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by John Willacy Here we are having a little fun in the sun, using the friendly wind over tide conditions on the Menai Strait in Menai Bridge, UK. We are trying not to get ‘owned’ – that is when a boat glides smoothly by, leaving you in its wake… The day brought neap tides, but …
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This was a day of strong easterly winds that coincided with the flood tide in the Menai Strait – together these make for some great waves, just beyond Menai Bridge and some excellent downwind fun! This is previous footage, it was filmed a few years ago but I’ve always wanted to edit it a little …
Easy Downwind Video. The Menai Strait is a natural tidal channel that separates the Isle of Anglesey from the mainland of North Wales. The tide runs through the channel at reasonable pace for a good few miles, and is quite fast in places. All of which gives a variety of options for moving water fun. …
A time-lapse video of a steady downwind run of the Menai Straits, from the Sea Zoo to Menai Bridge. YouTube: Facebook:
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Paddling the Rockpool Taran 16 on a downwind run in the Menai Straits – from the Sea Zoo to Brittania Bridge. YouTube: Facebook:
A downwind run in the Menai Straits, during the storms that recently crossed the UK (Feb 2020) – paddling from the Sea Zoo to Plas Newydd.
A downwind paddle from Moel y Don to Menai Bridge on a rather breezy day. 45 mph winds at Valley. A quite exciting paddle.
Big wind, small tide…
It was a breezy day yesterday down the the Menai Straits, a good opportunity to practice linking waves.