Latest News - 31/03/2017

Whoops.. all pumped up.. what's the wind.. Used Kit and the Weekends Fool!



















 Anybody left a Piper on the beach?? :)

Shoreham is getting to be so popular that people will park just about anywhere now! Glad no one was hurt as we really do not need anymore aircraft incidents... thanks to the BBC for the pic.
 
Talking of Air.. a customer came in to collect the first dedicated inflatable windsurfer that we have sold. The RRD Air Freeride is a windsurf board, designed to plane as per a normal freeride board and fitted with a proper Tuttle box to allow larger fins to be used, which you could also SUP if you so wished. It is very rigid when inflated and the 'releasing rails' which allow it to plane and reach fast speeds are achieved by attaching a 'rubber block' on the rail to give it a releasing sharp edge. Hope that all makes sense!
 
Inflation time with an electric pump (18psi) is approx 6 mins which should not slow you up getting out onto the water... and there is nothing as relaxing as the hum of an air pump (as long as not everyone is on the beach with one!). 
You can see that it is far more than just a 'toy' and Dave White has been very vocal about it after he had sailed one of the Test boards last year (in a loving and nice way!). Looking forward to getting the customers feedback and will post more about it then.
 
Whats the Wind doing?? .. due to the current lack of live local sites we wonder if this one might be of use to those that want to know exactly what is happening before taking on the traffic.. htttp://www.channelcoast.org/data_management/real_time_data/charts/?chart=101&tab=met&disp_option=
 
Used Kit recently arrived that maybe.. hopefully will be of interest.
 
RRD Wave Cult 80lt 2009 X-Tech £220.00
One small repair to the tail and nose. 
New footstraps!
 
Ezzy Elite Mk1 2013 4.7m  £120.00
The sail has two damaged upper panels but otherwise is in
good condition.
 
Ezzy Elite 5.7m Mk2 2015 VGC  £260.00
 
Ezzy Tiger 2013 5.8m  GC  £135.00
*The sail has one small rip and 6 small cuts in the x-ply.
The luff tube has a small hole but at the price it's a good buy!
 
And now for the weekends outlook after a very pleasantly warm week..  Saturday April 1st.. Watch out for the  April Fools... is the best chance of wind. Windguru currently has 14kts Sou West shown. The weather is supposed to be dry with an air temp of 11°  but I think it will be a tad higher than that, even with the 'Sea Chill'. Tides are High at 15.05hrs on a 6.3m.
 
Sunday is looking a tad lack lustre but.. the winds back off to the North at around 6-8kts which could bring a nice little wave for those with SUP's.. if the swell keeps coming! Worth checking it out at around 11am when the tide starts to push (Lancing can be good..). Tide is High at 15.53hrs on a 5.9m. Sunset is around 19.48hrs !
 
If you want to depress yourself or need a good reason to drive 260 miles take a look at Magic Seaweed.. the 'winds' are all tracking in from the Atlantic and then go straight up the West Coast of the UK.. none seem to get anywhere near us!  :(  
 
http://magicseaweed.com/MSW-Surf-Charts/1/?chartType=WMAG
 
And that's it for now. I will of course post any Breaking News if I get a mo over the weekend. Hope you all have a good time and that April is a great month for water sports!

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