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13th June 2024
Windsurfing: The Manor-Felixstowe Wind Direction: SW Wind Stength: 15/20 Surf / Sea State: Pretty big at times! Air Temperature: 18 Sea Temperature: Weather: Mainly cloudy Max Speed: 17.94 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 20.50 mile (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)
Thursday 13th June – Windsurf *** The Manor at Felixstowe – mainly
cloudy.
Foil – 17.94 knot max , 16.40 knot ave, 13.20 knot hour, 15.41 knot
mile, 33.36 km., 13.60 knot alpha.
Starboard Freeride 150 and a Evolution Freeride foil with a Tushingham
Storm 6.5 .
Thursday 13th June - bike *** – Around Felixstowe – sunny
periods.
Today is the start of a run of winds from the sw, hopefully a little milder
but loads of showers expected:( I had hoped to get out foiling around 10.30
to coinnside with low water but the wind was still too light so I had time
to do my exercises in the sunny back garden while Mag headed off on her
bike to see a friend at her allotment. With the wind still light I decided
to have a quick spin around Felixstowe on my bike to get some pics to send
to the TV weather. Down to the prom I turned left and had a tail wind as I
cycled to The Fludyers shopping for some beach flower pics, then around to
The Dip, through the boat yard at Felixstowe Ferry and out onto the bumpy
Deben path, the highlight being a couple of avocets seeing off a egret!
Then back across Marsh Lane, past the park at The Grove, through the town
and home. Mag was home nnow doing her favourite thing, sieving compost,
after sending a few pics to the TV I hitched the trailer and headed down to
Squiz Lane to check out the conditions?
Windsurf ***
Parked easily at Squiz Lane and with a good breeze blowing cross-on from
the right I quickly set up my foil board and took a chance with my 6.5
which was OK and I was flying pretty much the whole session, I might even
have got away with my 5.5! With the tide maybe half in it was fairly smooth
to start with and did several long two and a half mile runs out with some
OK gybes, as the tide came in the sea did become pretty big and lumpy so it
was not a day for going fast. After about 90 minutes and with the wind
increasing I decided to call it a day with loads of wind coming, there was
quite a lot of boat action today including the Harwich Lifeboat, The David
Attenburgh, container ships and ferries!
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