Coastal Speed team (WA, Australia) - 2016-01-06
Sailor 2 Second Peak (Kts)5 x 10 Second Average (Kts)1 Hour (Kts)Alpha Racing 500m (Kts)Nautical Mile (Kts)Distance Travelled (km)
sms09
34.921(D)
33.58(D)
22.35(D)
20.6(D)
26.732(D)
246.247(D)
Doddi
39.32(D)
37.77(D)
26.28 [PB](D)
25.03(D)
33.42(D)
195.96(D)
Saltynuts
38.36(D)
36.75(D)
24.97(D)
26.97(D)
34.52(D)
423.06 [PB](D)
Tomski
Rod
Mitch
Stu
STROPPO
Kenno
Fudge
CJ
Duffy
Ji-Normous
MAXED OUT
Girl Speed
Kaison
Strawbs
Windsup
Maxx
Paulo
Tommy Maciejewski
Average38.8437.2625.6326.0033.97334.65
sms09 (12757km):
3005 days ago
1 categories

Albany, WA, AU CA52, TR6 5.9, TR Race 2016 6.3, Delta19. Distance was the call today, so off i went. riigged the 5.9 first off to start a hr 50 mins into wind dropped out, come in doddi got on my case shano try this new sail out. thanks heaps mate . so off i went on the brand spanking sail.Man these sails have got some pull to em, done the hr on it, and some bear aways, $^kin shit myself at how good are these.  wind started to crank some more had a off, fin got me in the leg. went in change back to the 5.9 smashed down 3 banannas and a drink.. and back out Cool. another great day to be had. Chriso was still out when i left. expect a big distance from him.



Doddi (7589km):
3002 days ago
2 categories
Albany 6.6 TR Race,57 mistral, 23delta Great session with the boys. First time on a delta. Thanks Palmsy for the lend. Very impressed with the fin. Called it a day early as a snapped a harness line and nearly pulled shoulder out of the socket. New sails feel super grunty. Awesome to get away from the heat. Huge effort by Snano and Saltbag on the distance

Saltynuts (9854km):
3002 days ago
4 categories

Lilacs, Albany

5.7 RRD Firewing, 58 Mistral, 19delta then after lunch 47 Mistral, 17 Delta

Forest Gump- Started Sailing and kept onnn Sailing.

All the stars alligned today, good wind, storms cleared, Kaison looked after by Dad(thanks heaps), and my back felt the best in ages. To add to that I didn't hit any fence posts or stingrays or tread on any nasty sea creaturesSmile

After feeding the young one breaky and organising his day i arrived down the bay about 7.30 just as Shano, Doddi and Bono showed up.

After checking out the wind, rigged quickly and hit the water with Shano and Dale. I sailed the first 4 hours straight only to slip of the deck in a gybe in the last few minutes. I sailed this session fairly easy, did some Alphas, but mostly tried to save energy and keep the load of my bung elbow and sore shins.

Went in for 15min lunch(mostly water) at 12.30, GPS showed 95NM.

I swapped out boards for the 47 Mistral and hit the water. I spent the next couple of hours mucking around with a few alphas and speed runs. Tried two nauties but took too much energy getting up the top so gave them a miss for the rest of the day.

Another quick drink break and banana. Next two hours felt like the watch was hardly moving. I was getting clumbsy in gybes and feeling fatigued. Mind was starting to think about quiting.

Came in for another break and more water to find Sammy and Mathew Robertson and his mate talking shop. My fingers were stinging and in intense pain for the first 5 minutes after letting go of the boom and trying to straighten my fingers.Yell  Had 180NM on the GPS.

Considered swapping back to the 58 to ease the stress in the gybes, but forgot and kept plowing on.

Sailed till the sun hit the deck and got out of the water at 7.20pm. The last few hours felt easy and I started feeling better and better, maybe sailed past the pain barrier. Was later joined by Elmo and some locals. Had the same intense finger pain at the end of the last sessionYell

Managed to unrig in natural light and got back to the folks home in time to tuck Kaison in bed.Tongue out

Top day on the water.Smile

For those who might be interested I had a closer look at my time on water and average speeds.

1st session- 8.24- 12.21      95.47NM   176.82KM

2nd session- 12.58- 2.30    130.77NM   242.19KM

3rd session- 2.47- 4.53       178.94NM  331.39KM

4th session- 5.16- 7.20-      GPS showed 229.8NM 425.59KM but GPSAR dropped it to 423.06.

I use two Gps units one on my upper arm to see my speeds and one on my shoulder.

My arm unit showed slightly more 230.1NM 426.14km but I use my shoulder unit for posting as that is the one I use for alphas with less signal issues.

If my maths is correct Approx 9 hours 40 min on the water.

My top 5 x hour average was 24.53 knots.

Average speed for the day 23.77 knots.

 

 



Comments
Elmo


WA
Australia
3005 days ago

Congrats Shane and In advance for Chris's mammoth effortCoolCoolCoolCoolCool

Sammy the snail


WA
Australia
3005 days ago

Yeaap well done Shano, Dale and Chris for all the PBs on the big day, great nbs all around guys CoolCoolCool, hopefully you got something left for tomorrow Tongue out. Chris, you will need lot of cream I think Laughing

fangy


WA
Australia
3005 days ago
phaaaark Shane! Massive mate - congrats and sleep well😄
Hardie


WA
Australia
3005 days ago

WooHoo Shano, fabulous stuff, and so happy that you guyz got some decent wind after the skunking at Shark BayCool

Decrepit


WA
Australia
3005 days ago

Shannoo Great effort mate, I can see you're practising for the Fangy five 350 score

STROPPO


WA
Australia
3005 days ago
Super effort Shaneo and 2 sweet pb's welldone very happy you guys are making the most of such a great place 😎😎
Mitch


WA
Australia
3005 days ago

Great effort shane two big PBs your arms will be protesting about it tomorrowCool

bono


NSW
Australia
3005 days ago

Well done shane big kms &chris 

Hardie


WA
Australia
3005 days ago

ChrisSurprised

STROPPO


WA
Australia
3005 days ago
Massive Ballbag lots of good numbers and 1hell of a pb woohoo dude 😎
fangy


WA
Australia
3005 days ago
That's just insane Chris! Huge congrats on a flippin massive distance PB!👍😄
Girl Speed


WA
Australia
3005 days ago

Well done on the PB's Shano.

What the ????? Christopher. That is massive. Wish I was there. Bet you sleep well.

Doddi


WA
Australia
3005 days ago
Congrats Saltbag. Massive PB. Tried to keep you going there for a few hrs. Shano(palmsy) smashing 2 PbS Big effort and congrats. You both got after it today
Tricky Bogan


SA
Australia
3004 days ago

WoW Surprised seriously BIG Pb's thats Cool

WazzaYotty


WA
Australia
3004 days ago

Wow, great pb's Shano and Chris!!   You'll both need to get your gear serviced after that kind of distance....unbelievable!

Windxtasy


WA
Australia
3004 days ago

Phenomenal Chris! You're in the top 10 GPSTC distances of all time, and #1 in WA, beating Claude by 120m if my calculations are correct. Was your maths excellent, or were you just lucky?

Shane, a huge effort from you too, a mammoth team score, and I think you're likely to keep that jellybean! Well done on the hour PB too.

Snides


WA
Australia
3004 days ago
Well done guys looks like the conditions where perfect! Great numbers all round.
Lunny


WA
Australia
3004 days ago

Sensational distancesSurprised Geez Shane i reckon you will be feeling sore today but Chris....whoah thats got to hurt! What a great start to the year.

Saltynuts


WA
Australia
3004 days ago

Awesome stuff Shano, Stoked for you. Cool

Top work keeping on going after the fin and knee incidents. It looked like it hurt. well done mateCool

STROPPO


WA
Australia
3004 days ago

Good read GumpynutsCool

Windxtasy


WA
Australia
3004 days ago

Chris, good to see your fingers have recovered sufficiently to type.

Did you have a particular goal when you set out?

Decrepit


WA
Australia
3004 days ago

Wow Chrissso!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How are you feeling mate? That's  100km more than my effort, and I was wreaked for days after.

ratz


WA
Australia
3004 days ago

huge effort chris and shane.

should have headed down that way myself...

Bully boy fat Basil


WA
Australia
3004 days ago

Incredible effort guys.I do wonder if you are going into scary territory whe you feel  better and better. Your brain is clearly not getting the messages your distressed body is sending.

Great courage and determination

Firiebob


WA
Australia
3004 days ago

That's nuts Salty, big congrats to you and SMS, massive combo Tongue out

Drifter


QLD
Australia
3004 days ago

Wow, if rigging time was 45min, i.e. a starting time of 8.15am and finishing time of 7.20pm with 3off 15 minute breaks during the day, then that works out to be about 10 1/4 hrs on the water for 228 nuatical miles - I.E an average speed over the whole day of over 22kts. That is amazing!

25


WA
Australia
3004 days ago
Monumental effort Chirs - congratulations!!
fangy


WA
Australia
3004 days ago

Guessing Knackerednuts today Chris :-)

Nigel


NSW
Australia
3004 days ago

KRAZZEEE NUMBERS! Respect

GatorPete


QLD
Australia
3004 days ago

Big kms there, thrown down the dist challenge early for 2016, be interesting to see if certain sailors can beat it with no LG this yearSurprised

sms09


WA
Australia
3004 days ago

Chriso Well done mate.Cool You are the Chuck Norris of Distance Sailing in my books.Smile

Martin Worling


QLD
Australia
3004 days ago

Wow. Sensational guys. Well done.

Stretch


WA
Australia
3004 days ago
Wow, That's what I call determination!!! Well done Chris
Dave Morehead


TAS
Australia
3002 days ago

Well done on the distance Chris, great effort and nice write-up!  A good session all round!

Saltynuts


WA
Australia
3002 days ago

Congrats on the PBs Dale. Nice hour mate you were flying out thereCool

STROPPO


WA
Australia
3002 days ago
Welldone Dale on the hr and distance what a great session you fellas had 😎😎
Hardie


WA
Australia
3002 days ago

Doddi thats pretty special, you've just joined the elite 26hr ClubCool, you woulda been in the 200km Club as well if not for that Harness LineYell, hope shouder Ok

hoppybogan


SA
Australia
3002 days ago

Cracking effort SaltyCool

Full Bogan


SA
Australia
3002 days ago

:-)

Trousers


SA
Australia
2996 days ago

I can't even comprehend the first session of four straight hours without falling off, let alone the full day it takes to rack a distance like that. Amazing physical and mental achievement. Congratulations.

[edit] I just replayed your track at 1000x speed and watched you completely 'paint' the inner bay...if there were any fenceposts, you would have found them. :)