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 ok, but evetually got trashed by a big wave that I unfortunately didn't see coming. I had come off on a big one and was able to get myself into a reasonable waterstart position, so went for it. This meant that I was looking the wrong way when the next big wave washed over and tumbled me and the kit. I wasn't able to hang on so had to swim hard after my kit. When I got there I discovered that I had broken two battens on my sail. Oh well - Just got to figure out whether it's worth repairing, or should I buy a new sail...