Wind: up to 10 mph S / SSW
Distance Travelled: 25 miles
Max Speed: 34 mph with wing, 27.9 with Windsurfer Rig.
OK, another day, usual place at the Gower.Wind was forecast to pick up during the day and the tide was fully in when we arrived at about 10:00 am. So we waited, slowly the beach exposed itself and we gradually claimed it back for ourselves. The wind was SSW, so running up( ie north) was too far downwind, and running back (S)was hard work beating into the wind.
I set up my large windsurfer rig (6.5 metres) and had a few runs with it. The wind was only about 10mph, but It felt good with a reasonably large rig. I managed to reach 27.9mph, which is a new record for me. I wanted to top 30mph on the day, but it wasnt to be...
Lots of runs about, but not the best conditions. I clocked 25 miles during the day, but the wind never reached the forecast 17mph.
We spend most of the afternoon practising jumps. There wasnt enough wind to make a real go of it, but I think we all got the principles clearer in our heads.
Missile did a few jumps with just the wing, which I capture on my (oops, my wife's) new camera using the multi-shot mode.
We messed about for a while with an abandoned car on the beach. Well to be honest it was a pink plastic toy car, but it was rather silly, and we took a few shots of Missile in it with his wing - Until he fell out the back.
