Waiting for the Weather


It's getting frustrating waiting for a week of calm, almost wind free weather to enable me to get round the IOW without the risk of getting into rough waters. The present long-range forecast gives the possibility of this in late June/early July so I hope this happens. 
      >>>         Video -   Leaving Mudeford, early morning      <<<<

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 In the last couple of weeks I have been able to get out to sea quite a few times which has been great. The video shows me leaving Mudeford early one morning, rowing through the Run and cutting across a shallow area straight out to sea. 




 






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