The Pit Crew (VIC, Australia) - 2013-02-12
Sailor 2 Second Peak (Kts)5 x 10 Second Average (Kts)1 Hour (Kts)Alpha Racing 500m (Kts)Nautical Mile (Kts)Distance Travelled (km)
Isaac
40.51 [PB](D)
38.31 [PB](D)
13.1(D)
19.49(D)
31.76(D)
57.41(D)
Ado
43.445(D)
42.321(D)
26.78 [PB](D)
25.361(D)
38.792 [PB](D)
130 [PB](D)
Mathew Robertson
40.024(D)
38.944(D)
27.107(D)
24.917(D)
36.162(D)
440.327(D)
Chinaman
37.536 [PB](D)
35.708 [PB](D)
8.05(D)
18.22(D)
21.42(D)
38.97(D)
kato
40.806(D)
38.629(D)
27.209(D)
25.211(D)
32.769(D)
538(D)
Sailquik
Shelby
Seahorse
Nic R
Spotty
Mr Love
Mal Wright
Tom Chalko
Peter Johnston
Stuart Eustice
Mal Faulkner
andrew dickenson
Pip (Old codger)
Brad
Dazzer
Tempest
Tone
supernan
SeaSkip
Johndog
Neil Maskiell
Hajime
PMosse
Dazman
Troppo
Sunshinesailorgirl
Josh
fordy007
Phee
Adrian
Average42.1340.6327.1625.2937.48489.16
Isaac (12111km):
4323 days ago

Lake George, SA, AU  carbon art sp 53 ka koncept 4.9 maui sp weed 23......... finally f.......  40 + a great day sailing again on the lake with all the boys...Keef you should have come.



Ado (4489km):
4323 days ago
1 categories

Lake George, SA. Read it and WEEP...Laughing

What a day! Went for four categories and got 'em all!

CA SP40, Symmy 23, KA RAce 5.5 2012, Assy 20, Koncept 5.0 2013.



Mathew Robertson (8362km):
4320 days ago
4 categories

Lake George, SA

Starboard iSonic 74 + KA Koncept 5.8 + 25cm Weedy

F2 Missile + KA Koncept 5.8 + KA 21

F2 Middle + KA Koncept 5.0 + KA 21



Chinaman (2860km):
4320 days ago

Lake George, SA, AU

Started to get some gear tuned to the conditions today, although maybe a litte too late. Wish I would have grown some balls earlier. They still havn't dropped completely yet but at least it is something to look forward to in the future.

 

is ss 49 , 4.9 koncept & maui ultra speed weed 20



kato (37699km):
4309 days ago
3 categories

Firstly I have to thank Matt and Ado for comming along for the ride and Matt for encouraging me to go out again.

This trip wouldn,t have been possible without the help and support from Amac (Ka sails), James (Carbon Art) , Adam (Ion) and Woz at RPS.

The idea of doing a distance record was formed after last years trip with Daffy as we were very impressed with the flat water and consistant winds,ideal for this type of mission.

Started at 5am and was very slow to get rigged rigged as I was still sore from Monday crash and slept really badly. Motivation wasn,t very good but this is what I came here to do. On the water by 7.30 with the Ka 6.6 and the Ca 53 with the wind a nice 18kts .....perfect. Had a few hrs of this untill the wind went just weird....1/2 the lake had good wind and 1/2 had NO wind and then it would switch sides making it very hard work for a few hrs.

Then as people arrived for their next LG pb fix so did the wind and it started to crank. Soon it was a sold 25+kt and with the 6.6 up the board was flying up and off the wind,this is when the good 1hr was done.I had a bad case of the giggles in the middle of one run after bouncing my way through some ugly chop while the board handled perfectly. This sport is sooooo much fun.

Soon the wind got too strong so I tried the Ca 40 for a run but I was too worn out to deal with the small board so it was back onto the 53 with the Ka 5.8 instead.

I had tweeked my back a little in Sundays crash and it was starting to give me so issues so I had to go up wind on one tack long bearaway into a jybe then a long reach with a short bearaway to try and relax it. Worked for a while untill the back leg got sore. Then it was just rotate up wind/down positions and preserve the body.

As the last sailor went home it was just me and the swans crusing across Lake George and when the sun set I called it a day.......530km

Matt checked the distance and said "get back out there and do 4 more laps, I,ll set up on of the lights" and so with no onboard lights and a very set sun I did 10 2km laps of Lake George. The swans weren,t very happy and the last run back was in total darkness with just the green light on the beach to aim at and it was a hoot. Thanks Matt.

Morning.....felt great ,arms/shoulders a little sore ,big blister on the left hand and the legs a bit stiff. Finished the morning with a coffee with friends and then drove back home to Wonthaggi.

No rest ,off to Dargo tomorrow to help with the bushfires

Sl 53, Koncept 6.6, Wolfgang 26 Duo weedie

 



Comments
Hardie


WA
Australia
4323 days ago

Isaac Fabtabulous!!!!!!!!

SaltyNic


VIC
Australia
4323 days ago
WOOHOO!! CONGRATULATIONS GARY!!! :-)
Firiebob


WA
Australia
4323 days ago

LG's PB heaven, well done guys and congrats Cool

Elmo


WA
Australia
4323 days ago

It must be a scarey place if the Pit crew have to travel there for PB's

Well done guys, great numbersCoolCool

 

Ado


VIC
Australia
4323 days ago

PB Central, and the big guns haven't posted yet! Crazy day. Well done everyone!

Jordan Murray


TAS
Australia
4323 days ago

Awesome guys, might see something huge here tonight!

 

Hardie


WA
Australia
4323 days ago

ADO = Brilliant!!!!!

dr cam


QLD
Australia
4323 days ago

Ado -what a report card!!Missing the usual 2-3 zeros that go with your posts.Well done .!!

Russell Dowd


TAS
Australia
4323 days ago

nice results guys!

Steve200


QLD
Australia
4323 days ago
Well done on the PBs guys. I hear there may be something special happening out there.
Larko


NSW
Australia
4323 days ago

Smokin' boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Feilian


NSW
Australia
4323 days ago

congrats gary your in the 40 club now , hey i can hear you , i shuda, i shuda , you know how it goes and now im jealous of all you guys , looks like you will have to do it again tomorrow Tongue out

nice going simon , your knock'n on the door of the 40 clubWink

Izaak Perkins


TAS
Australia
4323 days ago
Awesome guys, still a few more numbers yet! :)
Jez


TAS
Australia
4323 days ago

Congrats on the last few days, great numbers Cool

bushfire


NSW
Australia
4323 days ago

Fantastic work guys! Congrats on the 40 Gary. Getting close Simon. Well done. I wonder if I can do a quick trip to LG........?

Chris Adamson


WA
Australia
4323 days ago

Great trip guys!

Ado (the other "Ado") - were you the only guy to find a big NM run out there?

 

..and yes I am - we are all - weeping!

Choco


SA
Australia
4323 days ago

sweet PB's

DazzaJ


VIC
Australia
4323 days ago
WOW! Some great figures there boys! Looks like my beer is still safe Simon. ;-)
Jacques Kint


VIC
Australia
4323 days ago

Nice job guys, and for Kato and Matt well done in advance, amazingSurprised

Isaac


VIC
Australia
4323 days ago
Hey brushfire you would love this place today is day 6 here and sailed ever day it nows how to blow over This way.
PJ


SA
Australia
4323 days ago

Brilliant sailing and grats for all those PB's. Absolutely fantastic Gary, Simon, AdrianCool

lao shi


WA
Australia
4323 days ago

Well done, Isaac on cracking the 40!Cool

Huge Hr and mile, Ado!Tongue out

Chinaman, pushing your boundaries and 2 PBs as a reward!Laughing

Sausage


QLD
Australia
4323 days ago

Ado, a set of numbers to be very proud of - that Nm & hr is smoking. 

Isaac & Chinaman, congrats on the impressive #s and PB's too.

Sammy the snail


WA
Australia
4323 days ago

Fantastic guys super well done Cool.. Ado this is just manifique (how we say in French) Cool so wrapped for you bod you made it big time yeeeeeeaah

Herby


QLD
Australia
4322 days ago

Big Congrats to all the Pit Crew sailorsthat are here at Lake George.     I am honoured to have met you!!!

Decrepit


WA
Australia
4322 days ago

Fantastic stuff guys, love your buttons Gary!!!

Just waiting for the other 2 to post.

Jez


TAS
Australia
4322 days ago

WOW awesome Kato, GREAT work Cool

Hardie


WA
Australia
4322 days ago

Kato 552.66km Surprised CoolKato you're a STAR, as well as a mad bugger

Red


VIC
Australia
4322 days ago
YOUR BLOODY MAD KATO!
Tricky Bogan


SA
Australia
4322 days ago

+1 Hardie & Red  Surprised

Sammy the snail


WA
Australia
4322 days ago

Well done Kato (Kermit) Cool truly amazing on those epic conditions! and smoking HR Wink.. was great to see you again after 2 years.. and to of you guys was very pleased to meet you.. hope we meet again Tongue out

Sausage


QLD
Australia
4322 days ago

Holy shit Kato, I think the decimal place is in the wrong spot on your distance.......is this a world record?  Massive congratulations and no doubt your body is feeling it.  just incredible.

Sick_em_rex


NSW
Australia
4322 days ago

well done Craig, awesome effort mate. Looks like speed fortnight will have a new location in the future with the amount of PB's that have come from LG.

Isaac and Chinaman, good to see you both grabbed a swag of pb's too from your trip.

Fingers crossed I can get across next year.

Dave M


SA
Australia
4322 days ago

Kato.. didn't get to say hi this year

you were too busy sailing !!!!!!!!

Man thats a lot of sailing

amazing

you one crazy Man

Well Done

Windxtasy


WA
Australia
4322 days ago

Absolutely amazing Kato! Ditto to Yoko's remark that LG must be a remarkable place if the Pit crew have to go there to get PB's!

Anyway well done. That is impressive endurance and perseverance, especially with an injury. That is nearly 10 times my distance PB! Acually that's about a year's worth of sailing for me!

Firiebob


WA
Australia
4322 days ago

Surprised Huge effort Kato, bloody huge, lost for words so just congrats mate CoolCoolCool

paddymac


WA
Australia
4322 days ago

Inspirational stuff Kato, absolutely amazing!

Chris Adamson


WA
Australia
4322 days ago

You're nut Kato - CRAZY AS A COCONUT!

Good on ya but...

STROPPO


WA
Australia
4322 days ago

KATO THATS SOME DISTANCE WOW AWSOME EFFORT YOUR A DISTANCE DUDE , MEGA DUDE , STAMINA DUDE , BLISTER DUDE AND A TIED DUDE AWSOME STUFFCoolCool

Jacques van der Hout


S
Netherlands
4322 days ago

Kato! What are you doing? Repect you sailed such a hugh amount of distance in windy conditions on small equipment. This means we have a new challenge for this summer;-). First i have to safe some money and also buy an onboard helmet light. 

Elmo


WA
Australia
4322 days ago

Kato, once again just gob smackedSurprised

Jeffro


Other
Australia
4322 days ago

An absolute great set of numbers and congrats to you all on the awesome PB's. And Kato!

I woke up to ice the ankle and came in to the computer and thought I was seeing things. Well holy cow I am seeing things!

And then read you drove back to home & will go & fight the fires!

 

Steve200


QLD
Australia
4322 days ago

Awesome work there Kato, incredible stuffLaughing

Kel


QLD
Australia
4322 days ago

Well done Kato!Surprised

Chris Dimond


SA
Australia
4322 days ago

OMG!! Incredible effort Kato. Smile

And well done to all the other PBs...

Hamma


SA
Australia
4322 days ago

CRAZY bugger !

Choco


SA
Australia
4322 days ago

pfff is that all Wink

kato


VIC
Australia
4322 days ago

Thanks everyone and Choco Wink Off to fight fires now so not much rest.

DanP


VIC
Australia
4322 days ago

Awesome stuff Kato, Huge effortCool

And to the rest of you guys.  hue swag of PBs!! Spewing i couldnt make it.  Next forecast i'm there!!

Haggar


QLD
Australia
4322 days ago

Well done all on the PB's ! and Kato, it will be safer with a spot light LOL Massage effort !

Evan


VIC
Australia
4322 days ago

Well done Kato. Awesome! A huge effort on the write up too, clearly still some energy left! Smile

lao shi


WA
Australia
4322 days ago

Kato!!!! You are mad! SurprisedGood luck with the fires, stay safe!

PJ


SA
Australia
4322 days ago

Kato HUGE effort. I was one of last to leave and didn't know it was you. Unkown to most people was that yeas the water was flat but there were some confused choppy water sections that could have caught you out especially as fatigue sets in.

BigBIG Grats on a World Class effortCoolCool

starboardsailor


QLD
Australia
4322 days ago

Fantastic haul of pbs,well done.Awesome hr,distance and a smoking  naughty.

Windxtasy


WA
Australia
4322 days ago

Cingratulations for all the PB's that got lost in the shadow of Kato's huge effort. Ado your nm was AMAZING!

Great team backup and a performance that will be hard to beat.

As a single day's score, that's probably the best EVER! Certainly in Australia. Can anyone check that?

bushfire


NSW
Australia
4322 days ago

Unbelievable effort Kato - you ARE the manSmile.

kato


VIC
Australia
4322 days ago

Thanks everyone,but there,s still more to come as Matt sailed with me for most of the day. Surprised

lao shi


WA
Australia
4322 days ago

http://gpsteamchallenge.com.au/sailor_session/show?team=10&date=2009-03-02

SRM previously at 382 ave

but Mat to post (from Daffy's post on SBreeze) with a 440 will smash that!Surprised

Sausage


QLD
Australia
4322 days ago

^496 is my guess Surprised

Sailquik


VIC
Australia
4321 days ago

You may still be only a young bloke Kato, but you are definitely a LEGEND!Cool

Ado


VIC
Australia
4321 days ago

Thanks all for the compliments! It was just a pleasure to sail in this magic spot and hang out with such fine company (Jacques excluded Wink).

It's also an honour to have such dedicated and gutsy people in our team - really something to look up to!

On the NM, I was surprised with the result, as it was just so choppy in the middle. I'll be back if the competition record needs defending and if it gets flatter to go for 40! And the 1 hour had five stacks in it - just have to do better there next time!

Dave Morehead


TAS
Australia
4321 days ago

Well done Kato, that's a massive effort and didn't sound like all plain sailing.  A well deserved 'world record'!!  Cool 

Windxtasy


WA
Australia
4321 days ago

Lao, I meant all round team score. 42 2 sec, 40+ 5X, nearly 27 1 hr, 25 alpha, 35nm, and 300+ distance!

Steve200


QLD
Australia
4321 days ago

600km will be next no doubt. Dave, kaleb if you guys are keen I am happy to be a wingmanLaughing

hoppybogan


SA
Australia
4321 days ago

Massive, massive, massive Kato!!!!!CoolCoolCool

Jman


VIC
Australia
4321 days ago

Holy shit Craig! Well done!

Old Salty


VIC
Australia
4321 days ago

Truly Awesome Mr Craig. Those arms and legs would have ground a bit!  Look forward to catching up

Decrepit


WA
Australia
4321 days ago

Ado, I don't pretend to understand that NM, it was as rough as thru the middle, I hit 33kts there at one stage and scared the pants off my self.

Here's Kato part way thru, huge congrats mate, mega effort.

kato gybing

the new guy


NSW
Australia
4321 days ago

Uh... WOW!!!!!!!!!

Great job guys!!

Chris K


NSW
Australia
4321 days ago

Awesome numbers fellas - well done Laughing

Peter Johnston


VIC
Australia
4321 days ago

Some seriously good numbers there guys!! Huge congrats on the PBs. Craig, I think you need to up your dose of medications! Wink

dr cam


QLD
Australia
4321 days ago

Kato-Respect....!!!!

Russell Dowd


TAS
Australia
4321 days ago

Kato good going and going and going and going and some more going mate.

Well done you must be so fit.

 

cheers Russ

Captain bogan


SA
Australia
4321 days ago

Well done on the PB's guysCool.  Hey Kato, you didn't ask us permission to sail on our SA waters and then damn you do 550+ ks - you Sealed - well doneCool.

Jimbob


VIC
Australia
4321 days ago

Hey Guys I'm waiting on Matts scores so I can update the board at the pub ????

Menno Benningshof


S
Netherlands
4321 days ago

Awesome numbers, and crazy distance Kato. Jacques has a new purpose in life now haha

25


WA
Australia
4321 days ago
Much respect Craig - simply awesome
Slowboat


WA
Australia
4321 days ago

Craig, this just proves you're a lunatic. But we already knew that Wink

Spotty


VIC
Australia
4321 days ago
Plenty of PB team action Pit Crew and others, awesome numbers and not in epic conditions yet. Kato Forest Gump, I'm sure a 600 had you been a 100 %, top effort along with the 300 or so gybes. I saw you driving past Rickets on your way home I guess you were a bit over it to stop and go for a sail. Matt 440 is serious stuff too, well done! Ado great set of numbers and on your way to a 40 NM Eden crew moving on up nice one.
Dean Withrow


USA
United States of America
4321 days ago

CoolWOW! HUGE effort boys!
Congrats on so many levels. For some sailors, two hours in the waves, for us...
well, that had to have been a "perfect" day. Any video?

Kato, I'd love to hear some more details on the distance record.
That lake seems like an ideal venue.
Much respect to the whole team!

Dean (still sailing on ice in the US) Cry 

Mr Love


VIC
Australia
4321 days ago

What can I say !!!!

Ado


VIC
Australia
4321 days ago

Thanks Decrep. I don't see how the NM worked either, but there were two NM's over 38...Wink

Drift


VIC
Australia
4321 days ago

simply awesome Kato!

Stringer


WA
Australia
4321 days ago

All i see is

 

[PB][PB][PB][PB][PB][PB]

[PB][PB][PB][PB][PB][PB]

[PB][PB][PB][PB][PB][PB]

[PB][PB][PB][PB][PB][PB]

[PB][PB][PB][PB][PB][PB]

[PB][PB][PB][PB][PB][PB]

[PB][PB][PB][PB][PB][PB]

WELL DONE PIT CREW!

 

evets


WA
Australia
4320 days ago

Absolutely fantastic Kato, I thought your previous record would stand for longer than it did. Great to see you at the top again (for a while anyway). 300 gybes including a 27kt pb is amazing you certainly appear not to have just been comfortably cruising... or were you as the conditions were that good?

 

Windxtasy


WA
Australia
4320 days ago

Congratulations Matt! Huge effort! That one session has logged almost 10% of your total GPSTC distance!

Did it take you this long to summon enough energy to post it? Laughing

Hardie


WA
Australia
4320 days ago

Matt 440kms Surprised Awesome

Mathew Robertson


VIC
Australia
4320 days ago

440km...

sms09


NSW
Australia
4320 days ago

Congrats on all the pbs Pit TeamCool Insane distance there Kato and MattSurprisedSurprised

Mitja


West
Croatia
4320 days ago

Congrats Kato!!! This was a great effort!

Congrats also to whole Pit Crew, also Matt and all the PBs!!!

 

THIS IS WINDSURFING AT ITS BEST!!!

evets


WA
Australia
4320 days ago

that is a brilliant session Matt, well done on all of the numbers. 440 is just huge!

Peter Vernet


MID
Netherlands
4320 days ago

Congratulations with the Pb's and fantastic distances.

 

The Matrix


Engl-S
Great Britain
4320 days ago
An amazing session,awesome effort guys!
PJ


SA
Australia
4320 days ago

Matthew awesome backup to brilliant long distance days sailing.

Absolutely world record for combined 2 person average of 496.49kms in a day. BRILLIANT and PB, GratsCool

Mux


QLD
Australia
4320 days ago

Awesome work on the distance PB kato and matthew, just huge Cool

what next 600 Kms

Ado


VIC
Australia
4319 days ago

You should have seen 'em inhale two bowls of bolognaise at 10pm on return to the park cabin, washed down with Wild Turkey!

JAK


VIC
Australia
4319 days ago

Fantastic effort guys, and Kato you're the man!! I would be on the drip for a week after that!!Wink

Jeffro


Other
Australia
4319 days ago

A great effort & backup there Matthew. A huge jump on your prevoius PB.

Swagger


Engl-S
Great Britain
4319 days ago
Amazing!!!!!!!
Trousers


SA
Australia
4319 days ago

what the...?  

I don't even....?

 

 

552kms in a day on a windsurfer...

gobsmacked.  maximum respect Kato.  we are not worthy.

 

 

Decrepit


WA
Australia
4319 days ago

Like Herby's 30kts, this is one of those, "I was there when", sessions that will stay with me for ever!

 

Big congrats guys, unreal effort.

Astrid


QLD
Australia
4318 days ago

Craig and Matt, absolutey amazing distancesSurprised   Very inspiring numbers, motivates me to at least try for 200km now.

Gauke de Vries


NW
Netherlands
4318 days ago

552 kms in 16 hours of daylight!!! impressive.

Nathan Teljeur


S
Netherlands
4312 days ago

What an incredible great performance.

Respect!!

kato


VIC
Australia
4309 days ago

Amended the distance to reflect the record result

Izaak Perkins


TAS
Australia
4309 days ago
Awesome Kato!! Pb central for the boarder crosses ;)
Hans Kreisel


S
Netherlands
4297 days ago

Psycho nice numbers guys respect

kato


VIC
Australia
4288 days ago

A small video of the trip. Thanks to Drift for this one.

http://inverlochwindsurf.org.au/?p=1602

PJ


SA
Australia
4287 days ago

Kato really well made video. Great to see some scenes of the effort put into your World Record effort. Looks like I'll have to put some  video clips together toEmbarassed if I try for 500 kms next year lol.....

Ado


VIC
Australia
2497 days ago

Still ten PB's in this session from five years ago today!

 

Thought it was worth mentioning for posterity and Kudos. Cool

Kaleb Smith


TAS
Australia
2497 days ago

Goddam, six years ago. For a minute I thought it had happened all over again and started to post congrats comments, glad I realised before posting. Anyway congrats fr 6 years agoCool

Jimbob


VIC
Australia
2497 days ago
And the Kato is here now again
Tony Polony


VIC
Australia
2497 days ago

Simply amazing you lot! Full respect.