justal
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| posted on 9-4-2003 at 06:47 |
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Do you surf / sail alone??
Check this out.... wonder why his wife didn't call the coastguard. Perhaps he has good life insurance! 
http://www.theolympian.com/home/news/20030327/northwest/30332_ARC.shtml
Mind you, I almost always surf on my own and windsurf on my own more often than not.
Hmmm.
Al.
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markh
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| posted on 9-4-2003 at 21:14 |
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Can't be helped sometimes I guess. I nearly always put on too warm a wetsuit now just in case i do get stuck out there for a while.
Surfing can be bl**dy knackering for us townies as it's difficult to train for.
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justal
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| posted on 10-4-2003 at 06:21 |
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Yep, if I'm out sailing on my own I make sure I have proper protection from the elements. I also tell Anna where I'm sailing from and
phone her once I'm safely back to shore. If the winds are offshore then I'm extra careful and never go too far from the shore. I ALWAYS
wear a helmet as well now. I started wearing one with a face mask because I kept knocking my teeth out, but wear it all the time now...
It makes sense really as you wouldn't last long out there if you were unconscious, and what harm does it do?
I think you always have to be prepared to ditch your rig if neccessary and just get yourself back to shore (on your board)... Richie
(Geordieboy) had to do just that last year after his UJ snapped, and he wasn't on his own either... I swam out to help him... And his
rig is still out there somewhere.
Surfing isn't so bad though. Theres very little that can break whilst out surfing, you're not very far from the shore and as long as
you understand rips etc. there always an easy way back in... Things would be a bit different for those big offshore wave surfers, but
for most of us surfing 'should' be fairly safe.
As far as training for surfing then it should be easy... swimming, swimming and more swimming!! Its the perfect training. I used to
swim about 15 miles a week. It certainly helps with your overall fitness, you are unlikely to injure yourself doing it and even if the
actual stroke is slightly different to that you use for paddling, it still uses pretty much the same muscles and helps you 'feel' the
water for improved efficiency... Now, finding the time and motivation to swim 100's of lengths a day in the local pool is the
problem.
Al.
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markh
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| posted on 11-4-2003 at 12:54 |
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Once this darn Marathon is out the way, I might be able to get some swimming done (and maybe even some windsurfing/surfing - woo
hoo!)
And maybe join an F-O-N weekend. I would have loved to join you at Easter but Borth is a bit of a hike from London & i could only
do a couple of days. Maybe a future Gower/St Davids trip?
[Edited on 11-4-2003 by markh]
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justal
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| posted on 13-4-2003 at 08:19 |
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Hope the marathon went well... What time did you do?.. Or should the question be how much money did you raise for good causes??
Shame you can't make it for the Easter weekend, but it is quite a trek from London. We'll definately be organising trips to the Gower
or Pembrokehsire soon. Its always good to get new people sailing together and helps build the community spirit here, so I shall try to
organise trips as often as possible.
of course theres nothing stopping anyone else from organising things, or even just telling everyone where you'll be sailing/surfing at
the weekend so that others can meet you for moral support or to laugh at your crashes etc. 
Al.
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