Went windsurfing off the beach at Ynyslas this morning. The winds were good, but I had to use a 6.0 and Sarah a 5.2. Al was also out there with a 5.6.

The winds were SSW gusting to 20 knots, but the waves were big, compared to the wind, making it difficult to stay on whilst ploughing through the white water. Needless to say I spent a lot of time in the water.

Sarah was managing better that I was (not unusual) and I saw her manage a couple of nice jumps off the waves on her way out.

I was doing o...
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Sarah and I had some good windsurfing this week, encouraged by Al. There was a deep low pressure sitting off the north-east of the British Isles, which induced strong north-west winds in Cardigan Bay.

On Thursday, I on a 6.0 and Sarah a 5.2. There were 4 other windsurfers out there with us, and Sarah says she was glad that there was a girl amongst them.

The seas were fairly big, by my reckoning, and scary. After the first couple of reaches I was going to give up but Al helped to keep us going. ...
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Just back from a lovely little windsurf session in the Estuary.

I was on my new Fanatic Eagle 126 with a 6.4, and Sarah on the 114 Eagle with a 6.0. The wind was steady from the North East, and the water was very flat, so we got some good speed.

I was a little rusty with my gybes at the start and had to do a fiar bit of adjusting my kit until I got it right, but after that I was pleased with my gybes, but Sarah was gybing like a pro. She didn't get much water start practice, whereas I did. I sa...
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