British Summer Time began officially from 1am Sunday morning as clocks went forward by an hour.
It IS NOT BRITISH SUMMERTIME!! it is bloody freezing.
Hoofed it down to the beach for an after work session and I didn't expect much...
East winds in our island today. The East wind in combination with temperatures just above zero made it a very cold day.
Wind chill made it feel raw.
Face freezing off.
But there are a few waves that provide a momentary thrill.
BUT I just wanted a workout!!
Forecast gave 2.2 meters, but it wasn't as windy as predicted so I didn't expect more than waist high waves. The decision was to leave it late and try and score an early evening session when the wind was supposed to pick up. Trundled to Pembroke to catch the mid tide sweet spot. It seemed windy but everyone was saying 5.3 was the way to go -So I pulled on my wetsuit, told my big wind sail it could have a rest day and grabbed my 5.3 on the 74 single. The swell looked messy and onshore so I took my time rigging not looking forward to the cold water that awaited us. Once I was suited up we were all out there making the most of the mush burger. Most of the ingredients were there today with some good mushy ramps and plenty wind to let loose. Shame it was onshore. Some good performances amongst the crew out today. I had an average session sailing up and down picking off some rolling mush to carve off.
A Fun time.
Rode till the tank was empty.
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| Rotating a forward . |
It all ended up in a tragic sess for Matt he managed to snap his 76L board trying backloops which was pretty impressive!!!
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| So, you're asking yourself, how do I repair my board! |
Wavesailing places huge demands on equipment;
even small waves can create sufficient hydraulic pressure to snap a board.
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| Went for the first backie and hammered it into the water could not believe how close to landing. |
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| Icy swim I am that fool, and I'm not alone – I'm one of many winter sailors |
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| Got some nice frontside hits |
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