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Harry Member Member#: 186 Location: Registered: 14-04-2003 Diary Entries: 418 |
27th September 2005 Windsurfing: Shoreham Wind Direction: SW Wind Stength: Surf / Sea State: Air Temperature: Sea Temperature: Weather: Sunshine then overcast Max Speed: Distance Covered: Windy week 25-30 September. Session 2.... Went out for beers with Jon and Pat last night and was feelling a tad worse for wear in the morning. Needed a sail to sort me out. Wind eventually filled in around 1ish so treated my van - now repaired with new starter motor, £120... :( - to its first trip to Shoreham. Not much wind on arrival, so didn't rig up in a hurry. 5.9 with minimal downhaul, but wind had picked up just as I was walking down to the water, so downhauled some more. Nothing special to start with, just nicely powered up, under autumnal sunny skies, all good. First session with my new (2nd hand) MK carbon boom and it was noticeably stiffer than my North alloy, although not making as much of an obvious difference as I had been expecting. Also fittings aren't quite as neat as on the North. Still, a very good purchase for only £45. Probably improving my kit's performance without me realising. After about an hour wind really kicked in proper woohoo! Couldn't sheet in properly now. Thought about just whacking on max downhaul, but nah, sod that, it's proper 5.2 weather. So changed down. Correct decision! Wind was honking now and I was stacked, had to apply max downhaul to the 5.2, all good! The Bee may be old and knackered but she still puts a huge grin on my face every time she's in proper powered up 5.2 weather. Goes like shit off the proverbial shovel. Much easier to carry speed into the gybes than with the 5.9, and I planed out of a couple, oh yeah. A small swell was running, more wavey than Sunday definitely, allowing one or two half decent jumps when the ramps presented themselves. Wind kept on picking up and Mrs Bee started getting seriously frisky, even though Mr 5.2 wasn't overpowered. Had to concentrate more on keeping her on the water than going full on for manouevers. After about 45 mins of this came in for a break. Back out again and bizarrely the wind died :( Not to worry, I'd had my fill. Decent session, better than Sunday, the hour maxed on the 5.2 made it. Have to say, sailing at Shoreham is becoming a tad repetitive, will be at Hove tomorrow if conditions are right. Building works next to our department, no-one knows if we are safe to work or not so complete chaos, of which I've taken advantage and scored the next 3 days off!!! "Study leave"... Can't believe my luck, during this windy week, cracking conditions, low tide in the afternoons, has even been sunny and still summer suit weather, I can sail every single day, oh yes oh yes! Windsurfing has been sooo frustrating recently but finally luck is on my side. Proper sub 5.0 wind forecast for Wednesday and Friday - bring it on. |
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