Session Details
Stephen Squirrell
Monday 1 June 2026
7.84 kts (16.28 7.62 5.35 4.97 4.97)
16.23 kts
15.5 kts
15.1 kts
4.08 kts
2.17 kts
00:10:18
14.69 kts
7.54 kts
4.02 km
8 knots
15 knots
S ( 270)
Monday 1st June – Windsurf * The Manor at Felixstowe – sunny periods.
Foil – 16.28 knot max, 7.84 knot ave., 0.00 knot hour, 14.69 knot mile, 11.00 km., 3.33 knot alpha.
Starboard Freeride 150 and a Tushingham Bolt 5.75m.
Walk *** - Early at Felixstowe Ferry.
As it’s the 1st day of a new month and the start of summertime I was keen to head out early to take a few weather pics which seems a waste of time as the local weather presenters on both the BBC and ITV have all but disappeared meaning that fewer pics are used:( I was down at Felixstowe Ferry just after 6 with some nice sunshine and light winds, I had a walk around the boatyard taking the usual pics of boats on the Deben, I spotted a heron and a hare on the golf course before stopping off briefly at the Cliff Top car park and The Fludyers before returning home to sort out my pics. Todays forecast was for a moderate southerly so when I had a message from windsurfing mate Ian saying that he was hoping to go to Levington at midday, I said I would keep an eye on the wind and let him know my plans? So with the wind light I had breakfast in the garden with Mag before doing my exercises in the sunny back garden :)
Windsurf * - The Manor at Felixstowe.
Then the wind picked up and Ian messaged that he was heading to Levington at 11.30 but I said I would check out The Manor in Felixstowe first parking easily at Squiz Lane just before midday and there was enough breeze to tempt me out with a 5.75m. Launching easily just after half tide and had a brilliant 2 mile flying run out which is when the session took a downward step with the wind dropping. I slowly sailed back towards the shore, lucky that it was still wind against tide, I did tack out again to have a close look at a old barge sailing up the coast before slowly returning towards the beach, I stupidly tried to tack near the beach with some large waves rolling in and ended up in the water and had to swim my gear to the next groyne to avoid the rocks but managed to get ashore with no problems and called it a day!
PS – The Spotlight on Felixstowe was delivered this morning and it was nice to be back on the cover:)
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