Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
It’s been quite calm here recently – unusual for Ynyslas. Of course, it’s all relative as calm here is pretty windy for most people. It’s rarely completely still, so there’s been a decent breeze most days and almost enough o windsurf now and then but never a proper blow. Monday had some decent wind forecast...
This windsurfing malarky is not only frustrating but expensive too. Wednesday afternoon was sunny and windy so arrangements were made with Lawrence for an afternoon session. He had to travel down from home so I was out on the water before he got there. It didn’t seem that windy on the beach but it’s always...
Capturing the thrill and excitement of windsurfing can be challenging, but with the rise of action cameras, it has become easier than ever to record your sessions on the water. I’ve had a GoPro for many years. I got my first one back in 2010 when they released the first HD version of the camera....
With wind forecast for Wednesday, I arranged my working week around having enough time to get out on the water. Steve was going to join me but I heard news last night that he’d fallen off his mountain bike and had broken his arm. I think he’s OK and will be back at it soon,...
The wind was supposed to be blowing on Saturday, but the tides were high around midday which kind of made it difficult to get out on the seafront. As it happened there wasn’t much wind in the morning anyway so I jumped on my turbo trainer for a nice little sweet-spot ride instead. I say...
A New Year and it’s back on the water for me! I had to go out at Llanrhystud again rather than from home. It’s not my first choice as it means a bit of a drive to get there. However, as I need someone to sail with and Alastair prefers it there that’s the price...
I windsurfed at Llanrhystud for a change yesterday. The run-up to Christmas has been fairly busy thanks to trips to Bristol, work and the general December mayhem. Christmas Eve Eve was our first full day off and there was supposed the be some wind. The forecasts were spot on in the morning. The strong early...
After a day of being a beginner and learning new things on the water at Llandysul on Sunday, it was back to what I know on Monday. 20 knot WSW winds and small waves at Ynyslas with the sun shining. Perfect conditions for my 5.7m sail and 104 ltr board. Alistair was out too on...
I managed to get out windsurfing again at the weekend. Friday looked set to be windy in the afternoon and the red sky in the morning heralded a ‘sailors warning’. Sure enough, the wind picked up but I didn’t have time to get out. It looked set to blow throughout Saturday though and Steve and...
That was a fun day! The first proper autumnal winds and a chance to try out my new boards. I’d arranged for Steve and Simon to head this way for the day and Chris was to join us from Aberystwyth too. Things were looking good from the get-go but we had to wait for the...
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Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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