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Member#: 193 Location: Registered: 22-04-2003 Diary Entries: 3
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12th August 2023
Windsurfing: The Manor-Felixstowe Wind Direction: SW Wind Stength: 13/25 Surf / Sea State: lumpy Air Temperature: Sea Temperature: Weather: sunny periods Max Speed: 25.04 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 31.75 mile (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)
Saturday 12th August - Windsurf **** The Manor at Felixstowe – sunny
periods and warm.
Foil – 18.34 knot max, 17.13 knot ave, 11.29 knot hour, 16.99 knot mile,
24.28 km., 11.29 knot alpha.
Starboard Freeride 150 and a Evolution Freeride foil with a Tushingham
Storm 6.5.
Fin – 25.04 knot max, 23.63 knot ave, 13.28 knot hour, 18.77 knot mile,
27.00 km., 13.55 knot alpha.
F2 282 Ride with Tushingham Storm 6.5m and 36 fin.
Another breezy weekend here in Felixstowe our 5th in a row, with a few
sailors going down to The Manor at midday to give the tide a chance to drop
a bit which gave me a chance to do my exercises in the garden. I then
headed down to Squiz Lane with fingers crossed I could park but I need not
have worried as got in easily. The sea looked pretty smooth with the wind
marginal so I set up the foil board and rigged 6.5 meaning I could swop to
the fin if the wind increased! I then had over an hour with some nice long
runs, I stayed close to my launch beach in case the wind picked up, it was
a little up and down, in fact it was like that for most of the session! The
sea was fairly smooth to start but the wind increased the sea lumped up, I
was faster than yesterday but it was quite a bit windier, then the 6.5 was
too big so I decided to head back for a bite to eat and decide whether to
rig a smaller sail to continue foiling or take the fin board out for a
spin? As I rarely fin these days, I went for that option despite the sea
picking up now, I wanted to try for a fast hour, not easy as it really
lumped out by Wadgate Post, I had 4/5 long runs out trying short bursts
going broad but I am definitely not as fast as I used to be, my knees are
not great and the Tushingham Storm although a lovely strong sail is not as
fast as the Thunderbird I think. The wind then eased down and I had to land
for a few minutes which messed that hour up:( Back on the water I got
several more runs but the wind had picked up, gusting to 25 knots and was
getting knackered as I had sailed over 30 miles in challenging conditions,
I decided to call it a day. I then changed and headed out with the camera
as there were several out winging, foiling and finning, there was even one
kitesurfer too! Supposed to be breezy again tomorrow too so might have
another short session:)
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