Chinaman (2860km):
5176 days ago Mallacoota, VIC, AU
A good and bad day, good to be on the water but a bad day as I crashed at this peak speed just as getting warmed up. A fair amount of claret, gash on the bridge of nose but nothin like Peter Johnston's effort. Too rough to try and get speed board going in these conditions but ok on slalom.
Made the fatal mistake of telling the old boy that I had 30.51 on the dial early in the rough which at the time was nearlt 1.5 quicker than him. I think this made him cure himself of his 2 day hangover and get a pb on his CA 58 slalom (good stuff ya old bastard)
5.4m Overdrive is not working properly with the masts that I'm using, must get a new one before I really come to grief as every time I use it I get spat off. Think that I will try an rdm as at the moment it is very twitchy and not absorbing any gusts.
No exposed strip due to full moon high tides all day. Smooth water would have been interesting given the wind strength.
Falcon 89/ Isonic 49sp 21 slingshot & 5.4 overdrive
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