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27th November 2002
Windsurfing: Golf Course Car Park, Borth
Wind Direction: SSE
Wind Stength: 15-35 knots
Surf / Sea State: 2-3 foot clean surf
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Weather: Cloudy
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Joe, Darren and I all had a mad session from the Golf Course Car Park, Borth today. First of all I couldn't get through the gate again as the padlock was jammed shut so we ended up cutting the chain (again). Joe and Darren had already checked the conditions on the sea front and were originally going to rig 5.7m sails, but we all decided to rig 5m sails and wave boards in the end. I was first out on the water and had a really good first run, overpowered, but jumping nicely off the steep, clean waves. Joe then came out and we both struggled through the shorebreak. I managed to get out the back but Joe didn't so he went back in and got his bigger (94 litre) board. After a couple of runs I also went back to my van and got my bigger (85 litre) Hifly out.

The cross-offshore (SSE) wind was very gusty and there just wasn't quite enough wind on the inside as the tide was high so the wind was disrupted by the dunes. Joe then went out on his bigger board, but I stayed on my little wave board. We both struggled out and managed to get out the back where we stayed for a while. Darren eventually got on the water He came out on his bigger board after seeing us change up, but couldn't get out the back. After half an hour or so of getting trashed by the waves he dragged his kit up the beach, threw it on the sand and then walked back to us swearing and shouting about the conditions!. He soon cheered up though and all three of us went out again.

Darren got out the back this time and then decided to stay out there for ages, despite the fact that he must have been just as overpowered as Joe and I were. After the flukey, gusty winds on the inside, things just went mad beyond the white water where a 4.0m sail would have been plenty and some of the gusts were just plain ridiculous. Survival was the order of the day out there and although I made some good gybes and nice little jumps no one was really going for anything and bearing away on the way out was just scary! I saw Joe perform a pretty spectacular catapult at one point, and I was glad I had my full face mask helmet on as I managed to smash the face mask against my boom hard enough to mark my boom (and break my nose had I not had the helmet on). I also had a couple of really good wave rides, but again, bearing away on the face of the fairly big waves in such mad conditions was pretty scary.

I packed up and left for work at around 2.30pm and left Darren and Joe to it. It looked as though the wind swung more cross-shore (southerly) and would have cleaned up a little as the tide dropped, so hopefully the conditions improved and became a little more enjoyable for them.

I was tempted to get back in at the Lifeboat Station as there was some perfect, clean 2-3 foot surf rolling in there, but the thought of the cold wet wetsuit discouraged me.

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