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Member#: 351 Location: manchester (sniff) Registered: 03-09-2003 Diary Entries: 5
Mood: desperate for windy warm weath
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17th August 2013
Windsurfing: The Manor-Felixstowe Wind Direction: sw Wind Stength: 17/30 Surf / Sea State: big in the end Air Temperature: 23 Sea Temperature: 16 Weather: cloudy Max Speed: 28.28 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 23.20 (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)
I did debute going to Southend as I really need some flatwater speed as
it's been awhile but after working three nights during the week I couldn't
face the drive and the cost of diesel is alot too :( so with the wind sw
and picking up during the afternoon I headed to the Manor and met up with
Neil Hurrell. With wind gusting over 20 kts and sidshore I rigged the 6.4
but then Neil went out with 6.2 and was under to start with I quickly
rigged my favourite Ezzy 7.5 and headed out about one with the aim of going
for a hour.The wind was light to start but I managed to get going half way
out to Wadgate post and then was well powered for the rest of the time.
Things were going well for about 45 mins until I caught an edge gybing and
went straight through the bottom panel of my beloved 7.5 - it is now dead
:( I was a mile out but managed to sail back and quickly change to the 6.4
and continued to get my hour, managing to get my best hour of the year of
17.87 shame about the forced sail change as I might have got near the 20 kt
mark !!! I then decided to go for a fast braod mile and headed off toward
the pier getting a top 25.53 mile which I am very pleased with as the sea
was very big by now - in fact I managed 12 n/miles over 20 knots :) as I
was half way to the Dip I decided to carry on there to see now my mates
were getting on there making it in three gybes with some great broad
reaching.By the time I landed at the Dip the wind had really filled in -
30kts+ and the sea was huge with sailors changing down to 4.7 my chances of
beating back were slim:( So after getting a lift back to The Manor I
discovered that my mates were worried that I had gone missing and the
lifeboat was on the way!!! I quickly rang 999 and cancelled the lifeboat
and helicopter !!! as two coastguard 4x4's turned up having their coffee
break interruped by me !!! So after giving them my details they returned to
there cafe while I had to pack up in two venues !!!
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