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30th August 2023
Windsurfing: Levington Wind Direction: WNW Wind Stength: 10/15 Surf / Sea State: river chop and smooth Air Temperature: Sea Temperature: Weather: sunny periods Max Speed: 18.56 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 17 miles (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)
Wednesday 30th August - Windsurf *** River Orwell at Levington – sunny
periods.
Foil – 18.56 knot max, 17.04 knot ave, 6.41 knot hour, 14.30 knot mile,
27.45 km., 13.55 knot alpha.
Starboard Freeride 150 and a Evolution Freeride foil with a Sailworks Retro
7.5.
With a foilable breeze from the WNW, a near midday high water and some
sunshine I decided to head over to Levington which is only 6 miles from my
house. I dropped Mag off in Trimley on the way through for her daily walk
and arrived at the Marina at 9.30, snapping a few pics of the boats to send
to the local TV weather. This direction is OK on the Orwell being slightly
off but blowing down the river from the right and plenty of water too. The
foil board was quickly on the little beach and with the breeze looking
marginal I rigged my 7.5 even though big sail foiling is not my favourite
but needs must! A large dredger was coming up from Ipswich and actually
turned right in front of the marina, a bit tight between the moored yachts!
On the water just before 10.30 I had a couple of hours playing hunt the
gust, I had some nice runs down towards Felixstowe docks but there were
also s few lulls but never mind, it was lovely being out just me a few
terns diving and several yachts with some top clouds too. With the wind
going even more patchy it was time to call it a day, I had been out over
two hours and got snapped by fellow windsurfer Mark Swain out on a yacht:)
Then as I was packing up Mrblueskys a fellow photographer who sends pics in
to the weather everyday came up to say hello:) Then shower and home by
1.30, no wind for a few days but then we might get a run of wind from the
east?
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