Let's use this thread topic to post our times, cut and paste the following, and I'm happy for people to modify it, just want to start the thread Decided GPS Display speed, is best as recommended by Slowbaot who was No.1 in the world in 2006 on GPS-Speedsurfing.com) Just cut and paste the following, is easiest: Date: GPS Display Maximum Speed: Conditions: Equipment: Details about Self: Comments:

Date:08/03/07 GPS Speed: 24.9KN (Conditions: GUSTY TO 18KN MELVILLE WATERS AVERAGE CONDITIONS (NOT MANY BOATS OUT) Equipment: (7.7X15, ISONIC122 44CM STANDARD) Details about Self: (38, 130KG, 195CM) Comments:I really struggle in the gusty conditions, but managed to get a few good runs. Could have done with a few more knots of wind

Date: 09/03/07 afternoon session GPS Display Maximum Speed: 65.4 km/h (35.35 knots) Conditions: 18 to 28 knots averaging 23.5knots SSW Equipment: Board Windtech Wave/Slalom Custom, 86 Litre, 53cm wide, Fin 28cm Weed, Sail 5.0 Neil Pryde Search Self: Age nearly 47, 88kg, 180cm, 23 years exp Comments: Was much choppier in the afternoon, higher tide and stronger wind, much harder to go faster, learnt a bit about sailing in such choppy and gusty conditions, did a few mid 60's runs, need a decent speed fin, and a small race/slalom/ cambered speed sail. I'm sure the top blokes would have done high 60's today with the odd 70km/h.

great effort guys, I'm praying for wind at the moment so i can post something of substance

Thanx for posting 4xl, and sick man, this is not meant to be about just posting fast times, it's about posting all your times so people understand what is capable, in what conditions, with what gear, and what experience level. We were just very lucky here in perth yesterday to get epic conditions, Slowboat clocked a GPS Display of 75.8km/h (40.9 knots). That's out of most mere mortals reach here in perth and it's surrounds, shows you how elite he is!!!!!!. If we don't start getting some decent traffic with postings here, Laurie will never give this the Top of the Thread Sticky Label treatment that I have asked him to. we need lot's of postings. So please everyone post your times, or this thread will just fizzle into obscuity, which personally I'm OK with, not invested in it, it just seemed to flow on naturally from the other thread, thought it was what people wanted. So if you want it, you got to demonstrate there is a need, if not, I'm happy to keep clowning less work for me, I'm busy and stressed most of the time as it is, you'd really laugh if you knew what work i did. Clowning is one of my releases. I don't need to feel responsible for keeping this thread alive. We also need to keep the chat off this thread and leave it for posting times only. The chat can occur on the other thread.

Date: 09/03/07 GPS Display Maximum Speed: 35knots Conditions: choppy Wind : 20-25 knots Equipment: Exocet Warp Speed, Aerotech VMG 6.0, custom fin 27 Details about Self: Age 34 Ive been windsurfing 20 years but had a break for about 4 years. Comments:I got down late after work the forecast was only 15-20. I was surprised when I got down there it was blowing 20+. I said you beauty finally wind for a change. Its been a really crap season in QLD this year so I was pretty happy to get out. The water condition were pretty choppy maybe 2 foot chop but from all directions. It was hard to get compthy as I have a wound on top of my foot just where the bloody strap is, just wont heal and bloody painful. Anyway still a good day. Also I use a navi gps so it doesn't read decimal places. see http://www.gps-speedsurfing.com/gps.asp?mnu=user&val=15036&uid=346 for more info ta vando

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Date: 10 Martch 2007 GPS Display Maximum Speed: 21.7 knots Conditions: 15 knots. Choppy. Equipment: Starboard SType 115. Pryde V8 7.5m. Torquay 16inch Freeride Details about Self: 85kg. 20years exp. Comments: Kyeema Botany Bay. Hardie. How about a few pointers on how to go faster? Should I ues a smaller fin? Rig the sail flat or full? I also downloaded Real Speed from Mals site. Cool program, just works without having to download java etc as with GPS action replay. I noticed all my peak speeds we still pretty much a standard reach. What angle is the best for max speed?

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Lets discuss on thread below, and leave this thread for posting times only. http://www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=26853&whichpage=4&replies=98&PageSize=30&mxPages=4

GPS users.... I havejust been given a brand new Garmin Foretrex 201 GPS thing for my birthday, Obviously I'm very happy, however I tried to charge it but the voltage is too high here in Oz (it came from the uk) and i think I destroyed the plug in adapter/charger. So... does anyone have a spare charger I could buy off them if Garmin can't/won't give me a new one? You might have one if you lost one and bought another or exchanged due to warranty. If you do have one I can then charge it up, use it and post on here!! Thanks!

Hey Crash, As Gestalt said, they use much the same voltage in the UK as here (220V compared to our 240V). You can get multi-voltage wall warts at Jaycar, they come with a variety of sockets on the end so if you bring your GPS and charger down there the guys might be able to help you. They should have a multimeter there as well, so will be able to tell you if your charger is outputting the right voltage (or is broken). If the worse comes to the worst you may have to cut the charging cable and solder in the wall wart to the cable, but this is quite a minor bit of surgery and isn't difficult at all.

Don't forget the Windwarrior speed competition, see if I can get them to to a random selection entry prize, for those that don't get the conditions, check it: http://www.windwarrior.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=52&Itemid=66

Date: Errrr, last day of the Marmong Point regatta '06. Date: 08/03/07 GPS Display Maximum Speed: 25.4 knots. 10 secs average - 22.5. No falls to distort reading. Conditions: Generally accepted to be hitting 30, heavy chop, plus exhaustion after sailing several races! Equipment: Board Windsurfer One Design(3.66m, 190L, 21kg); Sail - Windsurfer One Design 6m. Fin, Windsurfer One Design - 20cm of plastic complete with mould marks. Self: Age nearly 44, 74kg, 175cm, 28 years exp Comments: The only time I've put a GPS on a board - thanks to Sam from Wind Surf N Snow. Would have been quicker but I was only out for couple of minutes and wouldn't head far downwind because I was too tired to beat back. The DAC mob are now looking to see what speed we can get out of Raceboards, Mistral IMCOs and Windsurfer One Designs in the winter westerlies, when the water will be flat. I'm betting the Windsurfer One Design mark will be peaking 27+, with IMCOs over 30 - but I may be way off.

Date:12-3-07 GPS Display Maximum Speed:28.9 (10sec ave 25.1) Conditions: very light wind 5kt out going tide with small chop Equipment: 7.0m Pryde V8 ,Starboard KidsPro Details about Self: 40yrs ,75kg, 20yrs exp Comments:8-12kts with one good gust to 15.On the limits of sailing with this combo.Had to pump alot to get on the plane, but nice to get a sail. Data checked with Realspeed.

hi crash, your unit has come with a US power adaptor.

Date: 12/03/07 Max GPS display: 26.9 knots Equip: Fanatic Ultra Hawk again, 96 litres, 275 length, 32cm fin, Sailworks SX race 6.0 Wind, 18-23 .5 to 1m swell, very choppy, no real flat sections to speak of. Basically a southerly at Kyeemagh in Botany bay is not a speed demons paradise so I really need to get over Kurnell way and find some decent flat water. I also had major problems keeping my board on the water. I'm thinking xmas will be a good excuse to invest in a new second hand more modern shape board hopefully a lot shorter that will help solve this problem. I have my eye on an Exocet but I'll see what's available at the time. I want our nor easters back!!!

The voltage in Australia is usually somewhere between 220v and 240v, with the average being about 230v. A plugpack for the UK, should work with fuss here in Oz.

Date: 14/03/07 GPS Display Maximum Speed: 54.7 km/h (29.5 knots) Conditions: 14 to 19 knots averaging 16 knots SSW Equipment: Board Waihoo Slalom Custom, 96 Litre, 56cm wide, Fin 28 Lockwood Custom, Sail 6.6m Gaastra F1 Self: Age nearly 47, 88kg, 180cm, 23 years exp Comments: Wind came in late last coupla runs were done in 18/19 knot gusts, earlier on was about 14to 16 knots. Elmo absolutely slaughtered me today PS. Four spots available in Windwarrior top ten, a prize drawn at random for just entering, check it: http://www.windwarrior.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=52&Itemid=66