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31st May 2012
Windsurfing: Port -la-Nouville(nord) Wind Direction: wnw Wind Stength: Surf / Sea State: flatish Air Temperature: 24 Sea Temperature: Weather: sunny Max Speed: 28.76 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 62 (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)
Thursday 31st May 2012 – windsurfing **** Port -la-Nouville(nord) sunny
28.76kts
Not a bad night in the van by the Etang de Bages et de Sigean considering
now hot it was:( up early, breakfast then a quick shop at Sigean and the
drive to Port-la- Nouville(Nord) to met up with Pete,Ian and Paul who were
already out on the water with 7 to 7.8m and as I haven’t brought any big
shortboard kit:( - next time!!! I had no choice but rig the 8.5 and take
the longboard out.Pete’s daughter Liesel is also here so Mag had some
company on the beach as I headed off in the morning with aqua-pac and
didn’t return for 3 hours 36 mins!!! The wind was a bit light and patchy
for this kit so fast hour, speed, miles etc were out of the question so
went for a cruise instead :) I headed to Gruissan first and the reached all
the way to La Franqui where the wind was particularly light :( I stopped
off at the kite school to borrow a screw driver as a footstrap had come
loose. It was back cruising the harbour entrance again with now problems
and then met up with Mag who had already made me a roll :) In the afternoon
I tried for an hour but after sailing toward Gruissan turned and sailed to
La Franqui again and sailed into a big with no wind :( I caught one gust
here and got my fastest run of nearly 29kts and then back after being out
sailing for over 5 hours but this is nothing to Ian and Pete who have a
real obsession and were still going strong going for some serious miles!!!
I had packed up and gone leaving them still on the water at past 8 o clock
:) So not a bad day shame I didn’t have a suitable shortboard with me but
good fun any way!!! The trouble here is keeping upwind and usual was having
trouble staying in the flat water which cuts down your speeds and distance
but it is fun a mile out to sea sailing the rolling swell :) + used way too
small a fin too!!! :(
It was then a short drive to the carpark at Les Coussoules for a shower by
the van trying to avoid the mozzies which are huge!!! Looking like some
good wind Sun/Mon :) will have to wait and see!!
Fanatic Cat and Tushingham Lightning 8.5m
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