{"id":33858,"date":"2020-06-05T16:07:50","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T15:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=33858"},"modified":"2020-06-05T16:07:54","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T15:07:54","slug":"windsurfing-at-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/06\/windsurfing-at-last\/","title":{"rendered":"Windsurfing at Last"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thanks to lockdown, it&#8217;s been ages since I&#8217;ve been windsurfing. I put an end to that today though with a nice session of the seafront. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ynyslas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ynyslas.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ynyslas.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ynyslas-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Ynyslas<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Having not been out for a while I was likely to be a bit rusty. The wind was NNW which is an unusual tack for us as well so that didn&#8217;t help matters but it was still a good session. The wind was a little up and down. When it was up it was perfect, but it was a little marginal for my 5.0m sail when it was down. There was still plenty for some blasting around in the sunshine and of course a few jumps here and there. Here are a few stills from the GoPro video I shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Gybing.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Gybing.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Gybing.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=950&#038;ssl=1 950w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"534\" data-id=\"33860\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=33860\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Gybing.jpg\" data-width=\"950\" 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We were of course socially distanced the whole time &#8211; more so than expected most of the time as Alastair was having issues staying upwind to start with. In factm the only time I got anywhere near Alastair on the water he appeared to be having a bit of a lie down on his rig!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Having-a-Lie-Down.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Having-a-Lie-Down.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Having-a-Lie-Down.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=950&#038;ssl=1 950w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"534\" data-id=\"33867\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=33867\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Having-a-Lie-Down.jpg\" data-width=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Having-a-Lie-Down.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Alastair.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Alastair.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Alastair.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=950&#038;ssl=1 950w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"534\" data-id=\"33868\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=33868\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Alastair.jpg\" data-width=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Alastair.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The perfect way to spend an hour or so on a Friday afternoon and a nice warm up for what looks like a windy day tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe height='405' width='590' frameborder='0' allowtransparency='true' scrolling='no' src='https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/3567512168\/embed\/5fe62896a5cf9d7736317f0bebdc25ca7d10f5cb'><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to lockdown, it&#8217;s been ages since I&#8217;ve been windsurfing. 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