Comments on: Ivor, Borth and Ynyslas’ Katabatic Wind https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2008/02/ivor-borth-and-ynyslas-katabatic-wind/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Tue, 09 Jan 2024 14:39:59 +0000 hourly 1 By: Sun, Sea and Sand - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2008/02/ivor-borth-and-ynyslas-katabatic-wind/#comment-60655 Tue, 09 Jan 2024 14:39:59 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2008/ivor-borth-and-ynyslas-katabatic-wind/#comment-60655 […] sun, sea and sand. It was just turned up a notch thanks to the fact that I was sharing it with Ivor, our local Katabatic wind…. he’s a […]

]]> By: Aber Kayakers - Carry on up the Dyfi - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2008/02/ivor-borth-and-ynyslas-katabatic-wind/#comment-59954 Mon, 27 Feb 2023 15:34:11 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2008/ivor-borth-and-ynyslas-katabatic-wind/#comment-59954 […] warmed up though and with an Easterly forecast I had a few contingency plans in place. I know what Ivor our local katabatic wind can do when an Easterly is forecast, so a few additional plans are always […]

]]> By: Estuary Perfection - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2008/02/ivor-borth-and-ynyslas-katabatic-wind/#comment-59638 Sat, 13 Aug 2022 13:14:51 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2008/ivor-borth-and-ynyslas-katabatic-wind/#comment-59638 […] forecast was likely to drop to less than 10 knots by that time of day. Still, I had faith in our local katabatic wind called Ivor. As you can see, temperatures were forecast to be high and the hazy sunshine would lead to perfect […]

]]> By: Alan Cole https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2008/02/ivor-borth-and-ynyslas-katabatic-wind/#comment-59475 Mon, 21 Mar 2022 07:59:17 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2008/ivor-borth-and-ynyslas-katabatic-wind/#comment-59475 In reply to Garry Goodwin.

Ivor was only just getting warmed up!!!! Sounds like you had a good day. Just watch out for those sandbanks once the tide starts to drop. 🙂

Al.

]]> By: Garry Goodwin https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2008/02/ivor-borth-and-ynyslas-katabatic-wind/#comment-59474 Sun, 20 Mar 2022 22:25:24 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2008/ivor-borth-and-ynyslas-katabatic-wind/#comment-59474 Finally met up with Ivor on Satuday, high tide was early morning and a few kitesurfers and one windsurfer, the windsurfer was on wave kit and a 4.5m sail, i waited till the tide receded and the wind dropped! I was thinking the day was done then it started to fill in so I rigged a 7.0m sail and headed out by this time the creek was quite shallow and narrow but the direction was good, I got 2 hours sailing in different parts of the creek with 2 different fins till I was completely overpowered, Great day in the spring sunshine!

]]> By: Beekeeping Hardware Maintenance - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2008/02/ivor-borth-and-ynyslas-katabatic-wind/#comment-53920 Wed, 22 Apr 2020 08:47:23 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2008/ivor-borth-and-ynyslas-katabatic-wind/#comment-53920 […] time for the bees and for beekeepers alike. It should be and would be if it weren’t for Ivor our local katabatic wind. He’s been blowing his socks off with wind speeds exceeding 50 knots for days on end. No […]

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