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15th July 2011
Windsurfing: Queen Mary Reservoir
Wind Direction: SW
Wind Stength: 7-16
Surf / Sea State: Flattish
Air Temperature: Warm
Sea Temperature: Mild
Weather: Sunny with clouds
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Got to Queen Mary at about 2.45pm. Out on the water about 3.30pm. Had to pay £12 to play. Was wind but not a lot when I got there probably 11 knots average so I rigged up the Noa 8m. Sailed with this for about an hour and it was fine, I remembered to set the harness lines up correctly this time which was a problem last time I used the 8m when I forgot to adjust them on the boom so they were still set at 6m settings (stoopid prick!!). Anyway, like I say, I remembered this time and I had a good sail with the 8m which I used for about an hour and a half but then got really tired of uphauling the bloody thing (yes I wish I could waterstart but in these conditions!!!). I was getting so tired my arms were hurting so I came in for a break. I saw some other guys changing down and thought yeah I'll change down to the 6m Storm. Now I much prefer the storm, its smaller, lighter and more manageable. To be honest I don't really want to use the 8m anymore. The wind had picked up and was probably blowing 15 knots average now. Anyway out with the storm, beach starts, less falling in, no uphauling, fantastic. I think for the first time ever, I managed to beach start on port tack OMFG I knew I could do it, its easy on starboard tack but I could never coordinate it on the other side but today I did it about 6 times. Did some great normal tacks as well but only on starboard tack. IT WAS GREAT not having to uphaul fuck yeah. The wind was gusty though. When it blew it was some nice planing, the rest of the time was 'almost planing'. If I had more TOW then I probably would have planed a lot more, but never mind. It was good to sail with other people, when I got there there must have been about 30 dingies out and I though fuck I can't go out with them there!!! But they came in and out I went. There were about another five windsurfers out so it was great. Soem of them were even at my level (i.e. crap) as wll which was even better. It's great watching other people 'fuck it up'. I came off water at 7.30pm so had a good 4 hours windsurfing today. Anyway, this oculd be my last time at Queen Marys as I am moving towards Cambridge where I will be roughly 25 mins drive from Grafham Water. So that will be my local club now. If you see some twat windsurfing in shades, then that's me. :)

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