One Eyed Cantabrians (Sth Is, New Zealand) - 2012-05-27
Sailor 2 Second Peak (Kts)5 x 10 Second Average (Kts)1 Hour (Kts)Alpha Racing 500m (Kts)Nautical Mile (Kts)Distance Travelled (km)
Mike Sinclair
35.2(D)
33.09(D)
8.9(D)
21.98(D)
23.9(D)
51.65(D)
Dan
32.73(D)
31.17(D)
12.93(D)
20.38(D)
22.3(D)
39.37(D)
Glen
Allan Taylor
Terry A
Scope
whererulucy
Ned Tamatea
Shane Blake
Dinks
Sean Patterson
Ben Collins
Terry Beentjes
Fred de Haas
g
Veeman
Stephen
Steven Mc
Taylor
Dave
nzakka
Holly
Finn
Derek R
MrFish
Dan M
Ben
Pete
Tom O'Neill
Miranda
John Ross
Fenella Bowater
Allan Taylor
Vee
Windsurfing Nelson
The Shop Grom
Aaron White
SeanP
Olivia
Average33.9732.1310.9221.1823.1045.51
Mike Sinclair (25421km):
5126 days ago
6 categories

Found a new spot further upwind.Nice sand bar and the flattest water I've seen.Only 500m long (800 with run in) but it felt great to have such steady wind all the way.Looks like it will be great for those strong NE session. The wind is better and less obstructed compared to where we normally sail.

Was getting these speeds in not much wind, 20-25 kts mostly. Nice to be able to get the board trimmed so accurately and work on the fin properly. We normally can't feel any of this with all the chop.This must be what those Dutchies have got x 2kms of it...heaven.

Was on my 51cm slalom board with 5.1 Maui TR3 (too small) and 250/25deg fin

That's one negative , once you've slogged upwind you don't want to go back down wind to get a bigger sail, so what you rig is probably it for the session.

The wind went strong NW and I got lost in the new territory, hit a sand bar, over the front and broke the webbing strap on my harness so that was the end of that.

Big walk home, felt like Rob Dinks.



Dan (51037km):
5126 days ago
6 categories

Lake Ellesmere, isonic 44, overdrive 6.0, C3 venom 26, Much more wind than yesterday, but more square, although it shifted quite a bit today. Did not follow Mike up to the other side, Far faster than where we been sailing..next time, sounds like a 35 knot spot easy, and thats a slow day i hope



Comments
Shifu


QLD
Australia
5126 days ago

Great results guys!

Mike Sinclair


Sth Is
New Zealand
5126 days ago

The wunderground meter at Gebbies showed 45kmh peak for the hour that I was up on the sand bar. As I thought it wasn't very windy, so I reckon its a fast place. Wind went to 67kmh in the NW which was when I hit the sand bar. Looking at the google overlay I was way off course and went onto the end of the sand bar that I had been sailing along. I was way too far west. Got disoriented coming from 90 degree angle at it.

Shifu


QLD
Australia
5126 days ago

Had trouble getting the board back on the car when the NW came through.

Decrepit


WA
Australia
5126 days ago

Looks like a nice liottle run, we've got a short spot like that, I just love it, nothing like dead flat water!!!!!