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1st June 2023
Windsurfing: The Dip-Felixstowe Wind Direction: NE Wind Stength: 15/20 Surf / Sea State: Big but smooth at The Dip Air Temperature: Sea Temperature: Weather: sunny periods Max Speed: 18.02 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 26.25 mile (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)
Thursday 1st June - Windsurf **** The Dip at Felixstowe - cloudy start then
sunny periods.
Foil - 18.02 knot max, 16.90 knot ave, 10.56 knot hour, 14.42 knot mile,
42.14 km., 14.42 knot alpha.
Starboard Freeride 150 and a Evolution Freeride foil with a Tushingham
Thunderbird 6.5.
Was keen to start the new month off with a session but with low water
around 4 I was in no hurry to get down to The Dip leaving me free to do my
exercises, indoors as cloudy and not overly warm! I headed down just before
one taking Mag with me so she could have her daily walk home. Conditions
looked good, probably not as windy as yesterday so set my foil up with the
intention of using a 6.5, it picked up and was about to rig 5.6 but it
increased further so I rigged 6.5 and put my 115 lt. fin board on the
beach. By the time I had put my wetsuit on it had eased so went out on the
foil with the 6.5 to check out the strength, I could have probably sailed
with a 5.6 but the bigger sail seemed OK so after a couple of runs I set
off broad down the coast. The sea soon became quite challenging especially
further out and gybing was not easy but I made it down to The Manor, just
past the Martello tower before turning to beat back inn sunshine now, just
lovely:) It was difficult foiling conditions with the sea fairly big but I
made it back OK in 5 tacks:) I then had some nice runs in smooth water in
front of The Dip getting my fastest speed, then the wind turned slightly
off which made getting back to the beach a pain, luckily I was not far from
shore so made it alright. Packed up and home, with the van in the garage
tomorrow and days and days of NE wind coming I might actually have a day
off!
June has started well for my pics with one on ITV,s About Anglia for the
second day running, I was also on the cover of the Spotlight on Felixstowe
Mag and 3 In Touch Mags, well chuffed:)
Photo Album here
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