You be there on weekend pussnut? Would be good to catch up for a sherbert or two.. 

looks like a nice session gary , just need 2 in front of the 6

ah ah ah   excellent comments

Just go out there with the feeling that Simon is right on your arse trying to steal your jelly-beans and it will all happen. Simples. 

Enjoy Gary mate.

Hello Marlene and Chappie.

Support for Craig and Matt's distance attempt? Well - results please!!! 

Well done Matt on joining the 500km club, fantastic effort!! 

Matt that is amazing 500kms and a 40 kt peak 

Lake George, SA

Morning session (about 5 hrs): Cheaky Monkey slalom, Koncept 6.6, Flying Objects 27 weedy

Lunch session (about 2 hrs): iSonic 74, Koncept 5.8, Tribal 23 weedspeed

Afternoon session (about 5 hrs) : Missile XS, Koncept 5.0, KA 21cm assy

Last session (about 1 hr): iSonic 74, Koncept 5.0, Tribal 23 weedy.

Preparatin started by getting our gear ready form about 5pm the night before.  Had some fish'n'chips for dinner at about 7pm.

Got up at 11pm for the midnight start - not much wind... Daffy turned up to help Craig an I get setup, and to kick us out onto the water at the correct time.   Got planing a few times, but eventually gave up... Craig rigged an 8.5m, but no dice.  We went back to bed until dawn.

Woe up pre-dawn to the wind blowing, so Craig and I immediately headed out. My dawn session had an ordinary start when my boom broke within the first 10 minutes of its first use.  Luckily it was while I was attempting to beach start which happened near the car-park shore, so spent the next half hour dragging myself through the mud and changing booms.

Felt pretty good for a few hours, then switched over to the smaller gear.  This didn't last long as the wind built quickly. Water state was starting to get a bit rough, so gybing was limited to small patch of smooth water.  The far-side speed run looked nice, with the odd burst of 35kn runs.

Came in for a self-heat-curry, some refreshments and another gear change down to the speed board and 5.0m.  By this stage the wind had really kicked in, with the 5.0 being extremely powered up.  After scoffing down the lunch and some much need juice, the very rough water was causing some stomach grief - managed to hold that down.  Decided to do some speed runs, just to kill the time. 

During the afternnoon pit-stop, Daffy confirmed my distance was a bit lacking, so sent me back out there for at least another few hours.  This was a bit grueling as the wind was still at full strength. The wind angle had changed which meant either gybing the speed board in rough water, or pinching hard upwind to find something flatter.

Came in for the last time, only to be told that I wasn't in the 500 club yet.  So back out on the last rig change - with the sun setting in the background, the carpark was no longer in sight for the last hour, it was laps until dark.

Fantastic work Matt.  Not many members in the 500 club! 

Matt great effort to sustain that distance. Top top effort

Sensational effort Matt! I knew you could do it.

Was it fun? 

Well done Matt 500km+ sounds like a long day and 5 hours on the Cheeky blue should be interesting to see the figures when you get back.

Fantastic effort.

2x   500+    day distances at Lake George.

Must be great to sail over there .

Well done Matt, awesome effort mate

Fantastic Matt, thats a massive session! Well done Kato, big effort body

Huge set of numbers, Matthew!

Not bad back up too!

Well done guys. Awesome stuff. It takes just as much mental as physical strength to do distance like that so hats off to you both. Well done

Awesome numbers guys. Simply fantastic distance Mathew and Kato. Big congrats on the distance PB Mathew. An amazing result.

I think your team might just squeek in a first for distance this month Hats off to you both!

Bunta distance Matt! Pb's are

Well done Craig. That's a sensational effort no matter what you've done in the past. I think it just wasn't meant to be this time.

Jeez didn't you have whips back on beach? Surely you could have sent Matt out for another ton! 

AMAZING!!! Total respect for huge individual efforts and great team work. I too think you might squeeze in to #1 for distance this month. I am sorry Lake George didn't play nicely for you.

Massive effort matthew, congratulations

Only 360kms Kato - pick up your act ;-)

To effort guys. Sometimes things dont go to plan Kato but still a top effort. Well done Matthew on the PB and huge distance

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Kato sounds like just wasn't meant to be. Hope you find your mojo on another attempt soon......

That's still a huge distance period so lots of respect for the efforts!!!!

Well done Matt. That is a huge effort. I know how bad 200 is let alone 500. WOW.

Well done Matt, epic session!

Well done guys. Pity about the wind for the record attempt but still outstanding none the less.

Well done Matt! Hopefully the conditions align for you soon Kato but still a massive effort again.

Well done Matt

Unbelievable distance guys! Amazing work. congrats!

Thanks for everyone's comments - this is an awesome community we have !

Special thanks to Craig for the huge inspiration and being awesome, and Daffy for all the lets-go-sailing mojo. :)

I've only just seen this, bad luck Kato, somtimes the force just isn't with you!

And great effort Matthew, are you glad now they wouldn't let you back in?

I too just saw this today. Fantastic numbers from Matthew and Kato, well done to both of you. Conditions and some luck are really important as this again shows, Matthews distance is huge and Kato's makes it in as his fifth greatest distance. One day it will all come together and then

Biggest mobs of congrats Matt  You too Kato, huge effort both of you, fat chance getting me out of bed at 11.30 to sail