Well, after a day in the hills on Sunday and my first mountain bike ride for ages, it was time to go windsurfing for the first time in months too.<\/p>\n
Most people who know me will know that I ‘usually’ windsurf pretty much anytime there’s wind which here means most days of the year! However, thanks to all the triathlon training and racing\u00a0I’ve been doing I haven’t had as much time as usual to get out on the water and I’d ben avoiding windsurfing to a certain extent to minimise the risk of injury.<\/p>\n
Now that the racing season is over and I’m having a bit of downtime from formal training I have at last managed to get out on the water again. I thought I’d be a little rusty and would struggle out there but I guess it’s like riding a bike as I was straight up and sailing as if I hadn’t had a day off. Conditions were OK, I was well powered most of the time with my 85 ltr Naish Hybrid Freewave board and 5m sail. The sun was shining, the waves were fairly mellow and I had fun cruising around and playing in the waves. Tom and Sam were out too but they were struggling to get going without quite enough wind for them. I could have done with a little bit more on the inside to help me get out through the waves, but I managed OK so there was just enough.<\/p>\n
Here’s a quick little video of some of yesterdays sailing – Nothing too fancy, just cruising along and one nice little Duck Gybe. It’s good to be back on the water.<\/p>\n