Date: 30/04/07

GPS Display Maximum Speed: 25.5 knots

Conditions: 15kts W-SW

Location: North side of the runway, Botany Bay

Equipment: Gaastra Matrix 6.5, JP Xcite 110, Tectonics Falcon 32cm

Self: Age 31, 65kg, 167cm, 5 years exp

Comments: Good run for about an hr. First time sailing this side of the runway. p.s. Dont stray off the path when heading down to the beach!!!

Date:30-04-2007

GPS Display Maximum Speed:33.9 knots

Conditions:25-33 knots WNW. Megga Gusty and swinging in direction.

Location:Robyns run Mandurah
Estuary
Equipment: Windtech Prolite 900, NP RS4 6.2m, Elmo Weed G10JPS32 23cm

Details about Self: 43, 185cm, 88kg, 6 years

Comments: Tried a new run, which worked out to be quite flat and better than the brain damage from last night Rigged sail to handle lulls, Gusts were diabolical when they hit, but fun

Date: 01/05/07

GPS Display Maximum Speed: 30.72 knots

Conditions: 15 to 23 kts W

Equipment: Windtech Wave/slalom, 54cm wide, Fin 28cm Weed,

Sail: 5.6 Gaastra FLOW F1

Self: Age 47, 90kg, 180cm, 23 years exp

Comments: First speed for the Mandurah Mob haven't downloaded data yet, so only max GPS, won't count towards anything unless at least one other team member sails and posts a speed today.

Date: 07/05/07

GPS Display Maximum Speed: 25.3 knots

Conditions: 8-12 kts E and ENE

Equipment: NXS maxim formula, 95cm wide, Fin 70cm NXS Formula,

Sail: 8.5 KA Formula

Self: Age 34, 96kg, 180cm, 18 years with a couple of lay-offs

Comments: nice late arvo session of powered up exploring. found a new bank which was in a wind shaddow so will be back there in a different direction. typically 10-20cm chop in the bay sailed until the sun went and then packed up in the headlights.

Good on ya Pat, top effort You're no girly boy teabagger for sure

Originally posted by Gestalt

Date: 07/05/07

GPS Display Maximum Speed: 25.3 knots

Conditions: 8-12 kts E and ENE

Equipment: NXS maxim formula, 95cm wide, Fin 70cm NXS Formula,

Sail: 8.5 KA Formula

Self: Age 34, 96kg, 180cm, 18 years with a couple of lay-offs8-12 kts,

Well done getting a 25+ in that

Date: 10/05/07

GPS Display Maximum Speed: 30.66 knots

Conditions: 15 to 23 kts SE

Equipment: Mistral Flow 105l, 58.5cm wide, Fin 37cm Select

Sail: 7.0 Aerotech VMG

Self: Age 29, 85kg, 175cm, 1.5 years exp

Comments: Was quite excited to strap the GPS onto my arm for the first time ever. The wind was a bit light at the start but then picked up nicely for a couple of good runs. Had to bear well away from the sandbank to get the speed, so there was a fair bit of chop when fully wound up. Tried a 31cm fin as well, but it wasn't as fast.
Don't know why there's so much fuss about the 30 knot figure

Date: 10/05/07

GPS Display Maximum Speed: 28.3

Conditions: Up to 20 I think

Equipment: Kinetic Gladiator 100L with standard fin

Sail: 05 Ezzy 6.6 Infinity

Self: Age 52, 85kg, 185cm, 15 years exp

Comments: First go with the Navi, was really hoping for a 30
Wind was 14 on the beach, and better further out, water was rough. Got a Nm average of 23.8, was happy with that considering it was a fair way off shore. We ended up about 2 Nm out chasing the wind, and about 3 Nm along the coast. Going by the Navi, I did 42 Ml, but I think a 6 Km trip to work is included, not sure.

Thanks Gestalt. I'm looking forward to checking out the Funnel with you on Saturday...

Hey Firie, we both popped our cherry on the same day Awesome feeling, hey! Have you set your NAVI up to bleep at 30 knots? I did that to mine, and it bleeps slowly at 25, then faster and faster until it's like a heart machine at 30.
Also I noticed my sail plays a tune, it starts whistling middle-C at 26 knots, then C# at 28, then D at 30. It has very well defined notes, it doesn't just rise in pitch but steps up like a piano. Easy to know what speed you're doing without checking the GPS. Weird hey!

Sounds like your fins whistle - common with the select range and some north shore. Makes you sound like the jetsons hovercar (80's cartoon for the young ones). The faster you go the louder and sometimes more annoying it can get.

Ben doesn't happen to drive a Porsche Cayenne does he????

HaHa, no, I assumed Elmo was referring to Ben, i.e. Bender.

There was a guy at the last Cervantes speed run, going very fast too, who was kitted out with a Porsche Cayenne, KA Koncept, F2 Missile and Select whistling fin. Some people have all the toys.
I was trying to (not very subtly) determine if he was one and the same.

Date:13-05-2007

GPS Display Maximum Speed:23.2 knots

Conditions:9-13 knots SE

Location: Novara Mandurah

Equipment: JP Supersport 136L, Ezzy Free Radical 7.5m, Choco Weed G10 40cm

Details about Self: 43, 185cm, 88kg, 6 years

Comments: Light wind sail, not really trying to do anything but rack up some TOW, nice bit of fun.

12.05.07

Mandurah - Novara

Gear - 7.7m Tushy X-15, 105l Hypersonic, 30cm Flying Object Weedster

max speed - garmin 101 - 27.3knts

Conditions - 12 - 18knts SSW chop to 75mm

Comments - First time with new sail, very nice. Wind was up and down and all over the place. A very pleasant arvo sailing with the Mandurah mob

Date: 19.05.07

GPS Display Maximum Speed:26.9

Conditions:14-19 knots, chop up to 30cms

Equipment: JP Xcite Ride 110, Gaastra Matrix 6.5, Tectonics 32cm

Details about Self: 31, 65kgs

Comments: Good ride down at Foreshore Drive too. Lots of gusts around the 20kts mark. Cleaner earlier in the day and got really gusty by mid afternoon.