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22nd July 2024
Windsurfing: The Manor-Felixstowe Wind Direction: SW Wind Stength: 15/20 Surf / Sea State: smooth getting bigger Air Temperature: 18 Sea Temperature: Weather: Mainly cloudy Max Speed: 17.63 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 26 miles (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)
Monday 22nd July – Windsurf **** The Manor at Felixstowe – sunny
start then cloudy with sunny end to the day.
Foil – 17.63 knot max , 16.83 knot ave, 13.76 knot hour, 15.73 knot
mile, 42.07 km., 13.67 knot alpha.
Starboard Freeride 150 and a Evolution Freeride foil with a Tushingham Bolt
5.5.
With a good forecast for today, 20 knots from the SW and high water around
one there were a few options for a sail and I was not sure what to do with
the wind not supposed to come until mid-morning? The day started sunny but
that soon disappeared, Mag headed off at nine to feed our sons cats while I
had breakfast, I checked Landguard weather station and webcam and there was
already around 15 knots and The Manor looked good as the tide was still
fairly low so I decided to head down there to check out the conditions
arriving at 9.30, parking easily in Squiz Lane, the sea looked nice and
smooth so the foil board was quickly set-up and I took a chance with my
5.5. Then I launched about ten and thought I had rigged too small as I set
off towards Wadgate post but I managed to pump up and from there on I
didn’t really look back flying over the smooth swells. After a couple of
runs in front of the Manor I decided to head downwind to The Dip and had
some lovely long runs as the sea state did pick up as the wind increased! I
sailed out a couple of miles to buzz a yacht, I think I made them jump as I
sailed past a metre from their bow:) It is always more challenging when
passing the rougher water at Jacobs Ladder but I made it to the red and
white bouy, gybing around that I headed into the beach turning by the
windsurf spot before staring to beat back. I headed out about a mile and a
half hoping to avoid the rough water at The Fudyers but was heading
straight for it so tacked a little offshore and headed out again. It is
always exciting beating into a big sea especially when you could actually
be using a smaller sail! It took me six runs to get back including one
three mile run, I was getting knackered now and after staying dry for most
of the session I went in a couple of times so I was getting tired so
thought it best to head in especially with high tide approaching. In the
end I had been out a couple of hours covering 26 miles so definitely a 4
star session, might have been more if the sun had been out! So I packed up,
took a few pics to send to the TV weather and headed for home before one:)
I then had time to sort out my pics, have a little lunch, hear about Mags
day and even managed to do my exercises in the back garden as the sun
returned!
Walk *** - Felixstowe Ferry - sunny.
As we had to feed our sons cats Mag and I headed out after tea, then drove
down Gulpher Road to Felixstowe Fwerry for a late walk and to catch the
sunset, very nice it was too - top day:)
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