The wind had definitely switched this morning, I called the centre and there wasn't much on, but check again later. We had a relaxed hanging around reading kind of morning, and then I figured maybe it was worth going down to check on things. We needed some food and water and stuff, and no extra stress dropping in on the centre to check things out.
There were already a few people out in the bay in the WSW? wind, very warm compared with the NE from the last days. Ben suggested that it was worth getting out there because although pretty gusty, it was likely to come up a bit as the afternoon wore on. I took a Severne 5.9 and a Goya 105 or some such - seemed to work ok, yes it was gusty, with some serious holes, some strange hammering gusts and even some changes of direction, but lovely sun, warm water, a great feeling!
After an hour or so the wind had come up a bit, so I headed back and got Ben to downhaul the Severne some more - it seemed very flat but apparently that's how it works. I'd already given it some more outhaul when I started with it, to help the battens rotate. I also switched to a Starboard Kode 101 - nice board, easy ridin'.
Eventually I gave up on the 5.9 and switched to a Severne Blade 5.3, which apparently has a much lower centre of effort with a more direct feel as a result. That and the very direct Starboard was a nice combination, and I bashed around on that until close of play. I must have done 2.5 hours or so on the water, at least, starting around 13.20 and finishing about 16.30 with some breaks in between. It all felt really relaxed, and low stress. At the end I still had loads of energy left, and was trying some more things, but I stopped because it was getting on, the guys were in the cafe next door, and I wanted to save something for tomorrow, reputedly also windy…
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