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After the Storm

Alan Cole — Sun, 04 Mar 2018 15:16:06 +0000

After the crazy few days of weather thanks to Storm Emma with a healthy helping hand from Ivor, things finally quietened down on Sunday. There was still plenty of snow lying around here and there even at sea level and plenty more in the hills, but the destruction caused by the storm was clear. Storm...

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Calm Sunsets at Ynyslas

Alan Cole — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 08:03:18 +0000

Just a few photos of the sunset last night. A brief spell of calm between the storms. A bit of a contrast to the stormy seas from Storm Eleanor last week which saw gusts of up to 55 knots. The aftermath of which is still evidenced by the flooded car park The calmness is over...

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Braving Storm Barbara – Windsurfing and Biking

Alan Cole — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 16:59:02 +0000

What a day that was! There has been very little wind for what seems like ages. Very little apart from the mad, short-lived and very destructive squall that we had back in November. The forecast for the run up to Christmas was looking good wind-wise though so I was chomping at the bit and ready to...

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Storm Imogen

Alan Cole — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 21:14:07 +0000

Storm Imogen has been raging all day. We knew it was coming and the winds and rains started last night, they soon reached the stage where we could no longer hear the TV over the noise of the storm so we retired to bed hoping for the best, having had various flood warnings. We’ve had...

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Ynyslas Lake

Alan Cole — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 17:45:07 +0000

What a difference a week makes. This time last week we had just returned to our house having spent the night at a friends after being evacuated due to severe storms. Today has been as still as you like with plenty of winter sunshine, so we made the most of it by having a little...

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Borth Storm Damage

Alan Cole — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 10:00:06 +0000

I’ve posted plenty here about the storm damage in Ynyslas and the storm damage in Aberystwyth. However, as the road from here to Borth remains closed we haven’t really had much chance to get into Borth, other then once when I ran through Borth without a camera. So, here’s a little YouTube slide-show of some...

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Ynyslas Storm Damage

Alan Cole — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 12:26:57 +0000

The recent storms have led to extensive damage all along the coastline of Mid Wales. Aberystwyth has probably been hardest hit with the Victorian Promenade being all but destroyed. There are countless photos all over the web and on news bulletins of the damage both during and after the storms hit, so I’m sure you’ve seen...

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“Don’t even think about going out on the sea tomorrow”

Alan Cole — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:17:33 +0000

Expectations for Saturday 14th November have been high in the UK Windsurfing scene. The first major storm of the year and one that look set to produce some epic conditions. For me personally it was exciting too; for a change I would have some people to sail with as Steve, Simon and Jon had all...

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