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Greenroom

7608 posts

Greenroom

WA, 7608 posts

25 Mar 2010 9:21pm

Leech, Mark and I did

Marvin

725 posts

Marvin

WA, 725 posts

25 Mar 2010 9:40pm

Affirmative - nice little sail on the sparkly blue sea. Nearly got two green arrows for Swanbourne too! But where's the swell? Maybe Saturday?

spot1

1588 posts

spot1

WA, 1588 posts

25 Mar 2010 10:19pm

to busy at work but dont mind missing out as BALI in 3 days

Slims words on the surf
this mornings 6.00am surf check on the Outer Reefs (as I was pushing my little double outrigger boat into the water) was showing wave height to have bounced a touch. There was some nice sized set waves pushing the 3-4ft range (well over head) when they came through. That was on Middle Reef while Kuta Reef and Airport Left were only receiving waist to chest high at best.

Its surfing time boys pack that wind stuff away

hardpole

609 posts

hardpole

WA, 609 posts

26 Mar 2010 12:05am

spot1 you should know never to give up so easy - had a great cruise today - the word was it was better earlier but some of us were working. Might still be a few "summer" sails before the winter ones start

grumplestiltskin

2331 posts

grumplestiltskin

WA, 2331 posts

26 Mar 2010 7:16am

Greenroom said...

Leech, Mark and I did

I hate you featherweights

got down to Dutchies, started to rig only to feel the wind getting lighter and lighter, watch the 3 or 4 guys out starting to slog and thought ... "bugger it".
packed up and sulked off home

roll on Saturday

Yves

134 posts

Yves

WA, 134 posts

26 Mar 2010 9:43am

It was allright from 5 to 6 at dutchies, allright meaning planing all the time in about 16-18 knots on a 5.8 and 95 liters for 70kg

Greenroom

7608 posts

Greenroom

WA, 7608 posts

26 Mar 2010 10:14am

Hey grumps, you should have come out with us.
Over powered on 5m sail, 76L board and 68kg

grumplestiltskin

2331 posts

grumplestiltskin

WA, 2331 posts

26 Mar 2010 10:34am

Thanks Greenster, maybe next time.

I'll try and lose 30kg in the meantime

Bender

2236 posts

Bender

WA, 2236 posts

26 Mar 2010 11:09am

Greenroom said...

Hey grumps, you should have come out with us.
Over powered on 5m sail, 76L board and 68kg

how can one be over powered ona 5m sail in approx 20knts

Greenroom

7608 posts

Greenroom

WA, 7608 posts

26 Mar 2010 1:20pm

Bender said...

Greenroom said...

Hey grumps, you should have come out with us.
Over powered on 5m sail, 76L board and 68kg

how can one be over powered ona 5m sail in approx 20knts

There are a couple of reasons Bender.
I windsurf at a windy spot. I put little downhaul on my sail. Use a floaty board.
According to the charts it was over 20 knots. More like 22/23 gusting 25

Marvin

725 posts

Marvin

WA, 725 posts

26 Mar 2010 3:56pm

Wow - where was that (as if you would)???? Not Perth suburbia, shorely? Cottesloe was pushing 18 - 20 at times, but mostly it was just 15 - 18.

I have it sussed though - 120 litre board, 7.4m sail and a 38cm weedy will plane my 95kgs just fine in anything down to 12 - 14 knots, no dramas. And if I stomp on it (getting better at this) it turns almost as well as my 130 litre SUB, so I'm not complaining.

Rider5

567 posts

Rider5

WA, 567 posts

26 Mar 2010 6:20pm

Yeah Me and about 6 others at Scarbs was only about chest high though. it must have been knee high out at happy land.
Edited after getting death threats.

jsnfok

899 posts

jsnfok

WA, 899 posts

26 Mar 2010 9:48pm

sailed at safety bay myself at about 4.00 in the arvo was on a 100L skate and 5.3m Ice was okay still managed some good forward loops but super gusty and the wind was about 70metres out from the beach... real weird..

Pointman

437 posts

Pointman

WA, 437 posts

26 Mar 2010 11:53pm

Pinnaroo was 20-25K when I rocked up at 4.45.

Alas Huey turned the tap off and by the time I'd rigged and hit the water it was only 15K

Got a pretty good idea where Greeny and crew were sailing, but I'll respect his confidence on this one.

It's always a bit windier north metro if you know where to go

WINDY MILLER

3183 posts

WINDY MILLER

WA, 3183 posts

27 Mar 2010 8:17am

YEAH...who would want to live in W.A............

me please

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