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| Venues | Board size | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 85 | 95 | 116 | 190 | ||
| North Devon | 5 | 2 | 7 | |||
| Poole | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Christchurch | 9 | 1 | 3 | 13 | ||
| Lepe & Calshot | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Lee on Solent, Hillhead & Stokes Bay | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Hayling Island | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| The Witterings and Bracklesham | 12 | 1 | 13 | 26 | ||
| The Gower and Pembrokeshire | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Kimmeridge | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Pagham | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||
| La Maison Clemenceau, France | 3 | 3 | ||||
| South Devon (Bigbury) | 3 | 3 | ||||
| La Torche, France | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Total | 34 | 7 | 32 | 18 | 1 | 92 |
Each cell shows number of sessions, click on a cell for more details.
The Witterings and Bracklesham on 05/01/12
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| Board: | 80 litres |
| Sail: | 4.0 |
Webcam looked awesome - sunshine, x-off, ground swell. Had to head down. Temperature was the only down side but bought a nobby balaclava and mitts and was surprisingly warm. Started with a 4.7 and quickly changed down to a 4.0. Wobbly on the inside but honking on the outside and certainly the waves had plenty of power that lack of wind was not an issue on the inside. Some excellent waves. Ended up sailing right through the afternoon and going back to the 4.7. Would have stayed longer as the waves just kept getting better and better despite the disappearing light and wind.
The Witterings and Bracklesham on 26/11/11
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| Board: | 95 litres |
| Sail: | 5.5 |
Excellent session mainly as it seems ages since we had any wind. Also gave me chance to try out my new ION Onyx Voltage winter wetsuit - incredibly stretchy and toasty. Didn't fancy high tide given its right on the maximum spring tide so caught the outgoing tide in the afternoon. There was a small swell which made for some good jumping.
The Witterings and Bracklesham on 24/10/11
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| Board: | 95 litres |
| Sail: | 5.5 |
A rare treat on the sarf coast this afternoon - port tack, x-off, 4ft, clean, well spaced swell. Only 10 or so people out. Fantastic down the line conditions albeit a bit gusty on the inside - but hey thats x-off for ya. Even tried out a demo Goya Quad from 2XS which was a little under-powered for the conditions but you can see the potential - very different sailing style though- no more driving off the fin unless you want to go direct into wind!!
Ain't Autumn brilliant...
The Witterings and Bracklesham on 23/10/11
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| Board: | 95 litres |
| Sail: | 5.5 |
Excellent afternoon at bracklesham- this place is getting a bit of reputation as I have never seen it so busy. Really nice swell - 3-4 foot. Peaking 4-5ft out back - got some great vertical airs. Sufficiently x-shore to get some nice down the line rides as well. My new shitty extension however managed to pop from the base and I ended up swimming board and rig in - getting tumbled in the white water. Thought I had made it until the sail and board got tangled and the fin punctured the sail - thank god for x-ply. Great afternoon though. Tomorrow looks good as well - excellent I'm on leave!!
Added by beth on 23/10/11
might make it there tomorrow if I can bear the pain of my broken toe.
The Witterings and Bracklesham on 18/10/11
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| Board: | 95 litres |
| Sail: | 6.25 |
Slightly over powered on a 6.2, most people on a 5.5 but couldn't be bothered changing. Not a great deal of swell - is it me or are the forecasts overly optimistic at the moment. I expected some decent swell from the forecast but it was really only wind blown waves. Only problem when the swell isn't that good is that everyone including the surfers is searching for the same waves in a fairly small area.
The Witterings and Bracklesham on 09/10/11
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| Board: | 95 litres |
| Sail: | 6.25 |
Took a couple of go's today - forgot my wetsuit and only realised as I arrived - doh! Arriving for the second time the wind was dropping but on the plus side people were leaving so it was fairly quiet although the break opposite the car park was busy with surfers. So spent the late afternoon/early evening slogging out and then picking up waves at the break to ride them back in - great fun. Packed up to a deep red sunset.
The Witterings and Bracklesham on 06/10/11
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| Board: | 95 litres |
| Sail: | 5.5 |
A bit disappointing given the great forecast. Very gusty and no swell, just some wind blown chop - must have been down to wind direction - W. Wind was very gusty, spent most of the day on a 5.5 and 95 litre, very over powered and when I did change down to 4.7 and 80ltr the wind dropped down so I packed up. As I packed up it filled back in again!! However spent most of the day there so not all bad, and the sun came out - only two conference calls to attend which were very inconvenient!!
Beth was down as well but did the early session. Fingers crossed for tomorrow.
Added by beth on 06/10/11
Early sesh was a bit better - a little bigger wave stuff, but not much. At least it was a nice wind direction...manana
The Witterings and Bracklesham on 17/09/11
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| Board: | 95 litres |
| Sail: | 5.5 |
A good session at Bracklesham with 3-4 foot waves sufficient to get a few nice rides. The break opposite the car park was jacking up nicely at high tide and a lot of surfers taking advantage. Wind was up and down but it was good fun - got a bit crowded waiting with all the surfers at the bus stop for the next set to come through but thankfully their a chilled bunch down there.
Dropped in at Hayling on the way back and good to catch up with everyone.
The Witterings and Bracklesham on 12/09/11
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| Board: | 80 litres |
| Sail: | 4.0 |
Ain't September brilliant. Its is without doubt my favourite and today only vindicated that view. Warm, sunny and windy - there is no better weather.
Started on 4.7 and had to drop to 4.0 later on. Waves had much more punch today and you could really get some kick off your top turns. Wind kept strengthening until I got faced with one curling monster on the outside and had nowhere to go but for a fully powered and committed jump. With the updraft off the face I got lifted pretty high at which point I realised I wasn't going to be able to control the landing so had to bail. The fall seemed to take an age but the landing didn't - I landed on my side winding myself in the process, my kit must have flown around 100m downwind. Called it a day after that as it was getting a little too crazy but after 4 hours on the water it was time.
Added by beth on 13/09/11
Best season in ages - sounds like you had it really good
The Witterings and Bracklesham on 11/09/11
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| Board: | 80 litres |
| Sail: | 4.7 |
Awesome late session down at Bracklesham. Arrived down about 6pm and had two hours of just fantastic sailing. Really nice ramps on the way out and some nice waves to ride on the way in. Just three of us out but loads of surfers - always a good sign. Very onshore but still able to get some frontside riding. Only surprise was the waves didn't have more power on the back of all that wind.
