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Jonny Member Member#: 394 Location: North West Registered: 06-10-2003 Diary Entries: 350 Mood: waitin for the next blow! |
1st April 2006 Windsurfing: Cockerhm sands Wind Direction: SW Wind Stength: 10 - 18kntos Surf / Sea State: flat Air Temperature: 10C Sea Temperature: cold Weather: Fair Max Speed: Distance Covered: Forecast looked promising all week so was hopin to get my first session in for the year. Arrived there to find a kiter who had come over form middleton sands and about 10 other windsurfers already out. Conditions looked pretty gusty and a bit ify at times. It had been blowin pretty strong all mornin back home so I only took my 80 litre board which was a bad mistake. I rigged my 6.3 and got out there. Managed one run out and a nice gybe without a dunking and then back again planing all the way. Went out again and then really struggled like hell for 20 mins or so as my boom had slipped right down the mast with me unaware so trynna struggle with it. Realised what the problem was and then got going fine again and then there were big lulls where it was real hard work with the gusty conditions with such a small board. Was real unfit as well which didn't help so my arms were dropping off. Was fighting to stay on the board and then a big gust came through which catapulted me with a loud bang. The rope on the sail attaching the cap to the top of the mast snapped so the sail was slack as anything meaning there was no way I could sail back to shorewith my sinker board. The out going tide was super strong and I drifted past the lighthouse faster than at walking pace which immediatley made me ditch the rig and paddle back in. I tried to salvage the boom at first but it was a pain in th arse trynna paddle lyin on top of the boom so ditched that as well. Spent a good 40minutes trynna paddle back in and it felt as though I was making no progress. I waved a couple of times to the people on shore for help and then continued paddling back in. The currents were real strong but I eventually made it back to shore a good 1/4mile from the launch point to meet Jeff and Ian who had seen me waving for help as well as some other bystanders who had rang up the coast guard. One of them made a cup of tea which was good of her. We cancelled the coastguard asap but by the time I got to the launch point the coastguard had arrived so explained to him what had happened. A scary moment but its done me a favour in a way as im gonna have to get some newish kit. Its not worth pissing around in the ocean with old kit that can fail on you. Gonna have to get a loan first though for some new kit!! |
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