What I learnt from Sandy Point

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hardie
hardie
WA
4133 posts
WA, 4133 posts
6 Nov 2009 12:21pm
My Ability level: I'm a very fast wavesailor!!!!1

Technique: It's very impt in speedsailing. Its about using your leverage to translate every bit of power through the board and fin. Board trim is critical, how to trim the board on the optimum area of the tail of the board, too much board contacting the water is slow, not enough slow or dangerous.

Tuning: Tuning your gear the sail for the conditions, boom height, harness line length, mastfoot placement, fin selection, all these affect your speed.

Sail size: Use bigger than you imagine for a flat stretch of water, with a very broad reach/run, I often rigged too small and woulkd run out of wind.

Mindset: Too much fear inhibits, not enough fear gets you in trouble. But you have to have the desire to want to go as fast as possible. I was too Timid!!

When to go: If you like flying, fly on a good forecast, if wanna stay and wait, at least 6 weeks is necessary to get more than 1 run down the strip. I got 2 runs over 5 weeks, and I got 1 honking easterly which is almost as good!!
sick_em_rex
sick_em_rex
NSW
1601 posts
NSW, 1601 posts
6 Nov 2009 3:29pm
and you met lots of cool people
kato
kato
VIC
3530 posts
VIC, 3530 posts
6 Nov 2009 10:17pm
and put up with the Pit Crew [}:)]
elmo
elmo
WA
8894 posts
WA, 8894 posts
6 Nov 2009 8:01pm
kato said...

and put up with the Pit Crew [}:)]


...Zooming past him
windtechno
windtechno
VIC
372 posts
VIC, 372 posts
6 Nov 2009 11:01pm
but will you be back my friend? That was just the start of the windsurf season. It gets better
windtechno
windtechno
VIC
372 posts
VIC, 372 posts
6 Nov 2009 11:01pm
Your a funny little dude elmo
graceman
graceman
WA
323 posts
WA, 323 posts
6 Nov 2009 8:33pm
windtechno said...

Your a funny little dude elmo


He's not little
elmo
elmo
WA
8894 posts
WA, 8894 posts
6 Nov 2009 8:55pm
graceman said...

windtechno said...

Your a funny little dude elmo


He's not little


and I'm not a dude
Bender
Bender
WA
2236 posts
WA, 2236 posts
6 Nov 2009 8:58pm
and NOT pretty
mineral1
mineral1
WA
4564 posts
WA, 4564 posts
6 Nov 2009 9:18pm
elmo said...

graceman said...

windtechno said...

Your a funny little dude elmo


He's not little


and I'm not a dude

Annd as Bender quoted
"and NOT pretty"



Yep, that about covers it
Old Salty
Old Salty
VIC
1271 posts
VIC, 1271 posts
7 Nov 2009 12:40am
And do not convince two whacky vics to set up a GPS team caus they are comin to haunt ya hards Love you long time even though its been a short time. IWC road trip to WA - STAY TUNED
NotWal
NotWal
QLD
7436 posts
QLD, 7436 posts
7 Nov 2009 12:03pm
mineral1 said...

elmo said...

graceman said...

windtechno said...

Your a funny little dude elmo


He's not little


and I'm not a dude

Annd as Bender quoted
"and NOT pretty"



Yep, that about covers it


You forgot furry palmed.
windtechno
windtechno
VIC
372 posts
VIC, 372 posts
7 Nov 2009 6:30pm
elmo is a cutey
stamp
stamp
QLD
2798 posts
QLD, 2798 posts
7 Nov 2009 5:45pm
windtechno said...

elmo is a cutey


and you guys think kiters are gay????

elmo
elmo
WA
8894 posts
WA, 8894 posts
7 Nov 2009 4:40pm
stamp said...

windtechno said...

elmo is a cutey


and you guys think kiters are gay????




I know, Iknow

its a sad sad situation we find ourselves in
Malloy
Malloy
71 posts
71 posts
7 Nov 2009 5:23pm
stamp said...
and you guys think kiters are gay????



Anyone who ties themselves to their toy should at least be considered sexually deviant! :)
windtechno
windtechno
VIC
372 posts
VIC, 372 posts
8 Nov 2009 12:15am
love ya elmo
hardie
hardie
WA
4133 posts
WA, 4133 posts
11 Nov 2009 12:26pm
Some more reflections:

There's nothing wrong with my gear, but heaps wrong with my sailing technique, gear tuning and decision making!!!!!!!

Sandy Point in October is ****** COLD!!!!!!!!!

The Pit Crew are very fast because they have great technique, are v.good decision makers & have finely tuned their gear to suit the place, & not bec they sail Sandy Point!!!......... I was consitently 2 to 5 knots behind them.

The Victorian and Australian windsurfing community are a great bunch of blokes!!!!

When Sandy Point is firing, it is one of the best feelings in Windsurfing, had 3 of the best sails/sessions of my life there!!

The place is addictive in the way intermittent reinforcement is, (eg. Poker Machines) You don't win often but when you do you just want more and more........
slowboat
slowboat
WA
560 posts
WA, 560 posts
11 Nov 2009 12:34pm
and MORE
pacman76
pacman76
QLD
123 posts
QLD, 123 posts
11 Nov 2009 3:02pm
For the three times i have been down there it has improved my confidence and ability.
Oh and that little flutter you hear on the board when you go over the 2mm chop keeps me up at night

I still remember my first sandy point experience. i am from north queensland and i had never experienced much past 15 knots of wind let alone going really fast.
My first sail was a sunday morning, dead low tide, 20 odd knot SW, 10 degrees (felt like -10). I bought a cheap wetsuit (2mm i think) so needless to say when i stepped into the water i shat myself, when i went past the rigging dune into 20 knots + i shat myself, when i got planing and got shot down the course on water flatter than concrete i shat myself. And of course the first time i fell in the deep end ......... my shat was frozen.

i missed this year but will definatley be back next year.

yoyo
yoyo
WA
1646 posts
WA, 1646 posts
11 Nov 2009 1:14pm
So Hardie, you reckon SP is just one large Skinner Box?

Sounds like Cheesegraters..:-))
hardie
hardie
WA
4133 posts
WA, 4133 posts
11 Nov 2009 1:21pm
yoyo said...

So Hardie, you reckon SP is just one large Skinner Box?

Sounds like Cheesegraters..:-))


DEfinitely the Skinner Box, but when you are rewarded it is the Ultimate, whereas Cheesegraters doesn't compare, that's more like aversive conditioning or punishment Point Walter would be our closest equivalent, but I've heard it is very gusty, when SP is firing the wind is clean and consistent!!!!!!!! I'm going on a search in January, going to hire a Jet Boat and explore the northern waters of our coast!!
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