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10th October 2023
Windsurfing: The Manor-Felixstowe Wind Direction: SW Wind Stength: 10/15 Surf / Sea State: smooth Air Temperature: Sea Temperature: Weather: sunny and warm Max Speed: 17.84 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 26.75 mile (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)
Tuesday 10th October – Windsurf *** The Manor at Felixstowe – sunny
periods and warm.
Foil – 17.84 knot max, 17.08 knot ave, 9.31 knot hour, 16.50 knot mile,
43.25 km., 11.30 knot alpha.
Starboard Freeride 150 and a Evolution Freeride foil with a Sailworks Retro
7.5.
The fantastic Autumn weather continues with another warm and sunny day with
enough breeze for a foil forecast, with light winds in the morning I had
time to do my exercises in the back garden. Then I messaged Ian to say I
was heading down to check out the conditions at The Manor arriving at the
beach at one. I managed to park at Squiz Lane and the breeze looked
marginal but it was such a nice day I decided to give it a try and set up
my foil board and was then joined by Ian who also decided to sail, he was
rigging his 6.4 which means I needed my 7.5, not my favourite size as
prefer something smaller. Launching around 1.30 with the wind looking
pretty light but with some vigerous pumping I managed to get flying and
then had some mega long 2.50 mile runs out to the shiping channel in super
smooth sea, just lovely. Gybing the big sail is definatly harder and I had
to wait for a gust, then run the board down a wave and pump hard to fly but
once going it was brilliant! The highlight of the session was a large seal
out by Wadgate post and sailing in the smooth sea in the warm sunshine.
Looks like more wind tomorrow but with a 10.30 high water at the moment I
am not sure where to sail, it would be nice a have a session on the fin
board but it might be a little off at Felixstowe so will have to wait and
see?
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