Pinnaroos (WA, Australia) - 2008-09-14
Sailor 2 Second Peak (Kts)5 x 10 Second Average (Kts)1 Hour (Kts)Alpha Racing 500m (Kts)Nautical Mile (Kts)Distance Travelled (km)
Chris Porter
28.14(X)
26.69(X)
12.52(X)
19.53(X)
20.19(X)
33.84(X)
nebbian
32.224(X)
30.187(X)
17.952(X)
19.572(X)
24.504(X)
106.027(X)
JF
32.93(X)
29.86(X)
19.21(X)
17.29(X)
25.86(X)
49.35(X)
Jeff
23.4(X)
21.67(X)
13.08(X)
15.168(X)
19.59(X)
36.74(X)
lao shi
33.39(X)
30.54(X)
17.45(X)
21.11(X)
25.92(X)
144.33(X)
Marcel
26.55(X)
23.69(X)
7.72(X)
14.71(X)
18.32(X)
32.71(X)
Pointman
paddymac
JC2
Windxtasy
Jemma
scarrgo
Jonah
Windtech
Ricey
Bunyip
AC1
Hooksey
Lunny
tailwind
Flatchat
Snickers
Kenny
Pacey
SRS73
AndreaMunich
Gloria
Reg
Topcat
Clue Thirst
The Shroom
fingers
Finback
Peanut
Aiden
Average33.1630.3618.5820.3425.89125.18
Chris Porter (11725km):
5913 days ago

Got to Meliville as the wind dropped. Came in a little bit later on. Had a fun blast with Jemma out for the first time this season.

I found the fin a bit small to crank upwind or get planing in the lulls.

Naish SP 91; Naish Session 5.8; CL Slalom 27cm

Mark was still out racking up the km's when I left. Sould be a good day for Pinna's.



nebbian (8313km):
5913 days ago
4 categories

Hardies run with the Strapper, started on Loft Blade 6.8 then changed to Ezzy 5m wavesail.  Most numbers done on the Ezzy.

Got there at 6:45 to find Evets rigging up, we hit the water together and sailed for a couple of hours before the wind picked up.  I changed down to the 5m, and had a great time practising duck gybes and going fast... I stopped after a 5 minute lull where I couldn't waterstart (not enough wind) and got really cold.  I was hoping for a big distance score but the wind just looked too chancy.  In hindsight I could have stayed out all day.

Can't wait for summer and consistent seabreezes!



JF (1703km):
5913 days ago
3 categories

Melville with lao shi. CA SP60, Loft Blade 6.8, 33 cm Goldwing.

Always bouncy in that wind direction...



Jeff (13640km):
5913 days ago

After the lack of wind yesterday I thought I would go to the ocean (pinnaroo point) and guarantee some wind. There was some there ! 5m Ezzy Wave, Kombat 79l - newly renamed yesterday - the yellow submarine.

Great fun, but not much good for speed. Quite a bit of aerial work (not voluntary)

Got home and the only email I got this morning was a spam with the subject "Relax your tired muscles by using Soma." - How did they know !!!



lao shi (41082km):
5911 days ago
5 categories

Trip meter showed 77.76 Nmiles which converts to 144Km. Have had this before. Why the difference? Which should I use?

Wow, what a day. Started at 9am following James out into scary chop sailing across to Peli Pt. Couldn't catch him and his speeds for the morning session smoke mine by a couple of knots. Held on to the 6.6 expecting it to drop but it didn't. Only way to handle the power was bear away and run down the trough of the rolling chop. Pretty scary at times.

On one run saw someoone in the water for a while which turned out to be Chris A of SRM. His face was a mass of claret and there was a hole where the window on his sail used to be. Stayed with him till he got to shore and he seemed ok but his nose had a good kink in it.

Saw Slowy heading up to the flatter water and followed until I collected a fin of weed and went over the handlebars. He disappeared up to Pt W (upwind in a westerly!).

Trashed the top batten on the 6.6 at some point so changed to the 5.4 combat wave just as the wind eased. Tried the combat on the sonic but it just felt weird. Rigged the 7.6 and went out as the wind picked up again. Some crazy runs down wind as there was no way I could hold the sail upwind with the 34 fin screaming like a banshee.

Left that set up rigged and went out on the JP with the combat. Water flattened as the wind shifted SW. Had one good run in the flat for top speed.

Wind dropped again and went back out on the 7.6 until even that wouldn't plane any more at about 4pm. Long day!

Hour not so good due to broken outhaul, broken batten, helping Chris and wind change.

Don't think that I have ever changed through so much gear in a day before.



Marcel (1692km):
5911 days ago

Arrived at Lucky Bay around 10 ish - really blowing hard so rigged a 5.8 wave but still got smashed.... at one stage I decided to take time out and float on my back for a bit after a big crash... saw a couple of dolphins jump! That was cool.

Goya 105, 32 maui fin, 5.8 ezzy wave.



Comments
Hardie


WA
Australia
5913 days ago

Ya keep cranking out those PB's JamesCool

JF


WA
Australia
5913 days ago

Tongue out Good times... had a very scary long run against lao shi too... I am still shakinLaughing

Hardie


WA
Australia
5913 days ago

Mr Boardshorts and Rashie, I wonder why you got so cold out there?Surprised

Hardie


WA
Australia
5913 days ago

Woohoo you guys have shakin things up a bitCool

roodog


WA
Australia
5913 days ago

Well done Mark .Well done James

Mineral


WA
Australia
5913 days ago

Great day guys, great dayCool 

Some refreshing PB's well done you three, in particular Marcel, who has hit this fun with great enthusiasm.

Got stuck with family duties, looking after Grand-kids.Laughing

Cant say it wasn't fun though. Any of you ever get to watch those ABC shows of Shaun the Sheep, bloody had me in stitches, much to the delight of a couple of Grand-kids, who lost it laughing with me.Laughing

lao shi


WA
Australia
5913 days ago

Well done on the PB's Marcel and James. Great to see so many posts for the Pinnas.

Snides


WA
Australia
5913 days ago

well done on the pb,s  guys!!!

Chris Porter


WA
Australia
5913 days ago

Awesome effort everyone. I hope they have an 'allrounders' prize because we had a good go at every category today.

Well done on the PB's James, and top effort with distance Lao Shi and Nebs

JF


WA
Australia
5913 days ago

What a day... got to get the fitness up to keep up with the sort of sess Mark put in... bloody amazing...

Thoughts to Chris A... hope his snoz is OK... The chop is a nightmare on that wind direction...

 

EDIT: BTW, I was giving my kit alll I could to keep up with Mark on the big hairy scary run to PeliLaughing Tail was skipping out, dropped the harness lines a couple of times only just avoided catapulting...

nebbian


WA
Australia
5913 days ago

Wow, it's fantastic to see so many posts.  Also good to see a spread between who contributes to the final score... it was exciting watching the posts roll in and watching us jump up the leaderboard Cool

Congratulations Lao Shi on the distance, also James and Marcel on the PB's.

evets


WA
Australia
5913 days ago

Well done to all of you, it was not an easy day to sail. Nebs your distance is great. I ache all over from flying/grovelling/flying and a couple of catapults. I have sailed far further and felt better than I do now. Well done. Lao shi if the conditions in Perth were similar to MH your distance is truly great! Well done on the pb.

Firiebob


WA
Australia
5909 days ago

Sorry guys I missed this one, well done with the PB's and very nice distance Mr Shi Cool

Decrepit


WA
Australia
5901 days ago

congrats guys on #1 distance, but I don't see your problem Lao, I've just multiplied 77.76 X 1.85 and got 143.856.

Hope to see you guys on the water later next month.

 

lao shi


WA
Australia
5901 days ago

Yeah, sorry Decrepit. We had a long discussion about this and now my data shows the ammended distance. Total Doppler added up but file and properties didn't.

Hope you are enjoying the trip. See you soon.