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Member#: 389 Location: My House Registered: 03-10-2003 Diary Entries: 4
Mood: Hot and Bothered
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20th May 2012
Windsurfing: felixstowe dip Wind Direction: N Wind Stength: F3 10-12kts Surf / Sea State: flatish Air Temperature: warmish Sea Temperature: cool Weather: warm dry Max Speed: 17.7 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 9 nm (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)
Formula heads Colsey Nic and Andy J with Pete on a Phantom phoned
confirming the Northerly breeze at the Manor end was sailable on big
kit.
Maker Rog and Paul were at the dip end and as it was swinging NE went to
the dip. It was F3 off shoreish Paul Rog and Maker was planing
sometimes.
Rigged 9.5 XR / Phantom which was perfect in the marginal conditions,
planing most of the time, cruising 12-17kts on the GPS. Reminds me on long
bd racing in shifty conditions. The Phantom / 9.5 XR combo is spot kit as
it kicks up on the plate so easy and stays there and the adjustable outhaul
didn't jam once!
Used a MFC 50cm Race fin at the rear and push hard on the reaches off plate
with track 1/2 way, and the poxy fin spins out! Yet the original Drake 48cm
grips on the same line. Another waste of money on Ebay, should have just
left the 48cm.
Wind was up and down and the others chose their moments, but I stayed out
the whole session as the board planed 90% of the time,way offshore.
Caught glimpse of the formula heads and they seemed OK, but Pete said 8.5 /
Phantom was under powered.
My bloody flushing strip has come off again on the beat. How on earth
starbd can build such an expensive great board, yet its dogged with that
eternal long bd failure - flushing strips falling off!
Good day out with the boys, but with the iffy wind, shame we couldn't
cruise far.
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