Lake Connewarre, VIC, AU missile 5m koncept,tough day on the lake,got to the lake mid arvo,wind was blowing 35 40kts lake was out of control very rough tried to find flat water up top of lake but no good,all in all a shit sail,pun intended because it was like sailing in rotten ministroni soup

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Lake Connnewarre

As Grant said, charged home from Melbourne for a sail as it was cranking, Got down there and it it was blowing hard everyone on 5m and below, but i didn't pack mine this morning cos it never blows that hard! idiot! went out was getting totally spanked, lake was rough as hell, thought i'd go to swan Bay cos it was low tide, wind dropped missed out, Sh#t House!!!

 F2 SX Small, tushingham X15 5.8, Chocco weed 24

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Sat at home in the heat waiting for the cool change to arrive and eventually a nice 15 southerly cooled everything nicely. Headed to the lake an rigged a 6.4 in the slowly growing breeze. Grant arrived a I rigged and it looked like a cruisey day, said he'd be back later with his gear and join me. Headed out and the breeze was starting to build and got my 2 sec peak in some nice flat water over the sand bars. Win then shifted up a gear to a solid 25 knots and I struggles back to carpark and trying to decide wether to rig 5 or 5.8. In the few minutes I took to decide it had built to a solid 30 knots.

Took out the 5m and a 23 KA fin and was getting pummelled. Never seen the lake this angry. Made my way up to the sandbars and just stood in the water as the wind started to him 35 gusting to 40. There was "smoke" on water and I just bunkered down and waited for a lull. Got a lull and took off but rough water and being just made for some anxious moments culminating a big spill landing on my boom and giving myself a good corky on my thighs....

By this stage Grant had arrived and headed out on his 5. Wind had dropped to a solid 25 gusting to 30 by now but my Mojo had left me..

Even though I topped the speeds , I did it in a nice breeze with some flat water. Well done to my team mates who did it in the rough and tumble of the later part of the day..

Sonic 85, KA Koncept 6.4m, FO weedster 28cm

Sonic 85, KA Koncept 5.0m, KA 23cm assy

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Lake Connewarre, VIC, AU

Carbonart 47 Severne Blade wave sail 5.0 with hole KA 23 fin

Missed all the ballistic winds. Still fun sail underpowered but able to ride the chop easier. Didn't last the hour home quick for a shower. Smelt lovely.