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Clifton Beach, QLD, AU ESE wind 15-18 knots Gear X Fire 114 V6 OD 4 8.6 CL SL 2 40 

Great fun off the beach -warm & sunny .

Finally getitng this Combo sorted .

The fin is awesome -cant wait to try it in an extra 3-4 knots ...

The 8.6 definitely works better with a 460 .

Holloways Beach, QLD, AU

sailed with Billy and Tony either side of low tide.

Wind was a little stronger than expected ...good effort from Billy hanging onto his 7.5.

Good to see Hoppy Bob out at the beach.

Cam ...great numbers again!!

RRD Crossfire 102 Loft 6.6 O2 Canefire 38

Holloways Beach, QLD, AU

Really struggled today. For once Livio may have gotten the forecast correct - not expecting a correct forecast I loaded up the Blue Bludger and it was only at the last minute that i decided to throw the Screamer in for the ride. Hit the beach expecting 15knts max which would have been a nice comfy ride - real life was 15-20 with what turned out to be the roughest low tide sail Ive had in a very long time. Started out on the Bludger for the first hour and really struggled to hold the old girl on the deck. Some rather punishing 20knt bolts really didnt help the situation, especially on a 7.5 magic mat. Came in, chucked on another 2cm of down haul, 1cm of outhaul and was thankful that I had included the Screamer. 

Rough, it was rougher than Freddy's jokes about Tony the Trucky at the Blue Oyster Bar. Was really never comfortable or in control. Suffered some really huge spin outs with the 37.5 BPS and was on tender hooks for the rest of the session. 

Good to catch up with Hoppy Bob, Tony and Freddy. Captn Kel arrived on the scene not long after we had all vacated the water and charged of toward the horizon like a man on a mission.

125 AHD/104 Screamer, 7.5 T4, 49 Select/37.5 BPS

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Holloways Beach, QLD, AU

Fun sail in the Holloways slop by myself,, missed the low tide session with the other mobbers as I had reno duties in the morning.

Nice 18-20ish all arvo but rough as guts as usual.

Isonic 90, C3 Sting34 and Overdrive 6.7

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Port Douglas, QLD, AU Wind had dropped out buy the time i had rigged,Ian was off the plain and limping back to the beach..Me and andrew grovelled around for about  hr,and he went home and so did Ian..I new there was some wind out there some where, so i decidede to head out and find it..Was a couple of km out and picked up a late arvo sea breeze..Think it was the left overs from cairns..Sailed till dark on it just to do a few kms..Have had better sails..117 Isonic Duck 7.3m North rigg 46cm Venon fin...Have a little story about this fin i would like to share with you..Was down the beach the other day doing the family thing.One of the local kite surfers 'big Steve' came up and gave me a very scrappy and old looking fin that was weather beaten and covered in barnacles..He said he found it washed up on the beach.I threw it in the back of my ute and didn't think much of it..A couple of days later i had a close look at it and decided to give it a clean up..To my surprise i descovered that it has a very hot looking 46cm Venom fin,I gave it a good sand and a quick pollish and it looks brand new,has a small chip in the back edge which i don't think is a real problem..Used it today and when the wind finaly kicked in it felt very smooth and rock solid in the water, i liked it ,and i think it would  go great with a bigger rig..So if anyone  lost a 46cm Venom fin in the Pacific ocean about 6 months ago you can rest in peace as it now has a new home...Cheers Ed

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Kermit, Koncept 7.5, Talon 44, Green Island.

Family weekend with a short session.

Nice light wind cruise. Need some time on the water to learn how to sail again and to get the sail tuned.