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Member#: 359 Location: Leamington, Midlands Registered: 09-09-2003 Diary Entries: 4
Mood: Getting less surf than my avat
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19th August 2004
Windsurfing: Golf Course Car park, Ynyslas Wind Direction: SW Wind Stength: 24-30 knots Surf / Sea State: 4 foot messy surf Air Temperature: 20ºC Sea Temperature: 17ºC Weather: Sunny Max Speed: Distance Covered:
Yeeha!! Perfect, as good as it gets!
I couldn't stand to stay at work any longer as the sun was shining and the
wind blowing a hoolie, so off I headed to the beach at about 2pm. Derek and
Stuart were out kitesurfing with a 9m kites, but Stuart was packing up as
it was getting too windy and Derek was about to change down to hos 4m.
Chris was also out, but was way overpowered with his 12m and all I saw of
him was a walk of shame from a bit of a drag downwind... he came back later
with a 7m kite to make up for it!
I rigged my 5m as flat as I could and wave board and soon got out there. I
was pleasantly maxed out the whole time which meant I had plenty of power
to punch out through the waves, although there wasn't actually any end to
the whitewater, and out the back there were some big 8-10 foot faces and
some monster swells. A couple got the better of me and at one point I got
smacked around the head by my mast as the lip of a wave hit me whilst in
the middle of a gybe on a monster! The impact spun me around and when I
resurfaced my kit had disappeared so I had a bit of swim to find it!
After that I played it a little safer on the big waves and stayed out for a
couple of hours with some big floaty jumps, some nice aerials and a few
forward loop attempts. I didn't land any, but going for them is just so
much fun! I then went in for a rest. By now the anenometers were reading 25
knots or so on the beach, but it felt a lot windier on the water and the
fact that Derek was maxed out with a 4m kite means it must have been pretty
windy out there.
I phoned Darren and persuaded him to come down, and then we both went out
with 5m sails again. After Darrens first run he looked a little scared and
just said...I could do with my 4.5m its gnarly out there! He soon settled
down into the mad conditions though after a few rinsings! I tried a few
more forwards and then went for a high end-over-end attempt, but caught the
mast tip in the water and snappped the mast, ripping the sail with it....
Oh well, the mast still has 15 months warranty on it, so you never know.
All in all a perfect session (despite the final carnage) in glorious
sunshine with LOADS of wind and waves!
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