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F-O-N Champion 2003
Member#: 6 Location: Registered: 24-07-2002 Diary Entries: 209
Mood: Living to kitesurf :-)
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21st October 2006
Windsurfing: Normans Bay (Pevensey) Wind Direction: SW Wind Stength: 15kts Surf / Sea State: Lumpy Air Temperature: 15 Sea Temperature: Warmish Weather: Sun Max Speed: Distance Covered:
Went over to Cooden Beach at 1430 (Low tide minus 3.5) intending to
kitesurf, but there were LOADS of really good windsurfers out and noone
kiting. It was blowing 20kts and the shore break was munching peeps who
were at the same (windsurf) level as me.
So I headed beck to the caravan at Normans Bay to rig up a 5.0 and my
Mystery. Took almost an hour as I had to hacksaw a new fin screw and my
downhaul snapped. ARGH!
Lugged kit to beach to find wind had dropped. Lugged kit back and derigged,
going for the Starboard and a 5.4. Turned out to be the best combo for me,
as it was floaty enough for the lulls but no too out-of-control on the mad
bits. Did some great jumps over waves, some of them even on purpose.
Wind dropped towards sunset so got washed in about 50m downwind but a good
session. I just remember those good guys at Cooden and wonder if I will
EVER be able to carve gybe... *sigh!*
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