Melville Beach, WA, AU

F2 SX 111,7.5 O.D.,40 SL2

Good to have some wind on the weekend and try out the new sail,was very patchy,spent alot of time on the bank with Macka and Grumpy waiting for some wind which never came,fingers crossed for tomorrow.

A PB,woo hoo

Melville Beach, WA, 

I took my speed board. Fool!!

Mostly under done but I was desperate to try my new 6.3. Felt sweet in the gusts today. Had a team meeting with Damo (well whats left of Damo) and Patrick out on the sand bank while we where skunked. JJ would have attended but he was asleep in his car.

101Is. 6.3LB. 36 Talon

Melville Beach, WA, AU

3 categories

Melville Beach, WA, AU

Wasn't looking too promising at lunchtime - had a nice grandpa nap waiting...

It looked like the wind was building around 3pm - got the 86 out, got a few runs but pretty under-done.

Took out the big board which was much better.

Anyway fun sailing with Trouty and Slowy and catching up with Grumpy

Isonic 86, F2 SX 77 wide, Code Red 7m, Venom 32 and Volt carbon 44.

2 categories

Mandurah for the WWA Opening Day.

Got down there around 1 and after checking the 'Breeze on the phone (gusting 25K on the Mandurah graph) rigged what I thought was a sensible combo...Patrik 135 + 8.4 TR8 + 44 Vector weedie.

Got on the water and pre-start it was quite fresh (18-20K) and I thought I'd made the right call.  Unfortunately it dropped substantially after the start and on the first leg I was bearing away to stay on the plane and had no hope of making the first mark.

Decided to abort the race and go for a cruise across the estuary.  Sailed all the way over to the other side and back, and found myself a long way downwind.  I was dogging along, contemplating a long slog upwind in the sketchy breeze, when the rescue boat came to see if I was OK.  Temptation prevailed and I asked for a ride back to the beach. 

Thought about upsizing to the 9.6 (that I should've rigged in the first place  ), but didn't want to chance another upwind slogfest, so I packed up.

Pretty annoyed with myself that I didn't rig bigger, but after reading Slomo's post at least I know I wasn't the only muppet that misjudged the conditions 

Ps:  I deducted 4 kays for the boat ride home.

Pps:  Thanks to Mark and the rest of the WWA crew for a cracking event in less than optimal conditions 

Peel Inlet, WA, AU

straight from work to mandurah

keen to get some testing on the new board and luckily the weather was looking perfect

decided on the 7.0 rther than the 6.2 but even though i made the right choice there i made the wrong call on the fin should have used the 34 pointer

got a shocking start well at least thats what i thought it was, i may have been and i still am quite confused about what happened there 

anyway sailed as best i could on the gear i had chosen and ended up alright, i was only lapped by the first 3 and by the end when the wind decided to kick a bit i had some really good pace and a great little tussle with rowan of which i was surprised to find myself winning never the less he was a lap in front of me at that point

i think i got 9th or 10th

all up stoked with the board especialy doing over 28 knots across the wind that would be close to a pb for me on any of my kit

7.0 reflex, 112 mistral sl, 30 fo weedster

Peel inlet, Mandurah Marathon. F111, K6.4, 40 LE weedy

My first windsuring event as a competitor. Underpowered but I finished, I completed some gybes, I got back upwind to the beach by myself and I wasn't even tired. I am happy.

A third best 1 hr and distance for me, which considering the marginal sketchy wind, wasn't bad.

A fun and relaxed event with the pontoon providing a great viewing platform at the gybe mark for the spectators. I'm sure they were entertained.

WWA open day Mandurah. Tabou 135 and 8.5 twin cam Severn

Most time spent slogging it back to start point. Ah well, got wet for first day of new season. Walked past car and looked at reflection in side window, wondered who that ol fat out of condition bastard was that was wearing my wet suit

Green Head, WA, AU

115L/7m

A very short pre-lunch exercise.

Congratulations on the PB Damian !!!