sboardcrazy said...

Is the wind meter broken..? S up here..

Probably replaced it with the Kurnell meter.

were u sailing at today sue?

nick0 said...

were u sailing at today sue?

I ended up going to Valentine.When I got there there was nothing but then it started to come in.Rigged the 5.7m & small board & totally overpowered so after a few runs I came in & put a 5m on.It picked up again so totally overpowered.Didnt get to do much as a result ( hanging on for grim death ) but nice to get out in consistent enough wind for the smaller board..its going to be great in summer . Strained the muscles in my Right forearm again as the harness lines were a bit too far back & I was luffing the sail a lot with my arms.Had to come in as I had no strength in my R arm..Got into trouble last time I kept sailing so i played it safe & finished.I need to build up my arm muscles!
Did you get out today & if so where? I'm hoping to get out at Valentine again c middle of the day Friday if it blows..Hopefully I can pick the right size sail next time!

got out tuesday morning then again late in arvo .. after sailing with an 11m and formula board i jumped on the 75l and 5m lol sail felt like a hankie . it musta been like 25 odd knots but could plane used to a 70cm fin ..back to the 20cm fin . spun out so mny times it isnt funnie

Went to Umina Beach at 3pm with a 80 litre wave board and 4.7m & 5.3 sails. Got out of the car and was surprised by the wind gusts of 25-35+ knots plus the very large powerful looking waves rolling in on the outgoing tide. No one else was out (Kiters or sailboarders). Wondered why.......decided it was too cold and too gusty to get wet. Discretion won. Valour nil.

nick0 said...

sboardcrazy said...

nick0 said...

got out tuesday morning then again late in arvo .. after sailing with an 11m and formula board i jumped on the 75l and 5m lol sail felt like a hankie . it musta been like 25 odd knots but could plane used to a 70cm fin ..back to the 20cm fin . spun out so mny times it isnt funnie

Thats the only thing I like about using larger sails ( although my biggest is 6.6m)..you get back to the small ones & So much easier to gybe etc!
Where did you go out? I saw 2 sea kayakers half way across the lake paddling downwind past Toronto .. they were keen I like up to 20kts but it was gusting 30kts +!

at sunshine down S end of lake . out front my place

Lucky bugger..It always potluck whether it will still be blowing 1.30hrs after Ive made the decision to go down..