I popped out for an early morning windsurf session between the sandbanks in the estuary this morning. High tide was around 7am, but sunrise wasn\u2019t until 8am so I couldn\u2019t really get out before high tide. I therefore left it until it was getting light before heading to the estuary. I rigged my 5.7m sail and a little 80 ltr slalom board and was on the water for 8am. The tide was already dropping so time on the water would be limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The wind was around 30 knots ENE. There was only a slight chop on the water though thanks to the relatively small neap tide. This meant that the main sandbanks further out into the estuary were only just covered with water. The air temperature was around 5\u00b0C and the sea temperature was around 9\u00b0C. Perfect for my 3\/2mm summer suit. Although, my hands did get a little chilly at first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It wasn\u2019t the most exciting session as I was confined to the channels for some flat water blasting. I was hitting speeds of more than 30 knots though which is always fun. There were quite a few times where I could feel my fin \u2018tickling\u2019 the tops of the sandbanks. Never a fun feeling! Most of the time this was in locations where I wouldn\u2019t have expected it. The sandbanks and resulting channels seem to have shifted quite a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After a while as the tide continued to drop these \u2018tickles\u2019 became more frequent and a little more forceful so I decided it was time to call it a day. That is calling it day for windsurfing at least. Next up was a bike ride that I had to abort as I got something in my eye and couldn’t get it out or see properly!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n