Thursday 27th October - Windsurf *** River Orwell at Levington – sunny periods.

Foil – 19.28 knot max, 17.78 knot ave., 9.09 knot hour, 14.58 knot mile, 38.00 km., 14.53 knot alpha.  

Starboard Freeride 150 and a Evolution Freeride foil with a Tushingham Thunderbird 6.5m.

After yesterday’s pretty full-on session at Point Clear, it looked like another breezy day so I agreed to meet Robert at Levington Marina at 10.30. I arrived first and stopped to take some pics of the large Harwich lifeboat out of the wate in a sling having its bottom jet washed. Only this morning Mag joined me as a member of the RLNI after they came to help me out the other week, they do an amazing job 7 days a week 24 hours a day and we are very pleased to support them:) Parking up there is a bit of a breeze blowing from the SSW but it is raining, Robert then arrives as we wait for the rain to pass. It soon clears and with plenty of water and the sun now out we set up out foil boards with Ian now arrived with Andy coming later to wing. There looked enough wind for my 6.5, in fact we all rigged the same size sail which was a bit of a worry as the other two sailors are much lighter than me! I was first away and slowly beat out to the middle of the river but the wind was now pretty light. I then spent the best part of three hours playing hunt the gust, when it was up you could get some nice runs, fast at times in the flat water but sadly the gusts were often short lived and I tried gybing in the gusts. I headed down river towards Felixstowe but with the runs short and the wind patchy but it was lovely being out in the sunshine:) The lifeboat then passed heading back to Harwich so I stopped to take a few pics, then the highlight of the day when 30/40 curlews flew overhead:) With the wind dropping even more it was time to head back especially as the tide had turned. Mag had arrived, she had already had her lunch and was reading. She had brought me a yummy roll I had before packing up and using Mags bike to go to the showers, the best bit a bit sailing at Levington! I hoped to have a day off tomorrow but it is looking breezy so might have to go again tomorrow!

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Thursday 27th October - Windsurf *** River Orwell at Levington – sunny periods.

Foil – 19.28 knot max, 17.78 knot ave., 9.09 knot hour, 14.58 knot mile, 38.00 km., 14.53 knot alpha.  

Starboard Freeride 150 and a Evolution Freeride foil with a Tushingham Thunderbird 6.5m.

After yesterday’s pretty full-on session at Point Clear, it looked like another breezy day so I agreed to meet Robert at Levington Marina at 10.30. I arrived first and stopped to take some pics of the large Harwich lifeboat out of the wate in a sling having its bottom jet washed. Only this morning Mag joined me as a member of the RLNI after they came to help me out the other week, they do an amazing job 7 days a week 24 hours a day and we are very pleased to support them:) Parking up there is a bit of a breeze blowing from the SSW but it is raining, Robert then arrives as we wait for the rain to pass. It soon clears and with plenty of water and the sun now out we set up out foil boards with Ian now arrived with Andy coming later to wing. There looked enough wind for my 6.5, in fact we all rigged the same size sail which was a bit of a worry as the other two sailors are much lighter than me! I was first away and slowly beat out to the middle of the river but the wind was now pretty light. I then spent the best part of three hours playing hunt the gust, when it was up you could get some nice runs, fast at times in the flat water but sadly the gusts were often short lived and I tried gybing in the gusts. I headed down river towards Felixstowe but with the runs short and the wind patchy but it was lovely being out in the sunshine:) The lifeboat then passed heading back to Harwich so I stopped to take a few pics, then the highlight of the day when 30/40 curlews flew overhead:) With the wind dropping even more it was time to head back especially as the tide had turned. Mag had arrived, she had already had her lunch and was reading. She had brought me a yummy roll I had before packing up and using Mags bike to go to the showers, the best bit a bit sailing at Levington! I hoped to have a day off tomorrow but it is looking breezy so might have to go again tomorrow!

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