GPS Team Challenge - FNQ Mob (QLD, Australia)

Lake George, SA, AU ...WooHoo.... A PB. First sail at Lake George. First session on my 5.9m Loft 02 which is my smallest sail, apart from a 4.5. wave sail. Luckilly Decrepid lent me a weed fin or I would have been buggered. Unfitness and old age caused me to be soon overpowered so I came in. Mike was changing down so he let me use his 5.3m sail and I had another session and got my PB. Cam had told me about the conditions here and he was spot on. Mal Faulkner and Mike were having a ball. The wind was from the north so we never went to spit, but I think wind will swing to South tomorrow, so we will drive the rough road. all told there were 9 carloads of sailors today. Used my Gunny Runner with a 24 weed fin.

Squid Lips (2210km):

4444 days ago

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Pelican Point, WA, AU : Koncept 7.5, iSonic 107, Volt 38

Finally got the correct mast for this sail after using a Naish mast for the last year or so. Spent most of the session figuring out the settings, quite different and feels a lot different now too. With about 2cm more downhaul it still sets deeper in the lower half and with more twist up top; and the loose leech twists off much smoother whereas before it would kind of flop around if I used this much downhaul, unless in a strong gust.

Comments

Jimbob

VIC
Australia

4444 days ago

Yeee Haaa a PB first day there. congrats.

starboardsailor

TAS
Australia

4444 days ago

Steady on there Herby,thats moving,well done.

Astrid

QLD
Australia

4444 days ago

Congrats Herby on the PB.

Mark Hampton

NSW
Australia

4444 days ago

Well-Done Herby on your PB!

Decrepit

WA
Australia

4444 days ago

Sooo pleased for you herby, only .6 of a knot and you could beat Clem to 30!

Nothing on the radar, yet to do it in, just hope it picks up next week.

Mal Faulkner

VIC
Australia

4444 days ago

Seems like the older he gits, the faster he goes

Hardie

WA
Australia

4444 days ago

Great Stuff Herb

Vando

QLD
Australia

4444 days ago

Go Herby

Kel

QLD
Australia

4444 days ago

Awsome herby! Have fun on the flat stuff!

Dave M

SA
Australia

4444 days ago

Fantastic PB... Go Herby

hope to see you later in the week

Sausage

QLD
Australia

4444 days ago

Well done Herby, hope there's many more where they came from.

Elmo

WA
Australia

4444 days ago

Well done Herb,congrats on the PB

Squid Lips

QLD
Australia

4444 days ago

Nice one Herby, taste of things to come

Windxtasy

WA
Australia

4444 days ago

Well done Herby! 30 coming up very soon!

Squiddy, amazing the difference a KA mast makes in a Koncept, although they rig well on NP too.

Jeffro

Other
Australia

4443 days ago

So pleased you got a PB. Well done and looking forward to you getting some great sails down there.

Billy

QLD
Australia

4443 days ago

In any ones language Herb, thats a big effort mate...BIG Congrats. And to boot, thats only day one. Cant wait to see the posting's down there for the rest of the week from all and sundry. Rest assured mate, your not missing anything up here.

Rudi

QLD
Australia

4443 days ago

Great stuff Herb...well deserved. That 30+ is getting a lot closer...Am quite certain youll leave with more than one PB

Geoff Ringe

QLD
Australia

4443 days ago

Well done Herb great to see, hope to see you at burrum in March.

Gaz

QLD
Australia

4443 days ago

Well done Herb, not far off with your alpha as well.

Rossco

QLD
Australia

4443 days ago

Herby mate. That's fantastic and so happy for you. You just beat the rain out of here and trust your travel plans are going to plan. Suppose we'll see you with a new speed board and a few new fins in the back of the van when you get back, that's if you come back. Keep it up mate, great effort.

Hoppybob