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High Tides, New Quad Fins and The Joys of Windsurfing

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...

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New Boards, Old Faces, Severne Nano V2 issues

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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A Social Triathlon in Memory of John

I haven’t done a triathlon since 2016 and haven’t done any multi-sport events at all since my heart attack. In fact, I had kind of given up on the idea. I simply would never be as competitive as I was before and I’m not sure that pushing hard in a race would be a good...

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New Board Day Again

Don’t worry, I haven’t gone out and bought yet another board!! The JP Freestyle Wave Board that I bought last week had a little issue so I got in touch with Boardwise and arranged to swap it for something else. This meant that I spent Tuesday driving to the Midlands to take the JP Freestyle...

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A Weekend in Llanberis

What with coronavirus, a heart attack and the subsequent recovery, I hadn’t been up to North Wales for a paddle for ages. I used to go fairly regularly for the Colwyn Bay races with the North Wales Surf Ski Paddlers and the Llyn Padarn Time Trials with the Dyffryn Conwy Paddlers. The latter of these...

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Robot Wars

We’ve now become a 4 robot household with the addition of a new Robot Vacuum Cleaner. Burgess our other robot vacuum cleaner lost a wheel a few weeks ago, I repaired him and he’s been doing OK since but we thought it was time for an upgrade. New Smarts The new one is very similar...

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New Board Day

It may seem like an extravangance to buy two new windsurf boards, and it would be. That’s why I’ve bought these two 2nd hand windsurf boards – even that is quite a considerable investment as boards don’t come cheap these days. In my defence they were to replace and in some ways supplement boards that...

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Reunion on Tryfan

Following my recent scramble on Tryfan and Bristly Ridge I received a Facebook Comment from an old university friend saying: “Always wanted to do this route! Good to see you better.” Then, last week, Mike, that same university friend messaged me saying: “Heading to Tryfan / Bristley Ridge on the 10th Sept if you fancy...

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4 Tips for Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle?

It isn’t easy to decide to make lifestyle changes. It’s even more challenging to commit to them. After all, having to break and replace lifelong habits isn’t only difficult but can also be discouraging. However, it isn’t impossible to achieve the intended results. Whether you’re looking to adopt a healthier diet or manage your stress...

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Wales Coast Path Run – Rhoscrowther to Pembroke

Coast Path Vital Stats Rhoscrowther to Pembroke Distance: 9.04 miles Elevation Gain Today: 324m Highest Elevation: 66m Time: 1:46:48 Av. Pace: 11:49 mins/mile Calories: 910 Totals to Date Total Distance: 933.513 miles Total Time: 175:27:42 Total Elevation Gain: 27744 Total Calories: 88106 Distance to go: 166 miles This was my third run along the coast...