Swan River Mob (WA, Australia) - 2012-01-09
Sailor 2 Second Peak (Kts)5 x 10 Second Average (Kts)1 Hour (Kts)Alpha Racing 500m (Kts)Nautical Mile (Kts)Distance Travelled (km)
25
37.76(D)
36.12(D)
11.89(D)
24.46(D)
25.52(D)
40.703(D)
Recycle
35.49(D)
33.17(D)
11.33(D)
18.24(D)
24.05(D)
29.94(D)
Snides
29.58(D)
28.38(D)
14.83(D)
19.35(D)
25.21(D)
44.46(D)
Slowboat
39.237(D)
37.187(D)
17.302(D)
22.546(D)
22.946(D)
57.473(D)
Chris Adamson
33.29(D)
31.46(D)
14.73(D)
20.79(D)
21.23(D)
29.76(D)
Tim Stockton
Claude
Craig Mann
Dan Engdahl
Whitey
Matthew Langer
JC
Stringer
Istaaack
Neil Daffen
Linds
Spock
Gav
Mick
SAM WILLIAMS
Lachy
Aiden
Aids
Average38.5036.6516.0723.5025.3750.97
25 (14433km):
4462 days ago

More Beaver!

2012 KA Koncept 6.6, 2008 F2 SXS, Finworks 11.5" weed [circa 1996] refoiled. Tide was better than yesterday but not as much punch in the wind while I was there. Off the water just after 4 for family comittments. Looks like the wind might have booted a bit and steadied so expect some good times to come.

Lots of crew out on the run and a good vibe all round - also cooperative kiters which is appreciated.



Recycle (17196km):
4462 days ago
1 categories

 Woodman Point with ado and jj with late apperance by darryl and slow one (really like the look o the new rs racing e4s slowies just unwraped, any body got some second hand ones they want to sell)

 used 6.2 & ca 52 then iso86 &6.7 when wind dropped



Snides (28038km):
4462 days ago

Pelican Point, WA, AU

after work sail nice to get out late.

the wind looked perfect for the new evo4 7.0

but it soon died as i tacked half way up to faeceville

where surprise,surprise the wind was in full vacumn mode....

loving the new version of the evo..i had my doubts that they had sorted out the

problem with the twist and too much lower leach tension, but on the 7.0(the only evo 4 i have) it seems to be sorted now.

the sail has an additional vertical luff panel which seems to keep the draft locked further forward

and also appears to improve the cam rotation. with the slightly lower tension mid leach

the integrated clew setup seems to now move/flex better in the gusts which i never noticed

on the evo 3.

the wind backed off big time and i had to pump and schlog back to peli.

nice arvo in any case.



Slowboat (47697km):
4462 days ago
5 categories

Beaver first. Rigged for wind that never came... 6.2m Mistral 91 and 23 asy. PD got his run of the day as I was sailing out and it was apparently all downhill from there (the other guys also reporting a drop in speeds). The wind seemed to ease but I kept hitting 37s. Eventually (11th run) I got a small bit of a gust and broke the 37 cycle with a 39 on the dial at 4:09 pm. Run 13 was a 38, then the wind started to fade again so I opted to try woodies as a backup plan on the way home. Got there to see Daz heading out on a 7.0 with norts on 6.7m and Ado finishing up after struggling on small gear. Apparently the wind backed off at woodies too. Rigged the 7.8m EIV to see if I could use it in speed mode on the small board and fin. I didnt expect it to work. But it did! Felt great compared to other big sails I've tried on small boards. 23 asy was no problems. Got a 35.6 threading the needles (kiters and ws freestylers everywhere!).

I think the EIV 7.8m is gold. I cant wait to see how fast it goes. Feels like it has the speed of the EIIs with the power and stability of the EIIIs. Wicked combo.



Chris Adamson (14466km):
4462 days ago
2 categories

I stuffed this session up in the garage at home when I only threw my 5.7 in the car, thinking it was 6.3.

I arrived at Woodies and realised this when I rolled it out, so with the breeze only around 20 knots I opted to stick the 5.7 on the JP45 speed board and just have a cruisy underpowered freesail, which was actually a lot of fun. I have only previously used this board on really windy, intense days so it was nice to carve some gybes and hit some ramps - just getting a bit more comfortable for when the next big day arrives.

Leighton would have been perfect on 7.0 today!



Comments
Hardie


WA
Australia
4462 days ago

PD Y wood u eva come down to Hardies when you'v got a Beaver like that to Lick?Embarassed

Recycle


WA
Australia
4462 days ago

Hey Snides you want to sell it!

Anthony Perkins


TAS
Australia
4462 days ago
Happy with the evo4 snides, defiantly their best year yet.
25


WA
Australia
4462 days ago

Hey Chris - my best run was 37.76 @1603, then 37.72 @1520, 36.53 @1513, 36.19 @1452 and 36.17 @1558 = gusting all over the place.

Slowboat


WA
Australia
4462 days ago

Aaaaaah thats nice to know then :) you only got # 2 3 and 4 before I got out for first run at 3:30. Must have been a few gusts between 4:03 and 4:10. Still good fun. Faded soon after.

 

 

25


WA
Australia
4462 days ago
I just wanted to illustrate that my run of the day was later - althought the 1520 run gave a 38.00 dial the 1603 run was in fact the fastest via GPSAR Pro 5.0.
Slowboat


WA
Australia
4462 days ago

Wink top stuff pete.

Recycle


WA
Australia
4462 days ago

not disimilar to the day before pete !Wink

Snides


WA
Australia
4461 days ago
Ummm me thinks i may have to fully imerse myself in some beaver action soon...
Slowboat


WA
Australia
4461 days ago

a windy seabreeze and the right tide on a weekday (less kiters) will be interesting there... may the planets align Tongue out

ray gun


WA
Australia
4461 days ago

Beaver this , beaver that, you guys talk like a bunch of randy school boys.Tongue out

I guess its just as fascinating as the other one...Wink

 

Snides


WA
Australia
4461 days ago
Dam those beavers!
Tony


QLD
Australia
4459 days ago

Anyone tried the NP Evo 4 6.4 yet?

Izaak Perkins


TAS
Australia
4459 days ago
I havent yet but the evo4 5.8 is unreal, it's their best year by far!!
Slowboat


WA
Australia
4459 days ago

nope but I'm hanging out to get one!!!

Snides


WA
Australia
4458 days ago
Why would you want one of those for? A 6.4 would mean you are expecting wind above 20 kn!!