Illawarra Speedsters (NSW, Australia) - 2016-04-05
Sailor 2 Second Peak (Kts)5 x 10 Second Average (Kts)1 Hour (Kts)Alpha Racing 500m (Kts)Nautical Mile (Kts)Distance Travelled (km)
TERRY
31.199(D)
27.654(D)
12.754(D)
19.262(D)
20.351(D)
28.678(D)
Matt R
30.577(D)
29.362(D)
17.276(D)
20.871(D)
26.735(D)
43.395(D)
MT
32.054(D)
30.956(D)
0(D)
21.127(D)
26.871(D)
27.724(D)
Mike
the new guy
Eckers
Liver
bushfire
bj
Wilba
mdemol
jdemol
philip watts
Mudcrab
Ken
Pat
JuJu
Windsurfunstu
Chris
youngy
Jetlag
Gerry
Witto
Big Z
Mexican Pete
TallPaul
Average31.6330.1615.0221.0026.8036.04
TERRY (45393km):
3155 days ago
4 categories

Primbee, NSW, AU    The NE only picked up this arvo and had a bit of N in it, gusty and choppy.

                               Tabou 95l Rocket  NP 5.8 Evo6   where is _ _ _?



Matt R (17286km):
3155 days ago
3 categories

Primbee, NSW, AU. Patrik Slalom 100, Sailworks 6.2NX, BP 38 (32)WS

Another late season nor-easter is always great. Conditions were up and down with some good strong gusts but lots of big holes as well. In hindsight, probably should have used the 7m but on the positive side the water levels are good and still very warm though with daylight saving ended, the afterwork sessions are getting much shorter.



MT (22142km):
3155 days ago
2 categories

Barrack Heights, NSW, AU

Tried this spot for the first time in a NE'r heading up wind towards the entrance. Very impressed with my new carbon 21cm 40 degree carbon fin, more area and more thickness, pointed really well for its size and was very predictable in the big chop in the middle of the lake. I wasn't really happy with my sail choice so I decided to head back in for a 7.0 and more power. That was where it all ended. Slowly headed into the shallower merky water, just touched the bottom and then stepped of. Flipped my board over to check the fin and found two 15cm long, 5 cm wide gouges in the bottom of my board. Not really sure where it happened and I couldn't find any rocks nearby. Not impressed!!!



Comments
Feilian


NSW
Australia
3155 days ago

bumma MT the mistery is how can you damage your board without damage to the fin , hope the board didnt take in any waterFrown
Nigel


NSW
Australia
3155 days ago

Spewin... maybe it was a floater, not the bottom. Lucky you're handy with the glass mate.
Eckers


NSW
Australia
3155 days ago

That's bad luck MT.  Mark that one as an X-files case for Mulder and Scully....the truth is out there (somewhere).
MT


NSW
Australia
3155 days ago

Thanks for the feedback Jetlag. If I sail there again I might wait until you're around so you can explain all that on location.
bushfire


NSW
Australia
3154 days ago

Ouch MarkFrown. I think we will have to have a Jetlag location tutorial - onsiteWink.
Jetlag


NSW
Australia
3154 days ago
Bummer MT. Looking at your tracks, it seems like you entered the water about 100m east of my usual entry spot, which is as far west as you can drive on the lakeside grass. There used to be some commercial fishing boat moorings about where you went in. We used to stay clear of there because of steel stakes and tyres filled with concrete. Just west of the entry point I use there is also a submerged stone groyne wall to negotiate that goes out for about 20m in a northerly direction where there used to be a boat ramp. I tend to walk back in directly from the north to avoid these rocks. That also means I walk out around 30m from the old boat ramp before I head off on stbd tack. Hope this helps for future visits. I don't think there are any nav hazards further out.
Windsurfunstu


NSW
Australia
3154 days ago

Shark Attack!SurprisedTongue out
nudie


NSW
Australia
3153 days ago

Yeah Great white Tongue out Stu they always come in and out and say hello now that entrance is nice and clean Surprised
Windsurfunstu


NSW
Australia
3151 days ago

Well the Bully's do apparentlly and now the seals like to hang in the shallows off the caravan park with the fishos so it wouldnt suprise me.