Bernie
| Venues | Board size | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 82 | 83 | 92 | 95 | 96 | 100 | 104 | 108 | 110 | 121 | 125 | 133 | 135 | 140 | 145 | 155 | 180 | 210 | 220 | 230 | 500 | ||
| Cornwall | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weymouth | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Poole | 8 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Christchurch | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lepe & Calshot | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lee on Solent, Hillhead & Stokes Bay | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Charcos Lanzarote | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hayling Island | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brandon Bay | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alacati | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Thorney Island | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 103 |
Each cell shows number of sessions, click on a cell for more details.
Christchurch on 22/01/12
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| Board: | 135 litres |
| Sail: | 6.5 |
Didn't intend to sail today, but Helen was keen, especially given the warmth in the air and the sun poking through the clouds. So we headed off to Mudeford, and on arrival the wind was so gusty, one minute it was nothing, next minute, Force Blowyertitsoff.....
I rigged a 6.5m and for the first half hour it was ok, but then the gusts became more persistently consistent, and I was overpowered. By this time Helen had had enough and gave me her kit (no, not that kit, her windsurfing kit!). So off I went on a 5.25m, but by now it was 4.5m weather and I was totally overpowered again, so I gave it a few more hang-on-like-a-f**king-gorilla blasts, then called it a day and went for a latte at Avon Beach cafe.
Not the best of day's windsurfing, but still a nice day by the seaside.
Poole on 21/01/12
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| Board: | 96 litres |
| Sail: | 5.5 |
After an excellent OMWC Winterbash, I went for an early sail at Poole in a gusty, but not too cold, westerly. Another 10 or so out, plus obligatory kiters. Had about an hour and a half of blatting around, a few decent chopperdy hopperdies and some half decent gyby-thingies, then off to the cafe with Helen for a latte and panini-jobby-wotsit.
The air temperature was great for the time of year and the sun came out for a bit too, but the water was a bit parky.
Poole on 02/01/12
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| Board: | 135 litres |
| Sail: | 6.5 |
First sail of the year, and a pretty average one at that. The wind never reached the promised 20mph and I was on my biggest sail. Had a few decent blasts, but nothing to write home about (oh!....that's what I'm doing right now!). On the plus side, it was a gloriously sunny day by the sea, and I had the chance to try out my new GPS Chrissy Prese (and clocked 40kph). Then down-loaded the data when I got home and analysed my gybes and tacks, which was quite enlightening....and just a tadge anal, it has to be said.
Poole on 23/12/11
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| Board: | 135 litres |
| Sail: | 6.5 |
Arrived at the harbour and rigged by 9am, due to the oncoming heavy rain forecasted for midday onwards. But the wind was not as strong as advertised so instead of my 96l RRD I went for the 135l Naish and a 6.5m Tush Storm. It wasn't enough to begin with but after half an hour things picked up nicely and I had a good couple of hours blasting my socks off.
A few others arrived on the scene, including the obligatory kite fliers.
Broke my personal record that I set in 2004 of sailing 49 times in a year, which pleased the cockles of my heart.....shame that my gybing hasn't perceptibly improved since then!
Poole on 21/12/11
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| Board: | 135 litres |
| Sail: | 6.5 |
I knew that if I was to have a half decent sail today that I would need to get to the beach pretty early, so I was rigged and ready to go by 8.30, and for the first half an hour had a good time blasting around on and off the gusts from the North West. But then it dropped off and I spent the rest of the time heli-tacking and generallly pootling around the harbour.
Just me out at first, then a couple of kite-surfers and four Canadian geese.
Nice and warm for the time of year, which was just as well cos I forgot my rash vest. Didn't need gloves but put the balicalava on.
Christchurch on 16/12/11
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| Board: | 135 litres |
| Sail: | 6.5 |
North-westerly at Avon Beach was totally offshore, which was a real shame because the waves looked delightfully inviting. So the harbour it was, for an hour of blasting in some glorious winter sunshine; did some nice carvy carve gybes; packed it in when the sun set behind Hengisbury Head, and the the wind dropped too. Only problem was it was a bit parky and my fingers went numb, which made gybing a bit tricky. No-one else out except for a lonely canoeist.
Of note is that it looks like a tree has appeared in the middle of the harbour, about 6 foot tall! On closer inspection it turned out to be a large log that had floated there, presumably resulting from last week's storms, and it was so big that it was submerged and one of its branches was sticking up out of the water, which was just as well because if I hadn't seen the log and I had hit it, it would have been a life-changing experience!
Christchurch on 08/12/11
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| Board: | 83 litres |
| Sail: | 4.0 |
Went to Avon Beach for an early morning blast and to play in the waves. Rigged a 4.0, which is my smallest sail, but struggled for half an hour, with 40 knot gusts ripping the rig from me. Then I started to feel faint and light-headed on account of having a cold and being generally not fit enough for the conditions, so knocked it on the head.
Several others were out, including Carl, and everyone found the conditions quite challenging, except for the two guys from Dahab (apparently one of them used to be the Centre manager), who were pulling some nice jumps, including forwards.
Spent the rest of the morning nattering and drinking coffee with the Christchuch locals, which was an all the more pleasant an experience.
Got home and looked at the Hurst Castle anemometer on t'internet, and it was gusting over 50knots, a Force 11.....Yikes!!
Added by Carl on 08/12/11
Thanks for the coffee and nibbles, I'd keep quiet about it though or you might have a queue of the wetsuited workshy by the van door next time you come in from the water!
Poole on 30/11/11
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| Board: | 135 litres |
| Sail: | 6.5 |
Headed for Sandbanks but no one was out so I played safe and the Harbour it was. But far from ideal with a big wind shadow for the first 500m, and then the wind kicked in as I entered the shipping channel. So I messed about out there for half an hour and then the wind picked up closer towards the shore as it shifted slightly more westerly. Had some nice planing gybes in the smoother water close to the shore, and another dose of late-Autumn sunshine.
Christchurch on 26/11/11
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| Board: | 108 litres |
| Sail: | 6.0 |
Went to Christchurch with Helen and others, and met Carl down there for a couple of hours of fun in a Force 5/6. Helen was on a 96l and a 5.25m but it was the first time this year that she felt the cold; sounds like a new pair of gloves for Christmas. Then everyone came back to our place for Apres-Surf.
Poole on 18/11/11
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| Board: | 135 litres |
| Sail: | 6.5 |
Arrived at Poole at 8am to get a decent morning session and decided to go on the sea side rather than the harbour for the first time. Had two fantabulastic hours of fun in some nice waist high but clean swell rolling in. Slightly underpowered at first but the wind filled in for the second hour and the waves got a bit bigger as the tide rose. Got 90% of my gybes in at first, then towards the end only 10% of them, on account of being cream-crackered.
Sun was out and it was another balmy autumn day, de-rigging in a t-shirt. F**k-in 'ell, how long is this warm weather going to continue?!
