Melville Beach, WA, AU

Fun afternoon with a good team turn out.

Got out early when the wind was a bit iffy.

Came in when JJ, Recycle and Anita arrived.

Did some videoing and then went out with a bit more outhaul and a smaller fin. 

Nice gybing conditions in places apart from having to avoid the kite hordes.

Did a mile, JJ, unfortunately it has a gybe in it!

Loft Blade 7.8, F2 SX77, CF42 / F1 36

35,000 Km up!

4 categories

Melville Beach, WA

Wind was light and patchy at 3pm so rigged the 8m - shortly after the wind increased to about 18 knots so was a bit overdone at times.

Mostly on the M137, swapped to the M112 to try it with the 8m at about 6pm - got the peak on that. NM on the 137 (too holey)

M137, CL SL 38      M112, CL SW 31 (went sideways a bit)     GPS 8m

Melville, Futura 101, CR 7.0, various fins.  Started off nice and relaxed but planing at every run, then the wind build up.  Tried 3 different fins and all still spin out.  Gybes were tough.  Had fun drag racing a few of the better sailors (lose) and the kiters (win).

Melville Beach, WA, AU

Enjoyable sail, 114 Xfire with 34 weedy, then 98 Xfire with 29 CL weedy, 6.6 Koncept

Enjoyed cruising along on the 114 board for most of the time, then the wind picked up and the 98 board felt great. Thought I had cracked 30k but 30.4k was the readout on my Garmin, and GT31 gave 29.5Kk.  Still, that is a PB on my Xfire 98 so pretty pleased.

Congratulations Anita for achieving planing gybes - a milestone well deserved.

Melville Beach, WA, AU iS111, 6.4K 23 pepeweed

Not much wind when I arrived (12-15) but predicted to build, so thought I'd use the standard light wind combo I have been using lately.

Started out really well in 15-18 knots, nice long runs, completing all my gybes, so I thought I'd go for an hour. Didn't drop any turns for the first 40 minutes or so and was really happy, but then the wind dropped to 12-15 and I was also getting tired. Mark stopped me for a bit of a coaching session after I missed a tack, so that slowed me down a bit, but still happy with the hour, my third best, my best on the big board, and my best on the river.

I was very happy with my gybing today - I don't think I fell off any - and even managed some planing ones (yay!). Surprised not to get a PB. Had a couple at 16 knots but they were too wide. After some video coaching from Mark I now know what I need to do. Of course actually doing it is something else entirely. Mark, you will be pleased to know that the best gybe was after you stopped me...

Great team turnout today. Good to see Jeff venturing back on the water after injury.

Melville Beach, WA, AU

8.6 overdrive and 112 Xfire, then 7.0 and 112 then 7.0 and 90 Xfire.

when I arrrived it didnt look very exciting,maybe 12 kts, but the wind steadily picked up and we had a fun sail in the end