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24th August 2008
Windsurfing: Poole Harbour
Wind Direction: SW?
Wind Stength: light to 18
Surf / Sea State: flat to choppy
Air Temperature: 19
Sea Temperature: 16
Weather: mainly cloudy
Max Speed: 22.3 (knots - unless stated otherwise)
Distance Covered: 28.7 (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)

Drove from the campsite checking out various spots on the way,Keyhaven,several beaches in Christchurch bay ending up at Mudeford Harbour but we could'nt park so we continued on to Poole Harbour with the aim to sail around Brownsea Island after my last effort ended in disaster with a broken mast.We were not holding out much hope of finding anywhere to park at Sandbanks on a bank holiday weekend!!! We were lucky and got a spot toward the sandbanks end and as the 30 kiters and several windsurfers were going nowhere fast I was in no hurry to rig.Time for lunch in the van,rig the 8.5,set the gps and head off on the beat toward Poole marina leaving Mag to read her book.The wind was very light in the bottom corner of the harbour and I can,t believe why it is so popular with anyone other than learners !!! because as soon as you reached the end of Brownsea Isand at the Hamworthy Beach the wind increased to nearly 20 mph !!!I then had several mega flat out 2+mile reaches heading toward Studland behind Brownsea Island,there was a couple of other windsurfers out and a lone kiter and if I go again I would launch from Hamworthy or Bramble Bush Bay/Studland.I then completed the trip sailing past the very busy harbour entrance where I saw Xavier Ferlet out on his formula gear!!! When I got back to the after nearly 3 hrs Mag had gone for a walk around sandbanks to look at the big houses and listen to people moaning about what a crap place it was with no access to the water and traffic jams !!!! Then fish and chips at Mudeford Harbour to end another great day !!!!

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