Lilacs 28/11/24 - Vachy - 4 pbs

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PixEll
PixEll
13 posts
13 posts
28 Nov 2024 7:10pm
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Flex2
Flex2
WA
373 posts
WA, 373 posts
28 Nov 2024 8:09pm
Nice PixEll, you upgraded to FPV or just pushing regular drone to limits?
PixEll
PixEll
13 posts
13 posts
28 Nov 2024 9:12pm
Pushing the friendship. Like the flat angles better.
Flex2
Flex2
WA
373 posts
WA, 373 posts
28 Nov 2024 9:14pm
Nice, look'n good
DI7
DI7
30 posts
DI7 DI7
30 posts
29 Nov 2024 3:28pm
What makes this spot so special?
Which fins to use?
sboardcrazy
sboardcrazy
NSW
8352 posts
NSW, 8352 posts
29 Nov 2024 7:14pm
Cripes I'd love to sail that..
izaak
izaak
TAS
2013 posts
TAS, 2013 posts
30 Nov 2024 8:53am
What a ripper spot! Love to get back to WA and experience that! Ps nice alpha flags by the looks of it.
decrepit
decrepit
WA
12887 posts
WA, 12887 posts
30 Nov 2024 8:28am
Sue, it's not too different to Lake George, except the weed is very abrasive, it will eat through a G10 leading edge in a couple of sessions, you need some 400 wet and dry with you to maintain the leading edge.

It's the weed that makes it special. Unlike other spots it's fairly constant. I've sailed it for the last 10 years and the weed does vary a bit, but it's always been there.

I first sailed it with a small 45deg weedy, but I think that was a high tide.
To get the most out of it in all conditions a 55deg fin is needed.
Tide plays a part in how much weed is on the surface.

The NM run is another thing that makes Lilacs special, on high tide there's about 2km of fast water at the best angle to the best wind.
The run is a bit short during low tide, you have to go into thick weed and shallow water at the end of the run.
So it's been proved that a 40kt NM is possible there.
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