Windsurfing Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/category/sports/windsurfing/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:04:55 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-favicon-160x160.jpg Windsurfing Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/category/sports/windsurfing/ 32 32 2696646 A Long Weekend in West Wales https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/06/a-long-weekend-in-west-wales/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/06/a-long-weekend-in-west-wales/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:58:00 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=48620 West Wales isn’t a bad place to spend a long weekend at home. Both Anna and I were off on Friday, so after an early-ish run around the dunes for me, we headed into town for brunch. We decided to try somewhere new and ended up at Kwizinn, which serves Caribbean-inspired food. It was excellent...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/06/a-long-weekend-in-west-wales/feed/ 1 48620 Pre-Work Windsurf at Ynyslas https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/05/pre-work-windsurf-at-ynyslas/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/05/pre-work-windsurf-at-ynyslas/#comments Wed, 27 May 2026 07:11:09 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=48553 You’ve got to love Ynyslas, and its pre-work windsurf opportunities, thanks to its crazy katabatic wind that we call Ivor! This time of year it can really do its thing, funnelling cold air from the mountains down through the valley and blasting the estuary with storm-force winds. This morning was a case in point. The...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/05/pre-work-windsurf-at-ynyslas/feed/ 1 48553 Windsurfing Revival https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/03/windsurfing-revival/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/03/windsurfing-revival/#respond Sun, 29 Mar 2026 08:14:42 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=48084 Windsurf sessions have been few and far between lately, but with Alastair visiting on holiday with his family, a weekend sail had been on the cards for a while. Fortunately, the wind gods were on our side, delivering a solid north-westerly forecast for Saturday. I rallied the troops and we gathered on the beach —...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/03/windsurfing-revival/feed/ 0 48084 Out with the Toys https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/03/out-with-the-toys/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/03/out-with-the-toys/#respond Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:06:18 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=48026 It’s been a while, but with time in the bank, the sun shining, and a decent breeze, it was time to get the toys out! I was a little rusty, and as always in winter the waves were quite a bit bigger than they looked from the beach. There wasn’t quite enough for the 5.0...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/03/out-with-the-toys/feed/ 0 48026 Old Men Windsurfing https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/11/old-men-windsurfing/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/11/old-men-windsurfing/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2025 06:23:00 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=47375 With a decent forecast for wind, Steve and I planned a windsurf session on Sunday once again. I therefore didn’t go for my usual Sunday morning run — I didn’t think my joints were quite up to that before a windsurf session. I had at least managed a nice mountain bike ride on Saturday afternoon,...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/11/old-men-windsurfing/feed/ 1 47375 Wild Winds and Walls of Water https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/11/wild-winds-and-walls-of-water/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/11/wild-winds-and-walls-of-water/#respond Mon, 03 Nov 2025 08:48:31 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=47275 Afternoon on the beach

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/11/wild-winds-and-walls-of-water/feed/ 0 47275 The Trials & Tribulations of Replacing a 5.7 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/10/the-trials-tribulations-of-replacing-a-5-7/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/10/the-trials-tribulations-of-replacing-a-5-7/#respond Tue, 21 Oct 2025 13:36:38 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=47185 You’d think that buying a new windsurf sail would be simple. Decide what size you need, find it online, buy now, done! Not so simple though, when you consider all the idiosyncrasies and requirements. Many tabs later, lots of emails and calculations, and still there’s no parcel on my doorstep. A Sad Farewell to the...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/10/the-trials-tribulations-of-replacing-a-5-7/feed/ 0 47185 Weekend Weather Rollercoaster: Rain, Runs, Honey, and Windsurfing https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/09/weekend-weather-rollercoaster-rain-runs-honey-and-windsurfing/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/09/weekend-weather-rollercoaster-rain-runs-honey-and-windsurfing/#respond Mon, 22 Sep 2025 07:54:06 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=47025 I think the most notable thing about the weekend was the rain on Saturday. When I got up early, the little raindrop on our home info panel that I built was already full to the brim. The Borth & Ynyslas weather station in our garden had already recorded more than 25 mm of rain. At...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/09/weekend-weather-rollercoaster-rain-runs-honey-and-windsurfing/feed/ 0 47025 Autumn! https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/09/autumn-2/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/09/autumn-2/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:40:00 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=46967 Autumn has definitely arrived in West Wales. It’s been blowing a hoolie for days now, which has meant plenty of windsurfing opportunities. Just for a change, I’ve been out in a few different places. Usually, I simply walk across the road and launch opposite our house, and I’ve done that of course, but earlier in the...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/09/autumn-2/feed/ 1 46967 Chasing the Wind: An Aberdyfi Road Trip https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/09/chasing-the-wind-an-aberdyfi-road-trip/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/09/chasing-the-wind-an-aberdyfi-road-trip/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2025 16:55:00 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=46906 Despite having recently upgraded from my wheelbarrow to a new trolley as my windsurf transport of choice, I did something a little different on Sunday — time for a road trip. The winds were SSW and the seas were large and angry. Too large and angry to sail on my own off the seafront at...

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