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5th July 2020 Windsurfing: Point Clear Wind Direction: WSW Wind Stength: 25/30 Surf / Sea State: smooth Air Temperature: Sea Temperature: Weather: sunny and warm Max Speed: 30.79 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 33.20 mile (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise) Sunday 5th July- Windsurf ***** - Point Clear – sunny. Fanatic Falcon 80 with Tushingham X-15 5.8m and 28 cm fin + F2 277 Ride with and 32 fin. Fin – 30.74 knot max, 28.86 knot ave ., 13.79 knot hour, 20.59 knot mile, 53.30 km., 19.01 knot alpha. After two far from perfect sessions I nearly didn’t bother going to day as couldn’t face the 80 mile around trip drive but in the end I am glad I did as it turned out to be one of the best sessions of the year:) With several mates going just down the coast to West Mersea but with 40 knot winds forecast I decided that Point Clear would be the better venue for me, much safer too, in the end the big winds didn’t make it but had it to 30 knots more than enough to have a great day! After a cloudy dull yesterday we were treated to wall to wall sunshine even if we did wake to light rain in Felixstowe! Maggie decided she needed a rest after a busy day in the garden yesterday so decided to come today and actually enjoyed her day relaxing, a breezy walk around past Brightlingsea and catching up with several people we hadn’t seen for ages. We arrived at the Green just before ten with Roger and Paul Vickers already there with a WSW wind gusting to 30 mph. Parking in our preferred spot right at the end out of the way as the car park soon fills up and we had 30 kiters out again along with a similar number of windsurfers. So the only negative points today were the numbers of kiters in a tiny area of the lagoon ( some actually looked behind them before jumping or turning, but sadly the majority don’t!) and the large amount of weed but I didn’t get any stuck on my fin, helped by the speed you were travelling across the water! After a quick chat with Roger and Paul in their campervan it was time to sort out todays kit as the tide was coming in fast! It looked windy enough for my Falcon 80 so set that up first, then rigged my favourite sail for here my Tushingham X – 15 5.8 and was going to rig my 5.2 as well but slalom/speed sailor of F – hit fins Shaun Cook arrived and the wind had eased and he talked of rigging 7 but in the end went for his 6.2. So, I had time to rig another sail and went for my 7m, in hind sight I should have gone for my 6.4 as although my 5.8 was great for general blasting it was a fraction small for sailing broad which might have cost me a knot or too. That didn’t matter in the slightest as I can’t get near the slalom sailors on their 2020 gear but it great fun trying! In the end I had my first session on the F2 Ride 277 at 100 lt. and I should use this little board as its really fun to sail, nice and fast and I can even gybe it nicely, well in flat water anyway! With the lagoon still a little on the shallow side you had to be careful, Shaun and I had a near miss early on as I went broad at the bottom of the lagoon and nearly sailed over the back of his board, I just didn’t think anyone else was out at the time! I tired broad runs at both ends of the lagoon concentrating on the car park end near where the catamaran is moored, going for some nice gybes mainly because Dave White was there with his BIG lens so fingers crossed, I get in his pics from today! I had some lovely runs down into the creek at the bottom of the lagoon, not overly fast but nice and quiet! With high tide approaching and it bumping up a little I sail back to the van for a top sandwich with Mag, chatting with Michael Galbraith, Paul Michael and a blast from the past Francis and Pete Roe, also Melanie Poole came over and introduced her family, their first time at Point Clear! Lunch over it was time to head out again and with Simon Chippington trying his big speedboard so I decided to give my Falcon 80 again as the wind was good. With the tide dropping it was the best of the conditions and I managed to slightly improve my to speed and was getting some nice gybes on my small board but it was scary sailing by the shingle bar in the kite zone! With the wind going even more west and going patchy and with the tide dropping it was time to call it a day. Back at the van after one of my best sessions sunny and windy for a welcome cuppa and homemade rock cake:) Then all we had to do is drive home and look forward to yet another day windsurfing, Bradfield on the Stour this time:) Photo Gallery Here MK booms Here |
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