Saturday was a write off 5 - 8 kts.
Sunday a few of us gathered at the Angling club all hopeful the forecast would come through 20kts SW. Around 1 pm some silly person(ejmack) decided he was bored so his rigged his gear, putting the rest of us to shame thus forcing us to do the same. Once ejmack rigged he said well are we really going to do this as I told him the temperature was only 10c and the wind was lucky to be 12 kts. Kato arrived and told us we where all mad bustards and set up his gear as well. With KAto there we had no choice but to go out.
The wind gusted from 8 - 20 kts. Kato managed a cool 28 kts on his GPS. (show off). Rain squalls hit, wind did not let off and Croweman - cut a dashing figure modelling his new winter wettie and ejmack looked great cutting through the squalls. Me - I was sporting my new look con%$#^dom - Billabong wetsuit hood attached to a rash vest. Very warm. Recommend it to anyone considering a hood. Mind you will not win any fashion statements.

As crappy as the conditions were it was good to get out, and catch up.

The new con%$#^dom looked great mate! Makes you look even more like a tasty morsel (for a shark), or the Gimp!

What happened with the 8.5m sail? Was it too big in the gusts? Looked like you were crusing along nicely on it but then you changed down.

Ejmack - the 8.5 was too hard to hold when it gusted. Going from 12 to 20 kts is no fun with that much sail up plus I realised after I had come in to change down that I had the harness lines too far forward causing me to crab across the water and point up wind too much. Was not enjoying myself so I thought better control was the order of the day.
Croweman - It did not help my self esteem with you pointing and laughing at me when I was wearing the hood. DArth Vader in the helmet( Kato). Uncle Bob in his floppy hat(ejmack), the Policeman out of The Village People(Croweman)and Cond#@^om Man (Old Salty) what a sight on the water. No Wonder everyone was running away!

With all these unhinged loonies on the loose, sounds like I should have been filming at the weekend?

Tassie was cold and almost windless, but I did find a few awesome spots which are worthy of an adventure when the weather gets a bit warmer. Anyone interested??

Have Drift is that bait you are laying out there?
Of course we are interested if there is windsurfing in it. Tell us more.

And Kato what's this that we still have 3 more months of freezing our pixies before the water gets warmer. I think I will be going for the heated boardies soon.

Hey Croweman - you got me on that one. My memories of the Village people have alluded me. I was sure the cop wore a white helmet? I think a cross between the construction worker and the cop would have been a better comparison. Not suggesting that you are gay and that there is anything wrong with that anyway. Says me with my painted nails.

CROWEMAN said...
I'm not convinced that this was photoshopped...

No photoshop involved.... honest!!! Well, maybe a little.....

Blame the wife, it was her idea!