I couldn’t make it down south today for the main show, but scored a fun hour at Ambleside in the warm late-afternoon sun. Arrived at 4pm as the kiters were just hitting the water, mostly on 10m. Rigged 5.7 but it built so I took out 5.0/95 litres when I launched just before 430. Great at first but soon had to switch to the 5.7 that was ready on the beach. Sailed until 530 in the fun waves, until the holes got too frequent so I called it a successful session by sailing back to my launch point.
No shore break but still good waist-high waves; very civilized for Ambleside. So glad to catch one of the rare windsurfing days there!
Did a bit of a W Van beach tour before I went to Ambleside. First stop was Erwin Park: good SW exposure and steady wind of about 20 knots at 330 today, but huge logs crashing against the beach and seawall in the very high tide. Way too dangerous a launch today!
Next stop was the foot of 27th just west of Dundarave. Much less shore break and only a few logs so might have tried it if I had a sailing partner. This is a safer launch than Dundarave which tends to have pounding shorebreak on the steep beach. Very rocky though so probably not suitable for kiters.
Glad I didn’t give up: Ambleside was a rare treat.