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MartinF Member  Worst Wipeout Award 2003 Member#: 72 Location: Registered: 28-10-2002 Diary Entries: 184 Mood: needing time out |
22nd October 2004 Windsurfing: Porthcawl - Newton Wind Direction: SSW Wind Stength: F6-4 Surf / Sea State: Huge waves/swell in bay Air Temperature: 14°C Sea Temperature: cooling, but still o Weather: grey & 'orrible. Occ rain Max Speed: Distance Covered: Had a good day over at Newton beach today. Tony Low drove us over in style - packing my gear onto his trailer for a change. Wind was howling on arrival - Tony rigged his 4.2m but I thought it was dropping slightly, so rigged my old 4.7m Zeta on the 78l JP Wave. Have to say, despite the SSW wind direction - with an 8 mile clear fetch across the Bristol Channel from Dartmoor, which should have given really clean wind, it was incredibly gusty. So although I spent a lot of time wallowing up to my knees, and even flopping in backwards, at other time, the sail was practically being torn out of my grip. Generally it was a wallow out, just beyond the serious waves & really confused water, gybe, then scream back in on the fin until a huge lull appeared! A bit intimidating at 1'st, but was able to settle in & enjoy it after a while. Monster swells out in the bay - well over head height. Jumps off the back of the waves unavoidable! Trouble is, it was starboard tack - being a Weston sailor, I'm a bit of a wuss on starboard! Probably the best sail I've ever had on the JP, though. Good to meet Kelvin there - arrived later & got a little less of the wind as it seemed to drop off. Traffic along the M4 past Cardiff & Newport on the way back was crap, though. |
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