14th September
Happy Birthday Gary
Surf 42/7
I was itching early in the morning to get out to K but I new the winds would ease as the day went on, by 10.30am my patience had ran out and I was unable to concentrate on my work so I left. As I drove out of sunny Bournemouth I was greeted with torrential rain and was seriously wondering if I had made a bad move. At the top of the hill looking towards K Bay it was hard to see the swell through the rain on my side window but what I could see looked onshore and disappointingly small. After a short debate with myself I decided to pay the extortionate £5 fee to use the road to the bay.
About 5 guys out on the ledges surfing 3/4ft messy waves, when the sets came there looked to be enough power for a bit of fun so I got myself in. I actually had quite a lot of fun considering how bad things looked, the bigger sets gave some fun longish lefthanders with the odd walled up section. The tide dropped very low and things deteriorated around 1pm, by this time my arms were pretty tired and I was feeling cold. Driving back home I saw van after van making the pilgrimage, although the wind was still strongish but maybe later it would improve and the tide should become more favourable.
I feel like I am struggling in my 3/2 and today I decided to ware boots, the water does feel cold and the buoys are saying around the 16C mark. I'm sure last year I wore my 3/2 until the water was around the 13C mark although this time last year I was over a stone (14 pounds or 6 Kilograms) heavier, maybe my weight is making the difference. It is surely way too early to pull out the 5/3?
Surfed my 6'2 quad felt good to catch waves but sometimes a little to buoyant. I can't make my mind up on this board.
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