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Sandy Point.  Very Westerly and inconsistant, didn't look great.  A few of the boys pulled the pin and headed for Inveloch but I had rigged by that stage so had a crack.  Started on the speed board with the 5.5 Race , pulled a couple of 42 peaks.  Started having patches of not being able to get going on the small gear so grabbed the bigger speed board. Went cruising for a bit and then tried a couple of speed runs, as it was so West the run was stupidly short, you were heading way down wind just past the dunes.

Got a gust and went for it and it felt pretty bloody fast. Looked down to a 44.68 on the dial, really!!! on that board(82 litres , 54 Wide) it's a PB for me.

So real speed has knocked it down to 44.2 but I think it is still a PB by a poofteenth, maybe.  So what looked like a wasted day turned out OK.

Spotti was flying arond on his new Mistral aircraft carrier, wait til he posts!!!!!!

Luv Muss small and Medium, KA RACE 5.5 ( awesome) KA 23 Assy

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Had a look at the Pit first thing but the wind was very west and didn,t look like it was going to swing before the tide started to barrel in. Made the decission to sail at 45 instead.Very lumpy and windy and should have been on the 5 but as i put a Kato sized hole in it the day before it was the 5.7 that was rigged. Got some nice runs latter in the day once the swell lines sorted themselve out but it was still a lot of work smashing chop. Lots of rival crews sitting on the beach instead of getting wet. Flat water primadonnas.  

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carbon art slalom 96 lt ka koncept 5.8 66 delta 19 .. good day on lake illawara sailing in weed beds with symon and all the locals a realy great fun day calm water    wind west  15 to 25 in the od gustl.  lost me old mate keef most of the day must have been doing secret mans business somewhere at yacht club

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Lake Illawarra,

Sailed all day had a ball went to read sd card nothing registered apart from trip meter on history which was reset at beginning of day, pissed off if cannot retrieve data becuase it was a great session and sure I had at least another pb. Any help on how to get data data for a complete illiterate mug would be much appreciated.

Falcon 89 Overdrive 6 and 17 delta

Edit- Found SD card full, so deleted some room then done what Dan said. (thanks mate)

This place is very user friendly if you have the right fins, for someone lacking a lot of sailing fitness at the moment the results speak for themselves what is within reach.

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            Hanging to really try out the new dedicated 2013 Ka Koncept 5.4 speedsail along with the slick looking Mistrals, Saturdays westerly front beckoned.  With hope of a slight SW shift, Sandy Pt did not turn it on by any means this session.  A gusty westerly made for very short n not so sweet runs, with tight rolling chop starting at the first 1/3 of the run.    By this stage you were going straight down wind with nothing to pull back on as you sheeted out and skipped over the back of the rolling chop.    

After having a blast on C.Lockwoods designed Mistral 137L 82cm wide slalom over summer on the WA's Swan River chop, I new this thing was going to hammer with ease and control.   It was quick on the river, so was I was itching to see it fly at Sandy Pt.   Whilst the tide went out and and the run remained ugly I put the 5.4 on the big 137L first up. The Ka23 assym’ fin was to then be used beyond what most would think a good combo with such a big board, and yes they all laughed at Lake George on the SL75 and again at SP as I slotted it into the 82.   It just requires a bit of finesse, which is part of making things go fast.  

With a few runs in the mid to high 30's and the 5.4 pulling with the torque of a diesel I had the tail getting loose as I pointed up to the last dune to send it seaworthy down the run.   Once bearing away the 23 fin did it's work as I accelerated and the 137L Mistral just held perfect trim and control.  Once into the chop it ate it up for breakfast and shot it out the back like a hot curry.   The usual precaution of quickly getting the back foot out of the strap, and onto the leeward rail as I backed off to slow down thus avoiding the bank in more ways than one all went well…………and so did the results…..

Mistral 137L 82wide Slalom, Doppler:- peak 42.5, 2sec 42.48, 10sec 41.07, 5x10 38.82. 

In for a break and test Skype to Troppo on the beach, had the idea of doing a live onboard feed via mob strapped to helmet, but could sense some wind approaching.   Tweaked the outhaul on the Koncept 5.4 for its first all out unleashed run and hooked it onto the new Mistral 47 speed for its maiden voyage.   The tide was well in truly on its way in creating more chop, could see Matt getting a few runs in starting from the east bank as I launched.   It felt almost the same as my old 44 as I stepped on, but that’s where the similarity ends, the 47 cuts a new path in design and delivers an even smoother more controlled ride.   It got going quick and then tracked well pointing upwind to the start of the run. As soon as I began to straighten out and bear off it accelerated way smoother and quicker.   Sand was just blowing of the dunes a little and the run looked flat at the start, sail began to load up and catapult us down the run smoothly.   Board felt familiar and just held perfect trim, Ka21.5 assym’ a perfect match, sped down the short run into the chop and it ate it up, felt like a walk in the park. 

Looked down at the GPS to see a 46, and thought wow that was easy took another look and realised that was the 10 sec, and then 48.11 flashed up as the peak!!!   Some more runs in heavier squalls to round out the 5x10 produced three 45 peaks and a 44, and 45 and 43 10sec's.   Speeds like that don’t come often especially when the conditions are not that good.  I feel the new Koncept has taken a leap forward with efficiency and power gains, good work guys!, and Chris Lockwood has delivered us another innovative range of boards.   Damn SUPERB effort all-round Aussies!!!!

Submitted speeds are for the runs on the Mistral 47

Prom wind readings,  best run at 1:07pm, wind at inlet around 25-35

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Sandy Point, Vic, AU