Pelican Point, WA, AU

A great session at Peli point. Took a look at Pt Walter but too gusty and broad with a few kiters. Back to Peli with some nice runs along the shallows. Just too many people in that area because of the direction so lots of wake chop. Would be good with that wind direction and no one out...except me of course. 

WindTech 57 , Ka 6.3 , 28 fin

Fun little sesh after work, water was flatter than I thought it would have been. Very south wind at Peli. few ramps towards Jojos and great gybing flat water towards the point. Always takes me a while to get used to the stance and style going from race to wave boards/sails. 

92 Firewave 5.5 Gator 21 MFC Thruster    Pelican Point, WA, AU

4 categories

Coodanup, WA, AU.

The Pinvasion of Manbra mob's turf. Big Pinnas turnout, at least 8 of us down there I think, and nice to meet a few I hadn't met yet.

Hour was the mission today, so I didn't bother going for anything else. By the time I was done, well, I was well and truly spent, so any speeds or mile attempts would have been in vain anyway. Tide and wind were both only just playing balltoday , and I was powered up maybe 60% of the time with a few patches of so-so wind at different times throughout the 90mins or so.

First attempt was sitting around 25.4 or so at the half hour, when I misjudged the flats (badly) down near the channel markers and gybed into water about 20cm deep - huuuuuge over the handle bars and there goes that attempt. Nothing broken, thankfully. Oh well, wind had picked up a few knots since we hit the water, so back out for another crack at it. Weedburgs made it tough going, had to jump it off a few times, and plenty of spin outs on both tacks. Was lucky to stay upright to be honest. Got there only just as the breeze was backing off. Timing could not have been better. 1 more minute and I'd have been stuck down in the corner without wind and with no chance to get back out at any real speed.

But, made it. I knew it was gonna be a PB when I saw the hour finally pass and read the numbers on the screen 26.28. Yeeeeeeeeeeharrrrr. That one's been a loooooooong time coming, must be 5 years or more. Glad to have the monkey off my back finally!! To do it again on the Sonic with the FO28 made it that much sweeter. Oh baby.

Great end to a big weekend of sailing. Lots of stoke out there today, and great to catch up with everyone!  

Sonic 85, KAR 6.3, FO Weedster 28

3 categories

Coodanup, WA, AU

Wow that was bloody nice! A few laughs (mainly at Tim but he fed it back nicely) nice comfy breeze and flat until the wind swung SE.

Plenty of Pinnas invading the Fangy weedlands

Great to meet Peter and Nina from United speedsailors of America who seemed to enjoy the flat stuff. Long way to come and hope it was worth it.

Really stoked with the fine tuning that Neil has done with the Windtech SB 57, she has the extra squirt at the top end and really comfy.

Nice one Neil!

Windtech Silver Bullet 57, SV Mach 1 6.2, Tribal ws 23

2 categories

Coodanup, WA, AU

Pinna Fest great to see so many turn out for an invasion of Fangy's backyard. 18 Delta XT all day nice fin but can't really load it up too much in the chop so the hour is a bit of a surprise, might have to try for an hour with a proper fin to see what the manta can do, Great to see so many Pinnas even visitors fron the States, the usual MM well only Mike with a few late comers in Oaf and Jonski, Fangy doesn't count as he did not sail, All in a super day

Manta 59, Delta XT 18

2 categories

Coodanup, WA, AU

Fangy's Landing has been taken! Free entry for the remainder of the season. Not as epic as was hoping but still great to get out on the smooth. It was definately a top ten day with a great turn out. Nice to meet the American invasion (Peter and Nina) who looked like there were in sailing heaven.

SB i87, Evo5 6.4m, Tribal Swsp 28ish.

Coodanup, WA, AU

Arrived for tor the afternoon shift of the Fangland Pinnavasion.

Rigged a 6.2 Reflex which I have not used in over a year and coudnt find the sweet spot for my harness lines.

Surprised with the NM as that was sailing upwind into the chop so really unexpected

Pat 92;6.2; 20 delta 

Coodanup, WA, AU

More pesky pinnas than you can poke a stick at! Got down a bit late after contemplating whether to make the trip or not. Wind looked about 6.2 weather but I rigged the 5m optimistically as usual. Got to compare a cut down 23 vector weedy and a normal 23 vector. Similar in speed but the modified 23 got the NM. Neither fins spun out even in the bigger chop. Cheers lunny for loaning the fin.

Good to see the Mandurah mobbers out there. Its been a while and hopefully can make it down a few more times this summer. Nice warm weather to catch up with the team afterwards.

5m Overdrive, 72 JP slalom, 23 Lunny/vector then 23 vector weedy

Coodanup, WA, AU

A top day with many Pinnas enjoying the flat and good to meet Jake finally. An awsome experience reaching through the weed openings and a comfortable sail finally with a happy shoulder enabling more time out on the water than normal. A really unique sailing experience at coods with Mike from MM and plenty of energetic pinnas. Manta 59 Vapor 6.4 ws 23

Promising session at Coodanup, cut short by nasty spinout and fall avoiding collision with Mike from MM. My fault for not keeping a good lookout to leeward before doing a big bearaway. Definitely learned a lesson today.

A fair bit of south east in the breeze so mostly beam reaching each way with not a lot of oportunity for high-speed bearaways. But awesome fun nonetheless.

Pinvasion was a success, lots of Pinnas and surprisiongly few MM. Tragic to see Fangy arrive after driving back from Lancelin, just as everyone was leaving the water.

Windtech 57, Koncept 6.2, Lockwood Delta 16. Setup felt great, getting past the point of being scared to pull on lots of downhaul.

Windtech 57, KA 6.2, Lockwood Delta 16

Melville Beach, WA, AU

Horrible, super gusty, variable wind direction, spent a long time trying to water start in a big lull, too shallow over the bar, so I gave up.

125 Rocket, 6.5 Turbo, 33 ws

Watermans, 5m Kode 95 - gusty with holes, luckily came in just before it dropped out and turned to the East.  Too many Xmas things happening to sail for long.