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MartinF Member  Worst Wipeout Award 2003 Member#: 72 Location: Registered: 28-10-2002 Diary Entries: 184 Mood: needing time out |
26th June 2003 Windsurfing: El Paso, Sotavento, Fuerteventura Wind Direction: N (Cross-off) Wind Stength: F5-7 Surf / Sea State: Mostly flat. Few peeling waves Air Temperature: 25C Sea Temperature: 20C Weather: Sunshine Max Speed: Distance Covered: What a difference from last Tuesday! Arrived @ around 14:30. Initially rigged the 5.5m Naish, but by the time I got out, the wind had picked up & it was way too much sail. I tried downhauling it to death which resulted in a broken downhaul rope! Obviously the gods meant me to change down to a smaller sail. Rigged up the 4.7m which was just about perfect. Unfortunately, I had to rig it on my 400cm mast with 30cm of extension - I *really* didn't want to take 3 masts with me & this one takes my 4.2m, too - which made the shape a little strange, but it worked fine just the same. Was underpowered near the beach and again, a long way outside (actually, not really a long way out to sea because of the way the sand bars lie). I'd also forgotten the crash and burn conditions further out, where the SW-bound swell (sometimes ~ 1.5m), meets with the wind blown chop at right angles. Hmmm, made for some interesting gybe wipe-outs. When the tide's fairly low here, there's a series of nice but small waves coming in along the sand bars - these give great jumps going out (but have to be careful as there's only a few inches of water in some places!), and some nice little down-the-line rides coming back in. One time, I managed a serious crash & burn landing rather too vertically, nose first, in about 15 inches of water. Fortunately, there was no permanent damage to self or kit! I guess there must have been about 60 sailors out today, ranging from complete beginners (some of whom kept the rescue boat busy) to some very, very, good sailors indeed, but it did make it a little bit crowded. Although the wind is a little stronger and more consistent a little further out, you're always cognisant of the fact that it's blowing almost dead offshore here. Consequently, there's a lot of bunching closer in with occasional mishaps! |
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