telly of ther Orwell and the bridge before making it home around 4.30 before having a cuppa and cake, nice day:) Photo Album here |
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