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badexcuseforasailor Member  Top Poster 2003  Member#: 116 Location: Registered: 26-01-2003 Diary Entries: 357 Mood: wheres the wind? |
29th November 2003 Windsurfing: Poole Wind Direction: SE Wind Stength: lots Surf / Sea State: flat ish Air Temperature: cold Sea Temperature: cold Weather: rain Max Speed: Distance Covered: Dam it was cold this morning, wet and WINDY! Today was a cold introduction back to english sailing the rain wasn't nice either. 5mill of rubber isn't nice after rash vest and shorts in Dahab Met up with Wes at sandbanks wind was cross off so rigging was a bit of a hit and miss affair. Wes went out with 5.7 I followed with a 5.8. Things felt ok til I got out to the wind line then it was Bang I was so over powerd it was unreal managed to hold on for a while but was a real white knuckle ride. I wasn't out long only a couple of runs tryed to gybe at end of one run, BIG mistake just glad I was wearing a boyancy aid cos I came off and hit something not sure if it was board, mast, boom or all three could of been painful. Decided to give it a rest for a while Wes and myself headed up for a look round the windsurfing shop.......made sure I left wallet in car so not to buy anything. Also too a walk along the seafront loads of mad people out looked way to scary for me masses of waves and white water. Went back to the harbour where the water was flatter more my cup of tea. Seanbo turned up just as I was derigging my 5.8 as I didn't fancy breaking me or the kit, rigged 5.3 the smallest I have. First run out on the 5.3 was brilliant nicely powered up managed to get a fantastic jump in hit a bit of chop and lauched it bared away and landed nice and gently, best jump so far. Then the wind dropped could barely waterstart to get back ended up way down wind and had the walk of shame back up the beach. Sat around back in the car for a while trying to warm up a bit hopefuly waiting for the wind to come back it didn't. Rigged up 7m on big techno had some good runs managed a couple of gybes but nothing spectacular took a trip across to Brownsea Island then on the the way back going flat out then got a bit close to a bouy and WHAM fin caught on rope and I was right over the front lucky didn't break anything but managed to to get cramp in my leg when i was ripped out of the straps took a while to get myself back on the board got back to shore and decided to call it a day. Bit of a heavy introduction to sailing back in England and all the rigged practice I didn't need! |
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