The Southerly Busters (VIC, Australia) - 2010-02-07
Sailor 2 Second Peak (Kts)5 x 10 Second Average (Kts)1 Hour (Kts)Alpha Racing 500m (Kts)Nautical Mile (Kts)Distance Travelled (km)
WindRider
32.5(D)
31.08(D)
11.9(D)
17.91(D)
18.92(D)
58.38(D)
Jman
30.68(D)
29.93(D)
16.41(D)
21.63(D)
23.15(D)
54.4(D)
Evan
29.02(D)
27.33(D)
11.56(D)
17.11(D)
18.09(D)
53.46(D)
Drift
25.4(D)
23.04(D)
9.6(D)
9.78(D)
15.73(D)
12.9(D)
Old Salty
25.72(D)
22.78(D)
4.74(D)
9.77(D)
12.18(D)
10(D)
JAK
32.32(D)
30.13(D)
15.35(D)
19.82(D)
21.98(D)
79.37(D)
Matt Hosie
madventure
CHUNNY
B3
Sav
Bella
Laurie Spies
Tim Pittaway
Hazza1
BigEzy
Vitaly
John N
Geoffee
PJ
Rom
AUS2804
Average32.4130.6115.8820.7322.5768.88
WindRider (3520km):
5185 days ago
2 categories

Not a bad day at Sandy Point, my first for maybe 10 years. It was good to sail with some of the Southerly Busters (Jman, Evan and JAK). We may even have got closer to getting Alex the Russian to join. All did very well.

I had the i76 out for first time and SHQ demo RS EVOII 5.5m. The sail was great and the board I need to get use to it. The sailor also needs to get use to sailing very fast in small chop. My stuffed toe held up too, which was good.

Neil Pryde RS Racing EVO II 5.5m 2009
Starbaord Futura 93 (Wood) 2009
Select SL9 31cm fin
Starbaord i76 2009
Select Casper 27cm fin


Jman (15832km):
5185 days ago
3 categories

Great day at Sandy Point with the guys, went for a quick wave sail first then straped on the GPS when the bar in the inlet was exposed more.

Starboard Prokids S type 72 L

Select Viper Speed 26 cm

NP Alpha 5.8

 

 



Evan (7124km):
5185 days ago

Great day's sailing at Sandy Point with Jerry, Steve & JAK, and soon to be member of the Southerly Busters KGB Wink

Scratch one boom (from catapult after hitting sandbar on first run). Great meal & a few drinks at Fish Creek pub made up for it afterwards!

 

Kode86, 26cm Drake fin & 5.5m Ezzy sail

Futura101, 34cm MFC Liquid Pro fin & 5.5m Ezzy sail



Drift (6257km):
5184 days ago

LOCATION : AREA 45

DETAILS:  In the spirit of the "friendly"matches played in cricket we had an invitational sail with Kato and John from the Pit Crew as part of a mentor day for Inverloch Windsurfing Club.

Wind was East- North East up to 25 kts.

 

Had a few good runs along the spit- not like Sandy Point in terms of the depth of the water (its a gradual mud/ sand base rather than a sharp drop off).  Never the less. I'd like to give it a burl on a big low tide.

There seems to be a few sailing options at this spot and I reckon it'll handle any wind direction except West

 

GEAR

Xcite Ride 135

Mean 38 cm fin

NP Excess 5.9



Old Salty (4921km):
5184 days ago

Spent most of my time helping out with IWC Mentor day.  Only had an hour at the end to do some quick runs and insufficient time to adjust things.  F2 SX medium Tush 5.5 MFC 36.  Need to shorten harness lines and put on MFC 30 fin as I was tail walking all over the place.  Did a massive spin out for 100 mtrs before I got it back.  Short , fun with lots of potential on Area 45 and my equipment.



JAK (12211km):
5176 days ago
6 categories

Great day with an easterly up to 25 knots with the Southerly Busters team at Sandy Point. First runs way overpowered with the 6.2 from the day before, couldn't bare away, board completely out of control. Took the 5.7 out and felt really comfortable all day. Sensational runs with the mates from  the team Jerry, Stephen, Evan and hopefully soon 'The Russian'.

Board: Tabou Rocket 105, Tabou 34cm Freeride Fin, Sail: NP Saber 5.7.



Comments
Jman


VIC
Australia
5185 days ago

Well done Steve once you get used to the board Im sure it will go faster, next southwester!

 

JAK


VIC
Australia
5185 days ago

Great job Steve, looks you felt comfortable with the board at the end and congrats taking the top speed award for the team on the day.

lao shi


WA
Australia
5185 days ago

Well done on all the PBs guys!

Evan


VIC
Australia
5184 days ago

Top work on the pb's guys!

Was good to meet you Jak for the first time. And for someone who says he can't gybe that's a very decent Alpha! Nice row of pb's.

Well done Steve on those speeds. I now know what quickly approaching death from behind (in the form of Steve on his Isonic) sounds like. Next time I hear it I'll be prepared Laughing It wasn't that close....really!

Hardie


WA
Australia
5184 days ago

Great Stuff Guyz!!!!!!!!!!

Old Salty


VIC
Australia
5184 days ago

Well done guys.  Steve, Jerry , Jak and Evan you have got us in the top 10 - fanbloodytastic.

Now all we need is Bondy to post and the Russian to come on board.

JAK


VIC
Australia
5184 days ago

We should do these team days more often, amazing what can be achieved. Cool

WindRider


VIC
Australia
5184 days ago

Evan, it looked close at the speed I was going.  Laughing

JAK well done on the PBs.

I need to sort a few things with the new board, stance, footstraps, mast foot, etc. The nose seemed a bit high (setup), the board was a bit hard to keep flat at times (stance), the sail's cut away kept slapping the water (setup & stance), left front foot never felt far enough in the strap to control the board (setup & stance). Control of board direction at speed (experince with kit).

I also could not gybe yesterday, as the sail I had on loan was tweaked by Robby Swift and the cam batterns were so tight it was very hard to rotate the cams from a standing postion, let alone trying from a gybe.

BUT, it was fun when the tide was out and with the crew. I look forward to next time.

Drift


VIC
Australia
5184 days ago

Great numbers guys!

It seemed our strategy to take out 2 Pit Crew guys by inviting them to our Mentor Day worked a treat!!!

What a cunning plan!!Smile

Old Salty


VIC
Australia
5184 days ago

Great NM Mick.  That is what Area 45 is going to help us with.  Have not had a chance to look at my GPS as yet - Birthday BBQ last night when I got home!!!

Drift


VIC
Australia
5184 days ago

Old Salty,

the NM was the run down to the red marker turn around then all the way along the spit and firing off the end into the choppy stuff before shooting over to the boat ramp.  It wasn't direct but still managable.

Can't wait to see the speed you were doing before you initiated the Emergency Stop Procedure...it certainly looked spectacular!

Jimbob


VIC
Australia
5184 days ago

Great PB's guys, sucks breaking a boom though.

Jman


VIC
Australia
5184 days ago

Well done Jak and Drift on the PB's Liked the look of the sail you were using yesterday Jak Wink

JAK


VIC
Australia
5184 days ago

Thanks Jman, not the latest shape, but a good sight with the new shiny panel. A perfect sail for me below the 6.2 Hellcat I reckon. You can try it out anytime Wink

WindRider


VIC
Australia
5183 days ago

Guys we should still try and get the team together one day. Maybe at Inverloch on a Sat or Sun in the next couple of weeks.

Old Salty


VIC
Australia
5183 days ago

I am up for it.  Perhaps we can take everyone to Area 45.  Need to hold our position in the top ten and be great to talk about a few ideas on equipment set up to enable Drift and I to reach the 30 kt club.Laughing

WindRider


VIC
Australia
5183 days ago

Sounds good. New spots, keeping in the Top ten and chatting about gear setups etc. Plus more than happy to get you guys in the 30s and beyond. When the weather is next suitable for Inverloch on a weekend (minus this Sunday 14/02) we should all come down, with beer and food maybe. Wink

Drift


VIC
Australia
5183 days ago

Hey all Busters!

Can you fling me yr contact details -mobile and email and I'll set up a mail list so we can keep up with where ad when a session is on

send it to me :

michael.green@driftmedia.com.au

 

cheers and big breezes

mick

JAK


VIC
Australia
5176 days ago

We should have another go at SP or Inverloch with the whole team, this Sunday 21st Feb looks not too bad.