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| Venues | Board / sail size | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 5.2 | 85 4.5 | 85 5.25 | 85 6.0 | 90 5.25 | 90 6.0 | 99 4.5 | 99 6.0 | 99 7.0 | 120 7.5 | ||
| Weymouth | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Poole | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Christchurch | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | |||||
| Lepe & Calshot | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
| Lee on Solent, Hillhead & Stokes Bay | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Hayling Island | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
Each cell shows number of sessions, click on a cell for more details.
Poole on 17/07/10
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| Board: | 99 litres |
| Sail: | 7.0 |
Started the day with a sausage sarney at the Nat. Trust Cafe up the road - a great start to a classic Bramblebush day. Started out on my 99ltr with a 7mtr sail - not the best combo as the wind picked up so changed to a 6. Had a few great blasts but never really got the mix right as the wind was up and down but, hey, who cares - great venue, lovely weather and great company. Ocean Motion at its best.
Lepe & Calshot on 10/07/10
| Rating: |  |
| Board: | 120 litres |
| Sail: | 7.5 |
Managed to get planing twice out on the sea side, out and back in again, and was thinking that the sea breeze was filling in for the Megabash crowds but, alas, 'twas not to be. Still, had a great time catching up with old friends and did, at least get a sail in - second one this year !!
Christchurch on 30/04/10
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| Board: | 99 litres |
| Sail: | 6.0 |
Beat the Bank Holiday crowds for a Friday sail at Avon Beach - the first for many months. Had a couple of good runs and could even remember how to gybe. Came in for a breather and a chat with Marion and got back out just as the wind started to die. So it was your fault Marion ! Nice sunny day plus a bonus to catch up with old friends.
Christchurch on 25/10/09
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| Board: | 90 litres |
| Sail: | 6.0 |
Cross off at Avon made for a wobbly sail out to meet the wind but once out great for blasting if a little over powered at times. A dirty black cloud killed the wind for a while and bent the wind a a bit more westerly which was great except made getting back to shore a nightmare.
But hey, the sun was shining and I was still in a summer suit so who's complaining. Met up with Carl, Marion and Adrian over at Highcliff to review the weekends sailing. Thanks for the tea Adrian.
Added by Andrew on 26/10/09
Was that Adrian or Adam ?
Hayling Island on 21/08/09
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| Board: | 90 litres |
| Sail: | 5.25 |
Arrived at Hayling mid afternoon to sunny skies and 5mtr weather on a falling tide. Had several great runs but around 5 o'clock a rain cloud hung over Southampton and turned off the wind completely. 20 minutes of swimming to keep up wind before it passed over and I could limp in.
Bill and heather turned up as I was leaving - hope you had good evening sail.
Lepe & Calshot on 05/07/09
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| Board: | 120 litres |
| Sail: | 7.5 |
Couldn't make the megabash but turned up for the Sunday to find Calshot bathed in sunshine and littered with many faces old and new.
Rigged big and had some good runs on a fickle sea breeze - then the water disappeared. Great to be on a sunny beach with good company. It was a wrench to pack up and head home.
PS don't ask Marion about my dog ears !!!!!
Christchurch on 17/06/09
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| Board: | 99 litres |
| Sail: | 6.0 |
Wednesday afternoon...... enticed down to Avon beach by a mouthwatering forecast and the siren call of Carl of Avon..... " Wind building - going back home to get my kit ". Yes, you guessed - by the time I got there the wind was becoming flukey and I was in and out changing boards all day. Still, I nice day out at the beach even if it did start drizzling as I was packing up.
A nice cup of tea and a Chelsea bun at Carl's rounded off a "Grand Day Out" - more Cheese Grommit?
Lepe & Calshot on 30/05/09
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| Board: | 120 litres |
| Sail: | 7.5 |
Forecast was for easterlies so headed for Calshot but the wind wasn't as predicted - more southerly. Nice to see Bernie and Helen on the beach but decied to head to Lepe. By 12:30 the wind got up to 3/4 so decided to rig a big sail and venture out on to the windsurfer - less waters. Great blasting weather for an hour as the wind started filling in.
Was heading in to crank some more downhaul when my mast snapped - fortunately just above the boom so no damage to the sail but a long swim in. After fifteen minutes of paddling I accepted the offer of a tow from the Sea Cadets who came out to see if I was OK. (ice creams provided later for my rescuers )
One final irony was that as we got into the shallower waters, their engine concked out I had to haul them ashore so you could say it was one all !
Re-rigged a 6m but by then the wind was getting iffey so called it a day.
Even with the breakage it was still a classic Lepe day.
Added by garibaldi on 01/06/09
Steve
Been there, done that !
A couple of 16yo Sea cadets rescued me at Lepe & to compound my shame, a certain R Rudling took a picture to publish in the newsletter.
They did a good job & got me back safely so I gave them a donation for their trouble.
I even made the local paper !
Christchurch on 25/04/09
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| Board: | 99 litres |
| Sail: | 6.0 |
The first sail of the season. Got to the Avon beach car park just as the wind was dropping. Opted for my biggest sail -6m - and board( 99Ltr ). Sadly not eneough to punch through Avon's famous rip. Bobbed about with the occassional bit of planing followed by the inevitable walk of shame back up wind.
Hey-Ho at least the sun ahone and it was good to have the company of Carl, Marion, Monty, Adam and Roger and family.
Memo to self.... take all of your kit with you you plonker - how long have you been doing this lark??
Christchurch on 25/08/08
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| Board: | 99 litres |
| Sail: | 6.0 |
August Bank Holiday Monday.... Couldn't make Devon so made for that notorious venue - Avon Beach !!! Could this be the same place that had so meanly trashed our Andrew ? Dead calm due to lack of wind and what there was had some west in it. Went round to the harbour and blobbled around a bit with the occasional "in the straps" moment. Gave it up as a bad job just as the the wind picked up - Hey Oh!
P.S. Get well soon Andrew
