justal
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| posted on 9-8-2005 at 18:24 |
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Summer days and light wind
What a lovely day today was, shame there wasn't any wind so I decided to go for a walk with Anna and Morgan instead... I couldn't quite
believe my eyes when I got to the estuary and saw a few people balsting around windsurfing.. OK, they were on pretty big kit, but there
couldn't have been any more than 6 knots and they were flying along, fully powered up and planing!!
Too many light wind days like this and I could see my bank balance taking a bit of a battering!! 
Al.
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chris
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| posted on 9-8-2005 at 20:31 |
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Al,
i saw him to. and a kiter out in what fely like a few knots. the windsurfer was planing quite nicely.
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justal
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| posted on 9-8-2005 at 21:02 |
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When I was there, there was about 4 windsurfers out, but no kiters. One of the windsurfers was tanking along.. Maybe he had a secret
outboard somewhere as there was hardly any wind.
Al.
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leonardo
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| posted on 10-8-2005 at 06:23 |
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current? 
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justal
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| posted on 10-8-2005 at 06:52 |
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Nah, it was pretty much low tide so there wasn't much current and they were going just as well in both directions.... They guy going
best did have a huge (probably 10-12m) sail and a big board... I guess with that sort of kit you can get planing in 5-6 knots!! It
ain't cheap though, and I'd rather save my money and wait for it to be properly windy!.
Al.
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chris
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| posted on 10-8-2005 at 08:08 |
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i think the kiter was under 7 stone and on a windsurfing board
lovin the sun
the wind will be here in the winter
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Wes
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| posted on 10-8-2005 at 11:11 |
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Yep, formula boards.
makes you sick doen't it?
Until the wind actually blows....
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AndyW
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| posted on 10-8-2005 at 11:53 |
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Hey Al,
What I can't understand is how did he manage to get a formula board going in the estuary at low tide, those things have 70cm fins ;-)
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justal
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| posted on 10-8-2005 at 13:54 |
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He was in the main channel in front of Aberdovey... Its pretty deep there.
Al.
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