Sailquik (29582km):
2234 days ago Primbee, NSW.
Great to meet all the frendly and keen crew today. I recon there were about a dozen out on the water.
What a great spot. Warm water and wind. Can stand up in Knee deep all over the sailing area, no shortage of parking, great locals, and GRASS to rig on! ![Laughing Laughing](../tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-laughing.gif)
At 7am there was already a sailor in the car park waithing for the wind! Wind was 5-10 knots. Thats keen! ![Cool Cool](../tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-cool.gif)
I went for coffee and came back about 10am just as the wind came in. It was coming and going from 10 knots and up to 20, so I took my time rigging, which is easy when everyone enjoys a chinwag. ![Smile Smile](../tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-smile.gif)
Rigged my 6.2m and then the 5.2m.
Started on the IS87 with the 6.2. It was just as some have decribed. Flying for a few minutes and then standing, waiting for the wind again. It was easy and fun though, and I got some nice speeds aroun 37kts in the big gusts on relitively flat water.
After a couple of hours I went in the check the dog, and thought I would get the samller slalom and a shorter fin as the 27cm was tinking on the bottom a bottom every now and then. While was fitting the fin, I looked up and the wind was howling. It just suddenly switched on with water devils sweeping accros the lake. Probably gusting 30-40. I quickly dropped that board abd grabbed the CA40 and 5.2m Koncept Proto.
First think I noticed was that the biggest intense mini-gusts has eased, but the waves had grown substantially. Wind still mid 20's to mid 30's. I jumped on apprehensively due to the rolling chop. It was fine going crosswind, to slightly downwind in the troughs, but bearing away was a bit sacry over the 200-300mm waves. The first few runs were no faster than on the slalom board earlier with far less wind. I started to suss out where the flatter water was and risked a bit more bearaway, and saw a 38 and then a 39. On the last run I found a flatter patch. It was not much flatter but I found myself going directly with the chop in the gust which was a lot better than angling accross it. It felt just like the last 100m at Sandy in a gale! LOL! I sailed back without looking at the watch. On the beach I showed Keef and I was surprised to see a 40!
I had to come in though. Too buggered and arms cramping. Not enough sailing in the last month or two. ![Embarassed Embarassed](../tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-embarassed.gif)
Anazing to me, I wore my 3/2mm wettie and didnt get cold at all! You northerners sure have it easy. ![Laughing Laughing](../tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-laughing.gif)
A most enjoyable session!
IS87, Tribal 27cm weedspeed, 2018 KA Koncept 6.2m - Then CA40, Tribal 17cm, Prototype 5.2m KA Koncept. GW52 (Hour from GW60 as for a reason I have not - no - couldnt be bothered finding out- gps-results didnt save me a 1 hour for the GW52.
PS. One more state ticked off in my quest to do a 40 in every one. Now I only have Tassie to go. Do 'Territories' count?![Undecided Undecided](../tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-undecided.gif)
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