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justal - 1-3-2004 at 07:13

Looks like there should be some wind tomorrow afternoon and into Wednesday....

Shame I have to work all day tomorrow to make up for the time taken off playing in the snow...

Oh well, its about time I missed out I guess.

Should be able to get out on Wednesday afternoon id any is about though.

Al.


AndyW - 1-3-2004 at 17:19

I'm overdue for an outing to combat my severe withdrawal symptoms...

I can have a day off on Wednesday and after moving house and building lots of furniture I also have the necessary brownie points.

So what are the conditions likely to be on Wednesday then Al?

Andy


rob - 1-3-2004 at 18:46

here's hoping for a decent westerly...


justal - 1-3-2004 at 20:45

At the mo they are forecasting S-SW Force 5 (possibly 6) for Weds morning, easing a little in the afternoon, then easing Force 3 overnight.

Lets hope I get rained off work in the morning!!

Al.


rob - 1-3-2004 at 21:21

some of us have a hard day in lectures... well 9 - 11, but i'm feeling ill already... maybe another day off would do me good?!? te he he


AndyW - 2-3-2004 at 17:28

See you tommorrow guys, if you're about :-)

Andy


rob - 2-3-2004 at 18:21

i'll be flying after dinner ish hopefully i went down just, got there about 16:45 for an hours kiting but it was as dead as the proverbial dodo...

hopefully things are looking up for tomorrow though. a nice 15-20kt blow would be nice, or is that asking a bit much?!


justal - 2-3-2004 at 20:16

What was the surf like though Rob.... By all accounts it kicked in with a solid 4 foot at the Trap by about 5.30pm.

I'll hopefully be at the beach tomorrow by about 1.30pm, but by 3.30pm at the latest.

If theres surf I shall also go for an early morning surf sessions at around 6am.

Al.


rob - 2-3-2004 at 21:33

well i have no idea what a good surf looks like i'm afraid - but i did stop by at the golf course car park on the way back cos the flags on the course seemed to be flapping quite a bit (that proved an illusion!!) but had a look at the beach anyway... there was in fact one person out surfing as it happens, and the waves did looks pretty big - the tide was right in too.

6am?!? now that IS commitment for ya!! i only see one 6 oclock of the day and it sure aint the early one! although i did quite well to be on time sunday morning! that made a change!

do you know whether you'll be on the beach or estuary yet or are you waiting to see what the wind's doin?

i noticed they filled in those ridiculously deep pot-holes on the golf course car park - about time! my car nearly runs aground everytime i try driving down there!! i think they forget not everybody drives a land rover or a tractor round here!


justal - 3-3-2004 at 08:10

If the waves look big then thats usually a start in the right direction.

As far as commitment goes.... well, I like to make up in commitment and dedication what I lack in skill and ability, so 6am is just the start of it... Come the summer 4am starts may be neccesary!!

We'll probably be out on the seafront as the winds are forecast to be Southerly (and are at the moment). Although, the surf is quite big so AndyW may prefer a session in the estuary?

At the moment there isn't a huge amount of wind, but the Holyhead to Dublin ferry has been cancelled due to bad weather, so its on its way.

Right now theres only a 13 knot Southerly wind blowing at Ynyslas, but the weather station at Valley is reading 26 knots, and the one at Aberporth 21 knots. Theres also 3-4 foot messy lumpy surf here.

Al.


justal - 3-3-2004 at 09:21

Its HERE!!!!

Gotta go to work in a mo, but should be back on the beach by around 1.30pm...

See you all later.

Al.


Miguel - 3-3-2004 at 09:27

Should be there short after 12.
We may actually get a full beach ... well as full as it gets around here


zelwaters - 4-3-2004 at 13:19

after reading all these posts, i have gone into a short depression mode, well as depressed as a zel can get which is a short frown and a frumpy face,

u guys live so close to the beach and water and stuff, i wanna be that close, oh well il have to wait until i have finished uni, least i get 5 months off over the summer to do as i please, yay im all happy again. (still have to work a little bit to fund my adventures tho lol,) see if i can work mon-fri or event better mon to thurs to have a long weekend to have adventures yay ( oh dear im ranting again aint i k gonna stop, anytime now .


AndyW - 4-3-2004 at 13:26

Hey Zel,

I don't live near the beach, I drove for 2.5 hours to get there. And now I've killed my 6.4m sail so I need to buy another. At least it was insured :-)

I know what you mean though, these guys just pop out after work for a quick surf thne straight back in doors to get warm.

I found that when I was at uni I had time to sail but I couldn't afford the kit, even the cheaper 2nd hand stuff. Now I'm workin' I don't have the time to sail but I do have some half desent kit, you just can't win.

I try to get well picked days off at short notice when the forecast looks good, seems to be working out ok.

Cheers,

Andy


zelwaters - 4-3-2004 at 13:32

hmm will we eva win then andy dear?

thats the problem with commitment, im always tied to something lol, if its not work, its uni, or one thing or another! Im not complaining, tho, the summer will make up for it for me, im not gonna work my socks off all this summer, only a little !