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Member#: 8704 Location: Registered: 02-12-2009 Diary Entries: 8
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22nd February 2022
Windsurfing: Levington Wind Direction: WSW Wind Stength: 10/30 Surf / Sea State: river chop Air Temperature: 13 Sea Temperature: Weather: Mainly cloudy with heavy rain Max Speed: 25.35 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 6.50 miles (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)
Tuesday 22nd February - Windsurf * River Orwell at Levington – mainly
cloudy with heavy rain :(
Fin – 25.35 knot max, 21.86 knot ave ., 2.77 knot hour, 12.52 knot mile ,
10.51 km ., 13.21 knot alpha.
F2 282 Ride with Tushingham X-15 5.8m and 30 fin.
After three named storms with some horrendous winds over the past week
today looked at least sailable so I headed over to Levington for 11 to meet
up with Robert despite high water being 3.30 so we know the river would be
low! Sadly, the wind was WSW which for some reason is very gusty and again
very strong in patches it did not look very inviting to foil. It looked
inviting for a fin as at this point it was nice and flat so I decided to
have a go on the fin for a change! After setting up my 115lt again sail
selection is pot luck so I took a chance with my 4 cam Tushingham X-15 5.8,
I haven’t rigged that for some time and to be honest it was never big
enough, certainly not helped by the very gusty wind:( I set off by the
marina wall but walked about 50m in deep mud so I could sail into the
deeper water which was knackering! To be honest it was a waste of time only
planing in patches with most of the wind going when you reached the far
side, then when you went in as there was not enough wind to gybe you then
struggled to waterstart, no fun at all! After a few runs I returned as Andy
and Ian arrived to foil but after a chat thought better of it and decided
not to bother, good choice! With the tide now much higher and I thought the
wind had built so had another go. I had one long run across the river but
it was hard work not helped by the lumpy stage of the river. I ended up
well downwind of the launch and was wondering if I could get back but I
found enough gusts to beat back to pack up, just managing before the heavy
rain arrived, the only good thing was the hot shower and my new secondhand
Spartan wetsuit which arrived this morning! With more wind tomorrow we are
hoping for a better day but high water is getting late so again it will be
a beat out of the marina entrance!
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