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justal
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Member#: 1454 Location: Cheltenham Registered: 22-08-2005 Diary Entries: 84
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1st August 2003
Windsurfing: Golf Course Car Park, Borth Wind Direction: W Wind Stength: 18-20 knots Surf / Sea State: 2-3 foot messy surf Air Temperature: 18C Sea Temperature: 17C Weather: Sunny Max Speed: Distance Covered:
What a perfect session, and one I wasn't expecting too. I was supposed to
be working all day (8am-8pm) today, but I got a few things done a little
faster than anticipated, and it was beginning to look windy. On top of
which, the builders had put the fascia boards up on our house and they need
painting over the weekend, so I had to get to the shops before they
closed... All of which meant I had to cancel my final job, go to the shops
and then go to the beach!!!
When I got there, the sun was shining the water was blue and the win was
blowing onshore at 20 knots. I rigged my 5.7m sail as flat as I could and
got straight out there. I was a little overpowered at first and started
wishing I had rigged my 5m and my wave board, but things soon eased off a
little and I was perfectly powered up, the sail felt perfect despite being
rigged so flat, and I was able to blast out upwind through the surf getting
some pretty big jumps, ot just weave in and out of the whitewater at full
speed. It was one of those days where everything was just working perfectly
and I could sail in almost any direction I wanted. After messing around for
a while I headed off towards the bouy on the Bar, then sailed straight past
it and played in the waves over the bar for a bit, then sailed off across
to the other side of the estuary mouth, before heading off on a massive
reach toward Borth. Once there, I turned around and had a mad, mad speed
run back to the Golf Course Car Park. Totally maxed out and flying along on
just the fin for about 3 miles wioth a huge grin on my face. It was just so
fast, I just love going fast on lumpy water, it felt as thoughthe board was
about to explode!!!
A couple fo guys then came out kite-surfing, so I messed around in the
shorebreak for a while just so that O could blast past them every now and
then, and eventually called it a day just as Chris turned up to go out with
his kite.
Perfect!!
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