United Speedsailors of America (USA, United States of America) - 2017-11-21
Sailor 2 Second Peak (Kts)5 x 10 Second Average (Kts)1 Hour (Kts)Alpha Racing 500m (Kts)Nautical Mile (Kts)Distance Travelled (km)
Nina
25.67(D)
24.69(D)
9.39(D)
19.52(D)
16(D)
28.57(D)
Peter
30.86(D)
29.37(D)
12.11(D)
23.14(D)
22.1(D)
40.91(D)
Bart Kornas
33.376(D)
31.492(D)
14.562(D)
20.947(D)
25.444(D)
51.284(D)
Alsosnoff
27.381(D)
26.533(D)
17.928(D)
21.345(D)
24.938(D)
36.834(D)
Bill
Flad The Inhaler
Dani Sfeir
Sabah Daaboul
Cesar SpeedSeeker
Dean Withrow
Boro
Nikita
denisspb
Speedy
Martin Schauer
Pollock
CdnGuy
Jon Shell
gonzalo
o-livier
Drew
LarryD
Mike
TBob
AlexG
Chris
Max
Chris Forenbaher
gregg s densmore
RS SSP
julo49
Kipps
Average32.1230.4316.2522.2425.1946.10
Nina (9713km):
2319 days ago

Kennedy Slicks, Cape Cod. Falcon 89, RB 5.0, BPWS 28. Rigged just before the wind dropped, so underpowered for a while until I released downhaul and outhaul. Fun session.



Peter (48215km):
2319 days ago
3 categories

Kennedy Slicks, Cape Cod. The 6.3 was a bit small at times, but fine in gusts, and having a small sail worked beautifully for alphas. Kennedy Slicks may not be perfect for top speed, but they sure are nice for alphas in a a WSW. Went out to improve the team alphas for the month, ended up with a PB - nice!



Bart Kornas (5192km):
2319 days ago
2 categories

Stonington, CT, US

 

Good day at my favorite strip.....

 

board: iSonic 94

sail: MS TR9 6.3

fin: Vector DSW 25



Alsosnoff (12372km):
2319 days ago
5 categories

Seaside Park, NJ, US  South 14-17kn. 107L, 7.8m., 39cm. fin.

Light wind, relaxed, Alpha session with my best friend Cosme Pouset!Wink



Comments
Peter


USA
United States of America
2319 days ago

Thanks, Al. Relative to top speed, your alpha today was better than mine Smile. And you've done quite a nice job collecting jelly beans this month!

Alsosnoff


USA
United States of America
2319 days ago

Peter, I was just dreaming about 22 Alpha, and now what?, I have to skip 22 and setup another goal? Congratulations on a PB anywayCool

Bart Kornas


USA
United States of America
2319 days ago

Congrats Peter on the PB!

Barton


W
United States of America
2319 days ago

Congratulations Peter on Alpha PB. Nice!

denisspb


USA
United States of America
2319 days ago
That's pretty good alpha, Peter. Congrats on new PB!
Roo


W
United States of America
2318 days ago

Always good to see a Yankee PB, making speedsailing great in America again!

Peter


USA
United States of America
2318 days ago

... says the Australian to the German, while the other jelly beans for the month go to windsurfers from four other European countries; the top spot in the "USA" rankings in 5 of the 6 categories (including top speed) is held by a Croatian; and all the top spots for 2017 in all 6 categories are held by immigrants. Looks like a "great America" just needs more immigration.

Roo


W
United States of America
2318 days ago

So what if an immigrant or American get's a PB and promotes speedsailing in America. There used to be over a 1000 people attending speed events in the USA back in the early 1990s, now there's a dozen at best. Why make it political about whos participating, it's more important there are participants. It's small minded comments that do little to advance the sport.

Boro


USA
United States of America
2318 days ago

Not bad Peter! Not bad! I bet you can improve on that on Saturday or Sunday Wink

Peter


USA
United States of America
2318 days ago

Boro, you'll probably loose that bet. Saturday's forecast has just 17-18. Could end up not reaching the shore, or could be decent if it turns a bit more west, but won't be strong enough for PBs. Sunday will be windier at the "elbow pit" (Cape Cod Bay in Brewster), but it's choppy there - fun, but more B&J and waves than speed. Barnstable Harbor is flat, but gets 5-10 mph less wind that's gustier, and the flat areas work for about 30 minutes when the tide levels are just right. Fun on slalom gear, but I have never even gotten close to a PB there. Monday is WNW which is even worse for speed (not really flat in BH). Tuesday should be nice again for Kennedy Slicks or Egg Island. Plenty of wind these days!

Saturday and Sunday, we'll be sailing with an enthusiastic young French guy who lives near Montreal. He likes slalom (back from when La Franqui was close for him) and wants to start a GPS team in Canada. But maybe I'll convince him to join team USA first.