Longest run of seabreezes for ages..????

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Mark _australia

23729 posts

Mark _australia

WA, 23729 posts

31 Jan 2013 12:19am

I have lost count.

Pretty sure I have sailed at least 15 days of the last 16 or 17. AND that is as a heavy (muscular of course) fella on wave gear.
One was a non planing grovel, one was a barely planing 90mins or so ...but and the rest were fully lit, even overpowered, on 4.7.
I did not sail today voluntarily cos it all hurts too bad

I reckon this has been the longest run of seabreezes (in the close to Perth kinda area anyway) for at least 3yrs due to the sh!tty la nina years.

Anyone?

Ride

236 posts

Ride

WA, 236 posts

31 Jan 2013 7:03am

I agree with you mark

I've sailed so much at Safety bay fully powered from 4.7-7 over the past few months that I just picked up a 84l FW and Im a heavy guy !!!

Big Al

265 posts

Big Al

WA, 265 posts

31 Jan 2013 1:15pm

Yep, I agree Mark, what a great January. I have gone from a sh#t sailor to a crap sailor - next step = average.

AB.....

FormulaNova

15109 posts

FormulaNova

WA, 15109 posts

31 Jan 2013 9:16pm

I have just returned to NSW from WA, and had a fantastic couple of weeks after a dismal start at the beginning of January. I was even overpowered on a 5.5m one day, and for me that was 35 knots! Woo hoo!

Of course, now I have left, the wind will get even better!

Shoehorn

1 posts

Shoehorn

WA, 1 posts

31 Jan 2013 10:17pm

Haha hope so mate!

Of course, now I have left, the wind will get even better!

stroppo

748 posts

stroppo

WA, 748 posts

31 Jan 2013 11:12pm

Fun having some sails with you Dale every sesh i saw you having you must of been nearly the last dude out happy days lets hope you dont take the wind with you

WindWarrior

NSW

1019 posts

WindWarrior

NSW, 1019 posts

1 Feb 2013 9:53am

stroppo said...
... lets hope you dont take the wind with you

Let's hope he does so we can get a bit more wind on this side !

FormulaNova

15109 posts

FormulaNova

WA, 15109 posts

1 Feb 2013 7:21am

stroppo said...
Fun having some sails with you Dale every sesh i saw you having you must of been nearly the last dude out happy days lets hope you dont take the wind with you

Thanks Glenn. I sort of cheated a bit though. I was getting on the water late, around 3 or 4 when everyone else has probably been out for a few hours.

When the wind comes in later in the day and the water flattens off its awesome!

I don't know how you managed with a 5.8 on the light days though when I was on a 8.5m!

stroppo

748 posts

stroppo

WA, 748 posts

1 Feb 2013 9:42am

It was easy dale its the only sail ive got i had no choise lol

Squid Lips

708 posts

Squid Lips

WA, 708 posts

1 Feb 2013 1:47pm

Second half of Feb will be epic because I just booked my van in for repairs

Wonder if I can cram a board in the mrs 323 sedan

Bender

2236 posts

Bender

WA, 2236 posts

1 Feb 2013 2:08pm

Glad you guys have been getting wind. Getting F#$k all down here in Bunno

patsken

717 posts

patsken

WA, 717 posts

1 Feb 2013 2:54pm

Mark _australia said...

I have lost count.

Pretty sure I have sailed at least 15 days of the last 16 or 17. AND that is as a heavy (muscular of course) fella on wave gear.
One was a non planing grovel, one was a barely planing 90mins or so ...but and the rest were fully lit, even overpowered, on 4.7.
I did not sail today voluntarily cos it all hurts too bad

I reckon this has been the longest run of seabreezes (in the close to Perth kinda area anyway) for at least 3yrs due to the sh!tty la nina years.

Anyone?

I'm blaming you Mark for the lull in the run of strong wind in the "close to Perth kinda area" [}:)]

It has been good though - even the hot days feel kinda "old fashioned" like when I was younger. Hot and dry and then a seabreeze in the arvo. Not hot, then hotter and then a festery humid on shore breeze of the past few years.

kookwaar

11 posts

kookwaar

WA, 11 posts

1 Feb 2013 5:25pm

Callus's for all the "right" reasons.......
Bring on next week...

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