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Reply in Topic: The Funny Images Thread

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13 Nov 2026 9:55pm

^^^ I'm trying to work out if the shark is hanging out of the passenger window, or sitting in the back of a ute tray, with his arm through a side mirror mounted on the rear of the tray ?

And tell them off will you Hilly. Brent and Pat replied, but did not post anything. Do it like Army Specialist Thomas Iglesias 😂

Topic: Remembrance day

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11 Nov 2026 9:48pm

William Scurry, Australian WWI Lance Corporal.

Before the war, he was a commissioned officer. 2nd Leut.

He joined the war 2015, gave up his commission, and entered as a private.

He invented the drip rifle, and allowed allied troops to evacuate Gallipoli.

Some historians describe this evacuation as the best executed military maneuver in modern history.

There is more about him on the net. An amazing solder and officer. Interesting reading for this day to remember.

Reply in Topic: Goya carbon boom issues

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9 Nov 2026 8:06pm

I own a brand new 2022 Goya 150 200 carbon boom. I brought it in 2022, and I've only used it once or twice. It's a backup boom.

I just checked it. Yes, my boom has that intolerance as well. Infact, my 2017 Chinook RDG carbon boom is even worse (even when brand new).

I don't think it's anything to worry about. The intolerance has never effected the performance of my Chinook RDG boom, and I'm not bothered about it with my Goya. Modern wave sails have a lot of positive outhhaul tension to keep the rig stable. When it's all tensioned, there is hardly any movement.

Reply in Topic: Merry Christmas

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8 Nov 2026 8:15pm

cammd said..

Don't know, they haven't sent me a notification

Reply in Topic: Merry Christmas

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6 Nov 2026 8:36pm

We are just out of Halloween, and you put the Xmas decos out. I've got observation day fatigue.

PS/ In the 70s, as a kid in England. Halloween was one night, and the trick was pulling up people's plants. I was a little sht bag of a 7 YO. Now, Halloween goes on for bloody weeks, and the parents escort the kids, and it's all very tame. It was Guy Fawkes night yesterday. Let's sillybrate that for a month !

Reply in Topic: Harness injury?

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6 Nov 2026 8:20pm

AusMoz said..

Well here i go........wearing a waist harness and going fine. Boom snaps clean from the head etc and land flat sqaure on my asshole. ( wearing shorts)
I grew a new set of ass lips on my ass lips. Hospital for 3 nights and 2 weeks off work.
Maybe a seat harness covering my A hole may have saved a lot of havoc!

I use a nappy because of my upper back issue. So use whatever that works.

Reply in Topic: Climate Change = **** Wind conditions Sunshine Coast

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6 Nov 2026 8:06pm

"I saw this and thought of you".

BOM are hiring techies for Willis Island and Norfolk Island 6 month deployments. If I had a sht job in industry, or unemployed, I would jump at it, no hesitation. They are hiring to start next April, which I believe is the trade wind season. Pretty cool work, and they will look after you with pay and conditions, and you get to sail every day and not a long drive to/from. I reckon Willis Island gig would be allowances+. Google APS jobs, and then set search to BOM on this site. Those tradies, I reckon 6 months would go pretty quick. What gear to pack though ?

Reply in Topic: Climate Change = **** Wind conditions Sunshine Coast

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2 Nov 2026 8:43pm

Same in Adelaide. Not getting any of the normal winter and spring systems now for past few years. Straight into SSE winds, or trough lines all over the chart.

Reply in Topic: The Funny Images Thread

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1 Nov 2026 7:00pm

This is a textbook example of how to lessen the blow of water impact using the back of your eyelids.

Reply in Topic: Harness injury?

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31 Oct 2026 1:23pm

OmarShamgar said..

Watchoo talkin bout. The harness in my profile pic doesn't look anything like a nappie.

Yeah I know. I would never make the connection either.

Reply in Topic: Harness injury?

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31 Oct 2026 10:01am

Mobz: I've had a Dakine XT seat harness for years and years. Gives me hip issues (different issue to you), but I like using it. It feels very direct with the rig. If I'm doing big walks out, I sling it over shoulder and put it on when I'm about to launch. I found walking it in causes the issue too. I've had a Mystic seat harness from Surfsail for a few years. It's much more comfortable, but the hook ends up being higher, and the harness does not have a direct feeling like the Dakine XT.

FYI: The local wave sailors call seat harnesses nappies. Some of them give me sht about it too.

Reply in Topic: Windsurfing masts

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25 Oct 2026 9:29am

geoITA: When you measured, did you measure each mast once only ?. Or did you do multiple measurements of the same mast and calculate an average ?. What length of time period did you perform these measurements for each mast ?. Did you measure the masts to make sure they were the correct length ?. Was there a large temperature variation when you performed these measurements ? (eg: a cold clouding morning, then a day later on a hot sunny day with the mast sitting in the sun). Would be interesting to see the spread under same environmental conditions.

Gestalt: I think Slake masts are the only windsurfing product I know that uses a quality assurance standard (their web site is down at the moment, I can't check). But if a brand/product has no quality assurance (this is not just windsurfing), then I assume nothing.

Reply in Topic: Budgie weed

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23 Oct 2026 7:38pm

Looks like a fantastic spot.

Reply in Topic: Lisa Harness Lines

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23 Oct 2026 7:24pm

Duzzi. I don't use Lisa lines, but I do Patrik lines (which I think are very good). I have the same issue with lines pushing away. The cause is my buoyancy vest pushing on the line adjuster (which sticks out). This only happens with one tack. I could remove my bouy vest, but I would rather not, as it's good impact protection. So, I ended up modifying the adjuster to stop it doing that. So, not sure if your issue is the same ??. Fixed lines won't do this. It's very fatiguing when this happens, and this kills my alpha. But, for freeride and speed/slalom rigs, these adjustable lines are king IMO. I might try the Lisa's one day.

Reply in Topic: Australian Postie Bike GP

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19 Oct 2026 1:37pm

If you're skint, and live in a 3rd world country, yeah probably. 110cc donk. $5 will get you anywhere.

Reply in Topic: Australian Postie Bike GP

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18 Oct 2026 4:11pm

That was a cliff hanger race.

Reply in Topic: Severne Mega 85

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17 Oct 2026 8:31pm

The machine screws and washers and are easy. Either surfsailaustralia or boltandnut com au

For the nylon washers, go to Bunnings, and buy a packet of tap valves. Remove the valve seals, and use them as washers. These seals work better when they are used. When I do my tapes, I keep these seals.

Reply in Topic: Australian Postie Bike GP

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17 Oct 2026 7:59pm

You've totally confused me HBM. Is the Honda termination regarding this race ?, or something else ?. Anyways. No wind tomorrow. I've done all my sht jobs around the house. So looking forward to it.

Topic: Australian Postie Bike GP

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16 Oct 2026 8:40pm

This Sunday. 18th October. In case there's no wind, and you're bored, and you're not into golf.

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Reply in Topic: And now for something completely different... Bruce McKee boards

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12 Oct 2026 9:38pm

Somebody once explained to me how the physics worked for the channels, but I have forgotten it now.

decrepit: Ok.

Reply in Topic: And now for something completely different... Bruce McKee boards

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12 Oct 2026 10:18am

SurferKris said..
This reminds me of the Starboard Hypersonic board with the large double concaves. It can be very efficient in medium winds but it kinds of lacks a "fith-gear " and an all out top-speed when the conditions turn on. I don't think there is anything that can match the traditional slalom and speed boards for an experienced rider. But there might be something to gain for the average joe in medium to lighter winds.

The Starboard Carve and old JP boards with the channel spring to mind as well.

Reply in Topic: And now for something completely different... Bruce McKee boards

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12 Oct 2026 10:16am

decrepit said..

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Mike, could you explain to this numpty what Angle of Attack means ?. How does this step design lock in a fixed AoA ?

AoA is simply the angle the lifting surface is to the lifting medium.
This determines the amount of lift and the amount of drag. Not enough angle and you don't have enough lift, ( standing too far forward reduces AoA and results it too much board in the water)
Too much angle you have too much drag, (weight too far back sinking the tail)
with a hydro, this angle is determined by the 2 planning surfaces forward and the single surface at the rear. the weight is somewhere between these 2 planning areas, and the angle between them results in the AoA. Shifting weight around will have a small effect on AoA, but nowhere near as much as with a continuous planing surface.
With conventional boards, the sailor can trim the board set up and alter their stance to get the best possible lift to drag ratio

Thanks for explaining that M. With Ken's jet craft, where is the jet thrust pointing ?. What are the air stabilisers doing ?. Does the engine or stabs have any influence over the AoA ?

Reply in Topic: Car recommendations for family of 4

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11 Oct 2026 6:52pm

Suzuki APV ?. Ugly as fck though. 1.6L petrol. Seems like a rare car. Wrecked parts will be hard to get.

Reply in Topic: Nobel peace prize

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10 Oct 2026 8:29pm

Wasn't Donald Trump meant to get that ?

Reply in Topic: And now for something completely different... Bruce McKee boards

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10 Oct 2026 8:18pm

decrepit said..
This design, really benefited boats with little to no control of angle of attack. It fixes angle of attack to close to optimum.

Mike, could you explain to this numpty what Angle of Attack means ?. How does this step design lock in a fixed AoA ?

MobZ: I would love to see the Warby on a +30kt day on a flat water spot, with a light rider, using an on shore wave sail with a high centre of effort that lifts the board. Narrow wave boom set to eye height, and 30-32cm lines, front foot drive (rather than back foot). A rig that weights a feather. I'm just curious. Something completely different to how a race sail applies force to the board and rider.

Reply in Topic: And now for something completely different... Bruce McKee boards

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10 Oct 2026 2:50pm

Could this design benefit from a different sail design ?. The Ken Warby's speed record for this design was achieved with a powered motor, with the impulse at the back of the hull. His design also had rear stabilisers, like an airplane. A sailboard impulse is not like this at all. Could a rig be designed to emulate the forces of Ken's jet boat ?. What about kite power ?

It would be interesting to see what a onshore wave sail (a light, powerful, but compact rig, carbon wave boom, full carbon RDM etc) would do in those powered up conditions on the small board. Then try a foiler's rig.

Reply in Topic: When did you guys first discover windsurfing? What do you enjoy most about it?

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8 Oct 2026 7:48pm

Paducah said..
Four posts in 2 yrs

Category Topic Date
Windsurfing When did you guys first discover windsurfing? What do you enjoy most about it? Yesterday
General Discussion What are your thoughts on the Ed Sheeran situation and the backlash he is getting? Thursday
General Discussion Who do you think is the most beautiful woman in the world? 4 months ago
Windsurfing Pushing technology forward 4 months ago

Color me skeptical

Well,there goes the Internet. I guess it's back to bank tellers and twisted pair again. There's another bishop on the landing.

Reply in Topic: When did you guys first discover windsurfing? What do you enjoy most about it?

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7 Oct 2026 8:49pm

Yeah probably. But anyway... 1st year uni holidays in 1990. Shared a windsurfer with 4 other mates at Fannie Bay on light off shore trade winds. It was every Saturday and Sunday for 4 weeks. It was a very large sail, and a standard windsurfer board. This gear would spit us off at the sudden change of wind direction. It ended for me when a large box jelly fish swam under my board. I didn't think they were there in July when the water was cool. But, if I had've fallen through it, I doubt I would be here. I tacked back, and that was my lot. Didn't take up windsurfing again until 2008 in a windier city, when I really started it properly.

Reply in Topic: leaving gap at downhaul bottom between pulleys

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6 Oct 2026 10:35pm

I agree with Mark. Are you sure you're not inadvertently raising your boom height by a few cm's as well ?. This will have the same effect.

Reply in Topic: leaving gap at downhaul bottom between pulleys

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3 Oct 2026 8:47pm

Gestalt said..

If you are using a much longer extension to allow the extra 4cm then this is not ideal as the extra extension length changes the mast bend curve.

Hmmm, could that be a useful rig tuning method ?

Willywind: Ok, thanks.

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