Date - 14.03.07

Location - Lechenault Inlet (Australind)

Details on self - 82kgs 33yrs old been sailing since i was 6yrs old

Speed - 51km/hr (Max diplayed on my Garmin 101)

Gear - (Board)Hypersonic 105L,(Sail)6.0 NP V6 (Fin) Techtonics Goldwing 34cm

Conditions - very gusty on/off ranging from 12knts to 20knts. The wind picked up and i think i went quicker but my batteries went flat DOH!!!!

Date: 15/03/07

GPS Display Maximum Speed: 59.9 km/h (32.3 knots)

Conditions: 14 to 22 knots averaging 17 knots SSW

Equipment: Board Waihoo Slalom Custom, 96 Litre, 56cm wide, Fin 28 Lockwood Custom, Sail 5.8m Gaastra F1

Self: Age nearly 47, 88kg, 180cm, 23 years exp

Comments: Bit frustrating wind never came in, kept getting lighter AFTER A WHILE, couldn't crack 60km/h which was frustrating, I need new gear, better more modern sails, and a coupla good fins, and a coupla good boards, all my gear is around mid to late 90's vintage.

Date - 15.03.07

Location - lechenault Inlet (Australind)

Conditions - SSE 10-18knts very gusty, chop approx 100 to 200mm

Gear - 105L hypersonic, 7.5m cammless mauisails pursuit and 34cm techtonics goldwing fin

Max display - 23.1knts (Garmnin foretrex 101)

Comments - today was really crappy. I started on smaller gear in a SW'er and at 5.30pm the wind died and swung to the SSE. I rigged the above combo and managed this speed after an hour of picking the gusts. Kit felt good as i have a new carbon boom(thanks Elmo), oh waht a difference.

Date: 15/03/07

GPS Display Maximum Speed: 24.4 knots

Conditions: 15-20 knots, big sharp chop (upto 2 foot)

Equipment: Gun Booster 8.7m and a borrowed 145ltr free-ride, 43cm fin

Details about Self: 27, male, 88kg, wavesailor/freestyle having a blast by going fast!

Comments: If it were flat i'd have gone an extra 5 knots, all kit was way too big!! impressed that an 8.7 can go that fast (reckon I could get to 30 knots with it). Didn't realise how fast 30 knots actually is!

Date: 16/3/2007

GPS: 25knts

Conditions: Very rough 15-25 avg 18knts

Equipment: 5.8m Ezzy Wave, 74l Fanatic Goya wave, 23 cm wave fin

Details about Self: 31yrs, 80kg 183cm

Comments: Very rough conditions made it hard just to stay on board at times, did best speed in calmer patch.

Jimmy

Kato,

Don't you just hate those sessions, just enough to get you out, not enough to get you back

YEP!!!!!!

Date: 1/3/2007

GPS:29.2knts

Conditions: Swells and steep chop, 18-22 knots at Botany Bay

Equipment: 6.8m Gun Mega XS, RRD 100ltr Freestyle wave, 32cm free-ride fin

Details about Self: 28, 88kgs

Comments: First time with a proper race sail, first proper GPS session, I sailed over 60kms in 3 hours! If I can do those speeds slightly overpowered in bad chop then I'd love to know how fast I'd be with a slalom board and flat water!

Sounds good Sam, can you also lend me some super smooth water please?!

Date: 2/11/05

GPS Display Maximum Speed: 34.9

Conditions: 14 to 19 knots SW

Equipment: Jp SuperX 116, NP Saber 6.2, Fin NSM 36cm Slalom

Self: Age nearly 47, 85kg, 185cm, 2o years exp

Comments: Totally smooth water at Sandy Point, perfect angle but not enough wind.

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Date: 2/11/05

GPS Display Maximum Speed: 31.9

Conditions: 15 - 28 knots NNE

Equipment: Exocet TB62, NP V8 6.5, NSM 32cm Slalom

Self: Age 47, 85kg, 185cm, 21 years exp

Comments: Choppy but found some sooth patches near the run way at Botany. It was a great days, got about 5 runs over 30 knots.

And it ****s me that I allways seem to get a sometheing .9

Date:21/03/2007

GPS Display Maximum Speed:32.07 knots

Conditions:14-19 knots

Equipment: JP Slalom II Pro 94L, 32cm JP Slalom Fin, NP RS4 6.2m.

Details about Self: 43, 185cm, 6 years

Comments: First session on a new toy to tryout, wind was Holier than easter

Date:22/03/2007

GPS Display Maximum Speed:33.69knots

Conditions:15-20 knots

Equipment: JP Slalom II Pro 94L, 32cm JP Slalom Fin, NP RS4 6.7m.

Details about Self: 43, 185cm, 6 years

Comments: Saw Hardie struggling with the lulls so rigged 6.7 to cope with them, not quite the right sail for top end but a fun session

Date:24-3-07

GPS Display Maximum Speed:38.9 (35.64 10sec ave)

Conditions: smoooooth with rolling chop at the end 35kts/20kts ss/w

Equipment: modified 90s speed board, Koncept 5.8 Fin TM45V6

Details about Self:40y Male

Comments:One good run before it went too far south.Second run crashed at the end and punched a hole through the sail.Spent the rest of the day blasting on the Kids Pro (Max gps on this was 36.7)

Date:25 march 07

GPS Display Maximum Speed:30.6knts

Conditions:1-2 foot chop,12-20knots southerly

Equipment: Fanatic Ultra Hawk, 275, 32cm fin, Neil Pryde MPR 5.7

Details about Self:39yrs - 75kgs - 185cm

Comments: Found a 'new' spot in Botany bay, first sail there and I should have rigged bigger but it's a venue that shows heaps of potential. Missed my PB by only .3knots so I'll get it next time!

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Originally posted by SimonH

Date:18/3/07

GPS Display Maximum Speed: 40.2

Conditions: Quite choppy

Equipment: Exocet Warp slalom 58 Demon design C4 speed 6.0 Curtis modified 25

Details about Self: 40 100kg likes pie

Comments: had the wrong fin in at first then went to the Curtis and went 2 knots faster when the speed course went to chit.

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