Windsurfing Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/windsurfing/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Wed, 27 May 2026 07:11:18 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 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/tag/windsurfing/ 32 32 2696646 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 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 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 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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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/09/chasing-the-wind-an-aberdyfi-road-trip/feed/ 1 46906 From Wheelbarrow to Trailer: A Windsurfing Transport Upgrade? https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/07/from-wheelbarrow-to-trailer-a-windsurfing-transport-upgrade/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/07/from-wheelbarrow-to-trailer-a-windsurfing-transport-upgrade/#respond Thu, 10 Jul 2025 05:54:00 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=46116 Over the past 20+ years, various trusty wheelbarrows have served me well for getting my windsurf kit to the beach. Loaded up with two boards, 2–3 sails, two masts, two booms, a whole host of fins, extensions, tools and accessories — not to mention a harness, helmet and some spare parts — they’ve done the...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/07/from-wheelbarrow-to-trailer-a-windsurfing-transport-upgrade/feed/ 0 46116 Making the most of the Wind https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/07/making-the-most-of-the-wind/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/07/making-the-most-of-the-wind/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2025 06:10:48 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=46124 You can’t beat sunny days with a decent wind. Not if you’re a windsurfer — and since I’ve been out a few times lately, I think I can once again call myself one. Friday was a little more full-on than expected, with a solid 30-knot wind gusting up to 40 knots at times. There wasn’t much...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/07/making-the-most-of-the-wind/feed/ 1 46124 New Board, New Session: Making the Most of the Wind https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/06/new-board-new-session-making-the-most-of-the-wind/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/06/new-board-new-session-making-the-most-of-the-wind/#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2025 08:05:32 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=46011 I finally got to try out one of my new windsurf boards on Sunday. The forecast looked perfect — warm temperatures, a warm sea, and a solid wind that would gradually build throughout the day. The really hot days were behind us, and the sun was shy, but that didn’t matter. The wind was set...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/06/new-board-new-session-making-the-most-of-the-wind/feed/ 2 46011 Lightwind Weapon or Old Man Board? https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/06/lightwind-weapon-or-old-man-board/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/06/lightwind-weapon-or-old-man-board/#comments Sat, 14 Jun 2025 08:18:43 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=45952 Windsurfing kit doesn’t come cheap. I rarely — if ever — buy brand-new gear, and some of my boards, sails, and accessories are probably more than 20 years old. But it’s still nice to keep up with the times where I can. The relatively new 2021 Severne Nano 87 that I bought a few years...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/06/lightwind-weapon-or-old-man-board/feed/ 2 45952 Back on the Water https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/12/back-on-the-water-2/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/12/back-on-the-water-2/#respond Tue, 31 Dec 2024 16:07:30 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=44451 Various factors had conspired to keep me off the water lately. A lack of wind—or, on occasion, too much wind—weekends away, and work were the usual culprits. Adding to the delay, the construction of a new shed, which is now almost finished, had left my windsurfing kit inaccessible for over a month. One Last Hoorah...

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