Windsurf Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/windsurf/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Mon, 02 Jun 2025 09:06:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-favicon-160x160.jpg Windsurf Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/windsurf/ 32 32 2696646 Wild Welsh Windsurfing https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/06/wild-welsh-windsurfing/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/06/wild-welsh-windsurfing/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2025 09:06:29 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=45899 After a busy day in the hills on Friday, I had a relatively relaxed Saturday. Sunday, however, was far from relaxed! It started with a run in very blustery conditions—along the beach, through the dunes and around the boatyard. I then waited for the tide to drop before going windsurfing. By that time, the sun...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/04/lines-in-the-estuary/feed/ 3 45399 A Perfect Windsurfing Comeback https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/06/a-perfect-windsurfing-comeback/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/06/a-perfect-windsurfing-comeback/#comments Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:58:14 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=43079 I hadn’t been windsurfing for a while, and it wasn’t just because of unsuitable conditions. A mix of the occasional illness, a few injuries, and a desire to avoid further injuries kept me off the water. The main reason, though, was always having something else planned when the wind was perfect. Windsurfing is also the...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/06/a-perfect-windsurfing-comeback/feed/ 1 43079 Snap – Another Cracking Day Windsurfing at Ynyslas https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/03/snap-another-cracking-day-windsurfing-at-ynyslas/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/03/snap-another-cracking-day-windsurfing-at-ynyslas/#comments Thu, 23 Mar 2023 10:51:23 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=39038 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...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/03/snap-another-cracking-day-windsurfing-at-ynyslas/feed/ 1 39038 Jubilee Weekend https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/06/jubilee-weekend/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/06/jubilee-weekend/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2022 12:27:36 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=37660 No real Jubilee celebrations for us here over the weekend but it was nice to have some time off. I took a days holiday and had 11 days off in a row thanks to weekends and bank holidays! Diving in Spain Morgan was off diving in Spain with some friends. He’s completed his Open Water...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/06/jubilee-weekend/feed/ 1 37660 Windsurfing Mates https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/05/windsurfing-mates/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/05/windsurfing-mates/#comments Fri, 13 May 2022 08:30:20 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=37579 After my post about paddling (and swimming) buddies, I thought I’d better not miss out my windsurfing mates too. This is especially the case as I finally got back out windsurfing in the waves yesterday. Since my heart attack, such antics have been off limits as they aren’t the easiest of activities and are also...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/05/windsurfing-mates/feed/ 1 37579 Autumnal Antics https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2020/10/autumnal-antics/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2020/10/autumnal-antics/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2020 09:25:32 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=34657 After a busy few days at work, things were looking good for Saturday morning. Decent winds were forecast with a real taste of autumn. As has been the case since March we’ve been at home. I know most people seem to be going about their lives petty much business as usual. The only change for...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2020/10/autumnal-antics/feed/ 1 34657 3rd Time Lucky https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2020/10/3rd-time-lucky/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2020/10/3rd-time-lucky/#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2020 11:00:28 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=34606 After two fairly unsuccessful sessions yesterday I was hoping it would be 3rd time lucky. The wind was forecast to drop so I headed out early to try to catch it before it died. Once on the beach things didn’t look too promising but I rigged my 5.7m sail and big 104ltr board with my...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2020/10/3rd-time-lucky/feed/ 0 34606 Round Two https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2020/10/round-two/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2020/10/round-two/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2020 15:59:04 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=34599 After a somewhat disappointing windsurf session first thing this morning I decided to go out for Round Two once the tide had dropped. Typically, once I got off the water this morning the wind picked up to a perfect 30 knots and continued to blow like that all day. The tide had dropped enough by...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2020/10/round-two/feed/ 1 34599 Dragons in the Garden https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2020/09/dragons-in-the-garden/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2020/09/dragons-in-the-garden/#respond Sat, 19 Sep 2020 14:58:41 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=34479 It’s been blowing a hoolie here for the last few days thanks to our local Katabatic wind known as Ivor. That doesn’t seem to have stopped the dragonflies though and there have been quite a few in the garden. I’ve only ever had my phone with me when I’ve been out there so I haven’t...

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