WA Speed Team (WA, Australia) - 2026-03-15
Sailor 2 Second Peak (Kts)5 x 10 Second Average (Kts)1 Hour (Kts)Alpha Racing 500m (Kts)Nautical Mile (Kts)Distance Travelled (km)
Pointman
24(D)
22.97(D)
11.9(D)
8.56(D)
21.48(D)
18.4(D)
Slowboat
Doddi
Jay
Stretch
Boz
Woody-Mark
Pos
Antman
kai
Flex
Richo 72
Al
Rondog
Tim
Lucca
Average
Pointman (29971km):
3 hours ago

Well that was interesting.

Got down to Rocko around 2:30, and it was glass inshore, but there looked to be a windline a few kays out.

It was 18-20K at Garden Island, so I rigged the 8.0 + 560 wing.

Headed out around 3:15, but the wind line was still a long way offshore, and I was out by the end of the causeway before I found consistent pressure.

Did a few runs, but I was getting further and further out, and when I came inshore I was hitting this dead zone between the Sou Easter inshore and the sea breeze offshore.  Eventually the sea breeze retreated altogether, and I was out the GI end of the causeway in a 5 knot Sou 'Easter.

Fuck what now?

Figured I could make the causeway and clamber up with my kit, and flag down a car, but the causeway boulders look kinda gnarly, so I wasn't keen on that option.  Instead I managed to flag down a couple of lads on a jetski, and explained my predicament.

Absolute legends towed me back to shore Cool

Pretty happy to get away with that one Embarassed

Left my gear on the beach and the bloke even taxied me back to my car on the ski!

Track below.  I removed the jet ski ride from my results. Wink

 

 



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