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justal Administrator  Member#: 1 Location: Registered: 21-07-2002 Diary Entries: 2989 Mood: Just Chillin Dude |
9th January 2008 Windsurfing: Ynyslas Wind Direction: SW-WNW Wind Stength: 15-35 knots Surf / Sea State: 3 foot rough surf Air Temperature: 6ºC Sea Temperature: 8ºC Weather: Squally showers Max Speed: Distance Covered: Wind looked good so I walked across to the beach with my 4.5m and 5.6m sail as it looked like perfect 5m weather but I don't have a 5m at the moment. The waves looked pretty gnarly and the 4.5m would only just be enough so I rigged the 5.6 and put loads of downhaul on it. Just as I finished rigging an almighty squall came through and the wind went ballistic, probably 40 knots so I sat that one out and got on the water as it eased off, but I was still completely maxed out with the 5.6m. After a while the wind eased a little and I was more comfortable, but then it swung around to the NW a little, so after sailing out to sea on port tack in a SW and then back in on starboard tack on a NNW I was miles upwind. Not to worry as my next run saw the wind drop off even more so it was a bit of a downwinder back to the estuary mouth, when another massive squall hit and the wind swung back to SW... Now I was miles downwind and struggling to waterstart with far too big a sail. Once on the board though I was able to head way upwind to just about get back to where I started from. At which point the wind dropped again. The sailing was good and the waves were fun to play on too. Some nice jumps and some nice wave rides, but the weather was foul with driving rain and hail and the wind was gusty and unpredictable. Good fun though. |
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