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Harry Member Member#: 186 Location: Registered: 14-04-2003 Diary Entries: 418 |
1st January 2006 Windsurfing: Daymer Bay Wind Direction: NW Wind Stength: Surf / Sea State: Air Temperature: Mild Sea Temperature: Weather: Cloudy, some sunshine, dry Max Speed: Distance Covered: Urrrggghh...hangover...but was still windy so back to Daymer Bay, this time with Martin and Adam. Arrived 1pm and conditions looked similar to yesterday, tide right out, but more NW'ly and windier! No wind in the car park so rigging the 5.2 again was tempting but Adam had been down to the water-front and said it was seriously howling so I put up the 4.5. Due to the perfect flat water started off on the Skate and Martin let me try his new swept back 23cm fin that he had purchased off ebay. This felt much better than the stumpy 21cm freestyle fin that came with the board so have just bought one for myself. As for the sail size 4.5 was just right and at the start well wow absolutely cracking sailing. Easy launch straight into the straps and scream across the seriously windy middle of the river to the mirror-flat water on the other side, complete an oh so easy smooth duck-gybe on said flat water before screaming back to the main beach, ooohh hello nice little waves popping up there so 4-5 backside turns, then fully plane out of the inside gybe on the big expanse of flat water between the waves and finish the cycle with a couple of phat airs off the waves on the way out. Repeat countless times and apply HUGE GRIN!!!! The wind was forecast to drop off during the afternoon. Did it? Did it feck. Soon I had to come in to change down to the wave board and then WTF the 4.0. Does the wind funnel down the river in a NW I wonder? Unfortunately the Doom Bar was much more onshore and blown out than yesterday, but never mind, this is Daymer Bay les balls de chiens des spots de windsurf, take your pick from the THREE different wave breaks, and yep the main beach was now starting to really work. The little waves from earlier were now turning into amazingly well-spaced long long and chunky boom-highers. It was easily 4.0 weather in the middle of the river but annoyingly the wind on the inside had become a tad gusty, making getting out through the onshore waves difficult. Really I should have stayed with the 4.5. Nevertheless I did make it out a few times and was rewarded with the best backside riding I've ever experienced. Seemingly endless turns on some waves and oh so simple, followed by easy gybing on the huge flat water gaps between the waves. If it wasn't for the frickin short days I would have been out there for hours and hours. Great session, ding dong 5 stars, and including the NYE party and meeting up with a load of wsfing mates oh yes what a cracking weekend, well worth the long drive. I was amazed by how good Daymer Bay was in these conditions - no matter what your ability level or style the sailing was nothing short of superb. This is what windsurfing should be like, and makes me realise how relatively crap the usual south coast conditions are. I'll have to be back at DB sometime soon. |
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