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justal
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Member#: 148 Location: s.wales Registered: 22-02-2003 Diary Entries: 129
Mood: waiting 4 next blow
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7th January 2004
Windsurfing: Golf Course Car park Wind Direction: S Wind Stength: 20-30 knots Surf / Sea State: 2-3 foot surf Air Temperature: 10ºC Sea Temperature: 10ºC Weather: Cloudy Max Speed: Distance Covered:
Not a bad little session. At first I thought about rigging my 6.3m and big
board as the wind was only about 16-18 knots, but then a big gust came
through that reached 27 knots on my anenometer, so I decided totrig my 5m
and my Hifly instead.
It turned out to be the right choice once I got on the water. Although
gusty I was well powered up and most of the time well-overpowered. It took
me a while to get settled as I had to adjust harness lines and outhaul on
my new sail to get comfortable and things felt weird using my old Hifly
board. I now remember why I wanted newer boards for the waves. That thing
is just far too fast and far too heavy. All of which led to some pretty
high jumps off the steep ramps, and some pretty heavy landings/crashes. It
also has really sharp rails which just didn't help when I was trying to
carve around on the face of the waves.
Still, it was good fun and I didn't break any kit!!
Shem came to the beach and flew his little kite for about 5 minutes and
then went again.
It was also surprisingly warm out there.... Too warm with all my neoprene
on in fact.
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