Point Halloran, QLD, AU

Got out for an early sail with son Mark at high tide wasn't game to chance arvo at lota with storms

6.0 Xtype , JP 106 super x, 33 fin

3 categories

Wellington Point, QLD, AU

Way over powered and under fined got completely dacked on my first run on a huge spin out and crash lost shorts and harness off my feet. 

Recovered then another crash out the back in about waste hi chop.

JP SP50 KA Race6.3 BP WS23

Bugger, just hit the water as the storm hit so only managed a few runs. 

Marine Parade, Southport, QLD, AU

2 categories

Manly, QLD, AU

Launched from Lota over to Wello in anticipation of heading back for a session in the creek if the storms held off... nothing could be further from the truth!!

In the end was over finned and under Mojoed... wild ride back downwind to Lota un-hooked all the way. I made it John didn't, I will let John tell that story.

The first strong wind session in months, hopefully it"s a sign of more to come this summer.

At least I got a laugh when the Captain told me he lost his pants

FF89, Warp 5.4, BPR 30

3 categories

Manly, QLD, AU

FF97, Warp 6.2, L32

A very big afternoon. The plan was to rig at Lota and sail over to Wello. That part worked well. The bank was perfect,  the wind was NE 25 to 30kts, so resonsably square and we had to slingshot into the chop. The 38.5 is a pb for me at Wello. The next part of the plan was to sail back to Lota and sail the creek once the tide went below 0.8. There was a slight lull in the wind so we headed off. I got about a third the way across when the wind returned with a vengence. I could not control my speed and ended up launching of waves and catapulting. I tried tacking downwind and slowly made progress across the bottom of the bay, but I was getting tired. Bt the time I broke my harness lines on about the 7th catapult, Nick had come out with his jet ski and offerred a rescue which I happily agreed. Unfortuneately we got one end of the rescue rope caugth in the jet ski impeller, so Nick required rescue too. He rang his next door neighbor who came out in his tiinny and took both of us back to Nick's place at Paradise Waters. A valuble lessoned learned. When its 25+kts, don't try and sail across the bay.

Queens Beach, QLD, AU

BIG bump and jump session at Queens. Beach, no speed, lots of crashes, average wind about 30kts before the storm, gusting to close to 40. Survival mode on the 4.7. Saw some great speed results -- well done to the fasst crew