WK Speed Warriors (Engl-NW, Great Britain) - 2011-05-22
Sailor 2 Second Peak (Kts)5 x 10 Second Average (Kts)1 Hour (Kts)Alpha Racing 500m (Kts)Nautical Mile (Kts)Distance Travelled (km)
Chris Bates
40.45(D)
37.89(D)
5.62(D)
0(D)
0(D)
20.83(D)
Mark Hayford
40.23(D)
38.46(D)
2.75(D)
10.29(D)
9.41(D)
26.08(D)
OPH
41.07(D)
37.65(D)
3.52 [PB](D)
4.89(D)
5.65(D)
11.57(D)
Mark Bailey
38.4(D)
35.55(D)
3.26(D)
0(D)
0(D)
19.72(D)
IRL250
Paul Burgess
Steve Thorp
Jack Bailey
Farrel O'Shea
Pete Crook
Neil Hardwick
Simon Moore
justal
trunky
Average40.7638.184.577.597.5323.46
Chris Bates (1827km):
4695 days ago
6 categories

Wahey the big 40 !     I was thinking about investing in a weight jacket coz I'm 12 stone wet through then Howie said he's got a spare if I wanted it. So I'm looking forward to trying it tomorrow...



Mark Hayford (6908km):
4695 days ago
5 categories

Although I got 2 new PB's, 250m and 500m and this was my fastest session on a tight course, I feel very unhappy with the results as I think I should have been going much faster. I set the sail wrong for the first hour or so, and only set it properly when the wind dropped down, so missed out. Also, the course was very square and I never once boar of into the lake for better peak speeds, big mistake. And, I have a big problem in my head when there are dozens of out of control freeriders right in front of me, I keep thinking I might kill one of them by accident. All in all, I sailed very defensively today and just could not settle down. I think if I could have sorted my head out, 40k averages would have been possible for me. Rant over, but it was still was fun:)  



OPH (65km):
4694 days ago
1 categories

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Mark Bailey (471km):
4689 days ago

Slowly nibbling away at board volume takes me down from my 96 litre Super Cross to an 87 litre iSonic. The fastest session I ever had on my Super Cross was much windier than today with a better angle on the course and the speeds were only slightly up on what I got today so I'm kind of hopeful that next time conditions are spot on then I'll be claiming some more PB's.

This was my first time out with a sub 30cm fin and Daz's advice to go with a 29 was spot on. Having only sailed with bigger fins in the past I was kind of worried that I'd have no upwind ability and be constantly spinning out but this was certainly not the case.

The morning was a bit of a battle with the wind pretty square on but during the afternoon it swung around making for a more broad course and higher numbers were had with much more ease. My best run of the the day where I got my 37 knot average and best peak of the day was late on when me Pete.C and Mark.H waited and timed our run to coincide with a passing squall. The waiting was rewarded with a magic carpet ride down the wall peaking at 38.5 knots, one of those runs where everything feels just right and I was saying to myself "more wind, more wind !". A great day but the hunt for 40 knots continues......



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Hardie


WA
Australia
4694 days ago