Down-winder today.

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DavidJohn
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29 Jan 2009 9:20am
I'm doing a down-Down winder today if anyone's interested..(St Kilda to Sandy) This is the forecast.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Winds: North to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots

It's gunna be another hot one (over 40deg) so if I fall in it will be on purpose..

DJ

rodriguez
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29 Jan 2009 11:00am
DJ, how are you going to get back to ST. Kilda?
DavidJohn
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29 Jan 2009 7:14pm
rodriguez said...

DJ, how are you going to get back to ST. Kilda?


I was lucky to have someone drop me off at St Kilda today and drive down to pic me up.. Bargain..

Today was one of the best down-winders that I've done.. I think it was a no pressure thing going alone..and the wind was 15-25 knots.

I am getting better on the Glide and today I got heaps of runners and did a few things differently.

I stood a little more forward than in the past.

I didn't look back like I do trying to see what's coming up from behind.

I didn't paddle as much while on a runner.. I've learned that if you are going to drop off a runner all the paddling in the world will not stop it. (so why paddle).

It's not like a wave.. the lumps seem to just come and go.

I didn't fall in for the whole down-winder (until I got into the shallows with about 20 meters to go).. That's a first for me.. I usually fall a lot..

It was hot..and the jet-ski's were buggers mucking up the regular wind swells.

Can't wait till the next one.

DJ

BWDave
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29 Jan 2009 7:43pm
sounds like fun DJ, sorry I coundnt make it
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