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3rd June 2013 Windsurfing: Felixstowe dip Wind Direction: NE Wind Stength: F 4- 5 Surf / Sea State: flat to swell Air Temperature: warmish Sea Temperature: cool Weather: Sunny Max Speed: 24.5 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 19.2 Nn (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise) If Carlsberg made food it would curry goat rice n peas n dumpling… If they made a windsurf venue it would be Felixstowe dip this after noon :)! Yep you missed it peeps. My gauge went straight to 15kts on arrival @ 2.45pm gusting to 18kts on a half tide flat water… 6 kiters out – no one else to zip my steamer dri-zip, so had to faff and get it off/wore the summer suit. Also faff the sail rigging as twisted cams and had to start again… Rigged Pryde H2 7.7M cam/146L Excite ride pro/50cm fin (should have been 7.0/120L) and finally hit the water 3.45pm flying on the some of the best seas I have had at the dip. The angle was 20/30 deg’s off the beach flat out, but on the way back, noticed wind and tide, you have to beat back. Was overpowered so combo should have been 120L/7.0 with a smaller fin to be comfortable but had no intention of stopping just in case…wind dropped. Flattening the sail via the adjustable outhaul took the sting out of the sail and had a great 2hrs 30 mins sailing. Counted 48 gybes :) and dropped none step gibing. Only went in the water twice to fix a jammed adjustable outhaul. This was another 5***** 2nd best sail in the last 2 years Chris P turned up late with 8M but said he didn’t enjoy it (overpowered)and Dave Coles (later) bomb off on a one way trip to the manor. Several kiters out earlier. If Tuesday is the same or more wind – light weight could be 6.0/6.5 heavy 7.0M Best sea was half tide about 3pm, flat the first 500M then rolling swell after that!! Coming back thru the swell then bomb the flat water – you have to keep up then to stay at the start point. It was like that for an hour or so, then chopped up near high tide. At 5/6pm the tide was high it was still perfect out, as the run was well away from the river, but you need to remember to beat back, or you lose 2 groins easy as its wind with tide. Packed up 6.30 ish. Fabulous day – 24.5kts sailed 19.2 Nm 2 ½ hrs non stop North shox update 3 - this gadget gets better and better. Have moved my back straps to the last holes now as the front end is so controlled! slammed the nose into 4ft swells watched the whole shox closed completely to absord the slam! No flying over the top out of control...def damps the 7.7 rig, as I should really have used 7.0M. The 146L pro is a superb machine, the best bd yet for me! |
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