Posted by Dave Reynolds on Friday, August 20, 2010,
In :
Windsurfing
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.
Posted by Dave Reynolds on Saturday, August 14, 2010,
In :
Windsurfing
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. ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Dave Reynolds on Tuesday, July 13, 2010,
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Windsurfing
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... Continue reading ...
Posted by Dave Reynolds on Monday, July 12, 2010,
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Rowing
This was a big day for Borth; for the first time in our 10 year
history we fielded crews in each event; Seniors, Ladies, Juniors and
Mixed.
The weather was difficult for Aberdyfi Rowing Club, but they managed
to organise some good racing. The racing was changed to a timed event
as we couldn't row out to sea, because of the rough seas, and they also
changed the course for each race as the weather conditions changed.
Thankyou Aberdyfi for a good day's racing.
Posted by Dave Reynolds on Wednesday, June 30, 2010,
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Beach Clean
Sarah and I took part in the latest Borth & Ynyslas Beach Clean on Sunday. I left early to watch the football, but should have stayed, as picking up litter was much more fun.
Posted by Dave Reynolds on Tuesday, May 11, 2010,
In :
Beach Clean
We had a good turn out for our beach clean at Ynyslas. We managed to collect 14 bags of rubbish, thanks to all those helpers.
There was a North East wind blowing, which is the coolest wind
direction, so those of us that stayed on for the picnic actually went
back to Kirsten's house and ate it on a rug in here lounge...
Posted by Dave Reynolds on Tuesday, May 11, 2010,
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Hill Walking
Went for a nice walk up Caer Caradoc yesterday. The weather was nice and the views from there are slendid. It's quite a big hill and there isn't a run up, so you have a steep climb right from the off. A nice day out. Found evidence of Bigfoot up there as well!!! And saw some nice Bluebells on the way down...
Posted by Dave Reynolds on Monday, April 26, 2010,
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Rowing
We had another good weekend training for the challenge. This is our last big effort, as we travel to Ireland on Thursday, to Row on Saturday.
All is looking good. From the organisation perspective we still have one or two things to do, but they should be sorted by Wedesday. All the Rowers are looking good, and eveyone seems to still be looking forward to it. I personally can't wait now for the event to start.
We are still raising money for Mind and doing reasonably well at that as well. Thanks ... Continue reading ...
The weather has been fantastic so we have been outside as often as we can be. Even spotted a kite surfer, although there wasn't much wind, he was out enjoying the weather Continue reading ...
Posted by Dave Reynolds on Monday, April 19, 2010,
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Rowing
Trained hard again this weekend, and we will continue to train hard this week, as well as doing boat maintenance and all the other preparation that needs to be done prior to the Challenge weekend. We Rowed on Wednesday and Friday night, three times on Saturday and twice on Sunday.
In the middle of all that we went to Dale Sailing on Friday to pick up our new Celtic Longboat. The boat number is 72 but we haven't given it a name yet. The last boat was named by the school childern at Borth Primar... Continue reading ...
Posted by Dave Reynolds on Tuesday, April 13, 2010,
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Hill Walking
It was a glorious sunny day, and the MX-5 needed a run, so we put the top down and went to Pontarfynach for a walk at the Devil's Bridge.
We walked down into the gorge and enjoyed the open views as the trees are yet to develop new growth, and all the waterfalls were very full after the recent weather.
Having got down the Jacob's Ladder we took our time going up, enjoying the waterfalls. When we got to the top, we decided we had taken too long to make it a useful workout prior to the Celtic, so ...
Posted by Dave Reynolds on Monday, April 12, 2010,
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Rowing
Our Rowing training went well this weekend. Borth Rowing Club trained on Friday night, we used a RIB on Saturday afternoon to practice boat transfers, being out on the water for about 3 and a 1/2 hours. We then rowed on Saturday evening with two crews going out to the Bouys by Aberdyfi. On Sunday we had a couple of crews out from 7 am and again in the evening at 7pm. Each row was designed to get everyone rowing hard for an hour.
Sarah and I managed 5 Rows in 3 days and each one was fairly hard... Continue reading ...
Posted by Dave Reynolds on Friday, April 9, 2010,
In :
Fun
"And we never had a whole Mars bar until
1993"!!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO WERE BORN BEFORE THE 70's.
First,
we survived being born to mothers who lived in houses made of asbestos
and who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took aspirin,
ate blue cheese, raw egg products, loads of bacon and processed meat
whilst pregnant.
Having survived that, our baby cots were covered
with bright coloured lead-based paints, which we chewed. We had no
childproof lids on medicine bottles, no...
