Britannia - on the fence..oh what the hell

It was breezy and nice out, but the wind was ssw which means gusty and dirty for Britannia.  Around mid afternoon I couldn't take it anymore and headed down to see what it was doing there. Sailed for about 1.5-2 hours in gusty south wind on my 6.5.  Just a shorty with a rash guard - water still pretty warm.  Near the end of the session it totally shifted due south and was blowing from the beach making it hard to get back in and then it just turned off totally.  A few guys were out - Richard, Andrew, others...