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Looked like a good day with 15 mph forecast and sunny :) so after breakfast at The Dip with Mag in the morning the wind was filling in well !!! So after a lunch at home I met up with Peter Cutts at The Manor at one ,he was out with 7m but going going that well at that time so went with the 8.5 on the 135 which proved spot on most of the time although the wind was up and down :( I had a three and a half mile really broad reach to The Dip seeing a porpose or small dolphin - only the second I have ever seen at Felixstowe :) A few sail adjustments on kiter beach and then set off on the beat back in freshening winds sadly the wind keep dropping on the way back but finally made it back !!! There were now several out and I have never seen The Manor so busy !!! I had some great runs with Mark Smalling out on his 145 and 9.2 going really broad in the sea that is alot smoother this end.So a great afternoon sailing in the sunshine with lots of mates including several runs two and a half miles out to sea :)

Starboard isonic 135 - Ezzy 8.5 Infinity

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down mid-afternoon. Roger rigging 7.5m and going OKish so tried 7m but not enough so 8.5m on 135l. Quite nice for a while with smooth sea and smooth rolling chop. Tried 7m and OK but always wanted more wind and chop not so friendly, then before going home had 15-20mins with 8.5m. Looked like someone out at Fludyers as I left at 7pm.

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Nice day at Manor end Felixtow - lots of sailers there - bit up an down wind - but great summer sail

Kit used F2 Bullet an 7.1 Arrows

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I turned up at about 3pm to find Brogborough windier than it has been in months - a good 20 knots... gusting 25 knots. Keen to get some proper slalom practice, I rigged up my 7.2m and got out on the water only for the plastic clip on the end of a lower batten to come undone. I came back to shore and then snapped it trying to do it back up! I then stood around for a bit (slightly annoyed), rigged up the 6.2m and went out again. After the first gybe I saw what looked like a slightly snapped batten. I tacked and it was clearly broken... wtf? So, back to shore and rigged my last remaining sail (8.4m) whilst the wind started to drop. Once out, I was struggling to plane and cursing that I had missed the best wind in months but then some wind came back and I had a good hour of sailing. So, a very dodgy start but a good session in the end. The best session at Brog since May and over 30 knots on an 8.4m.
 
Spot / Conditions: Brogborough Lake (England), 15 knots but gusting about 20 knots
Kit: JP Slalom V 68, 8.4m NP RS:Slalom MK II, Tectonics Talon 42
Tech Details: Navi GT-31 V1.3 (B1123t), GPSResults v6.90, Doppler, Cubic Spline. 

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First sail in over a month.  With no boards over 90litres I nicked my Dad's new purchase to try out my new sail and maui sails carbon boom.All felt good in the gusty conditions and nice to get out.

Rutland / WSW 15-20kts / JP Slalom 134 / NP RSSII 7.8 / Select Lightning 47