Portland looking serene in still waters under a grey sky, taken from the very far end of "hamm beach" that runs alongside the beach road causeway.
It is on these waters you find the windsurfing championships, any weekend or indeed some weekdays you will see windsurfers and kite-surfers out there, also soon to be the waters for sailing in the 2012 Olympics.
This was such a quiet beach when we were young, mum often took me and my two brothers down there in the summer and we often had the whole beach to ourselves, all day, not so now with the windsurfers and such.
The water here is shallow for quite a way out making it a very safe place for the kids to play, or it did, but the windsurfers add a new danger to consider, although most are considerate enough to not be so close to the shore so it is still safe as long as everyone is aware of those around them.
Portland looks great from this beach with nothing in front of it to interrupt the view.
Jamie learned to windsurf and thoroughly enjoyed it, but preferred to be with more of a crowd and took up golfing. It is lovely to see them skimming across the water, but I much prefer it when the water is like a mill pond and very still. it has such a calming effect.
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