Dylan Collingbourne
12 Jul 2025
"Light wind weekend with an easterly breeze meaning short gusts developing with the short fetch. A Head Out Of Boat (HOOB) day!
Key Weather Details
Wind:
Sat: 2/3 knots gusting 5/6 from ESE
Sun: 3/5 knots gusting 6/10 from SE
Water State: Will be flat water with the short fetch coming off the eastern shore line. The gusts should be easier to see as there is likely to be a large difference in strenght in the lulls and the gusts.
Sat: 28 degrees with sunshine all day long. Pollen is Very High and the UV is High.
Sun: 26 degrees holding into the late afternoon when cloud cover begins to develop from 14:00.
Other Notes: With a HOOB day, keep your head out of the boat searching for the pressure and try and keep in these bands of pressure. Look for any useful gaps in the trees. With high UV, make sure you wear suncream and rash vests to protect yourselves from sunburns.
For a detailed understanding of what each wind model means - have a look here. Arome is typically the most reliable.
Day Breakdown
Saturday:
Morning | Early afternoon | Late afternoon |
2 knots gusting 6 E 25 degrees Flat water with wind flicking through the tress Sunny | 2 knots gusting 6 ESE 27 degrees Still flat and shifting left a little Sunny | 4 knots gusting 8 SE 27 degrees Flat and going further left Sunny |
Sunday:
Morning | Early afternoon | Late afternoon |
3 knots gusting 6-7 SE 23 degrees Flat water Sunny | 3 knots gusting 7 SE 26 degrees Flat water Sunny intervals with some cloud cover developing | 5-6 knots gusting 10-12 SE 24 degrees Flat water Sunny intervals |
Tactical Considerations
Over the whole weekend it will be focusing on two main areas:
Keeping flow over the foils and sails in the lighter winds. To point a little lower to get maximum drive out of the boat.
HOOB! Where is the pressure? Is there a side favourable? Where is the next shift? As it is little conditions, these factors play more of a role in success
The wind direction seems more stable on the Sunday with some more pressure in the afternoon. As it is a hot long weekend with little wind, make sure you keep focus up by drinking plenty of fluids.
Goodluck everyone!