Location: Gower
Team: SWAT, Froggy, Missile, The Tom, Arwen.
The forecast was 15-18mph W with a slight chance of rain in the afternoon.On the way there we had a call from Tom and S - the M4 was shut - so we met up with them at the services (where tom had a puncture in his Landy) and then detoured through Bridgend. We eventually got there at about 10:15 - not too much time lost, but it was hailing - heavily.
The
next problem was my kitewing. I noticed that there was a 4" gash in the clear plastic. Luckily a roll of gaffa tape sorted that for the day.Eventually I got going and what a blast. Although the wind wasnt quite as strong as the forecast and there was more rain than expected, it was dead onshore so perfect for runs up and down the beach.
I spent a hour doing upwind turns, in all combinations (regular, goofy, heel to toe, toe to heel) I did a run from llangenith to Rhosilli, back past Llangennith and on to the northern end of the beach. OK I stopped once to swap sides when at Rhosilli, it must have been a 5 mile run.
Also did some great runs through the surf... that always gets people's attention!
Intermittent rain, hail, sun and wind meant we packed up at about 3:30 and went to the pub.Great day.
there's a video here:
http://www.wingsurfer.co.uk/generic/template.asp?ACT=nav&mID=169
wet n windy
