Tassie Speed Seekers (TAS, Australia) - 2008-09-20
Sailor 2 Second Peak (Kts)5 x 10 Second Average (Kts)1 Hour (Kts)Alpha Racing 500m (Kts)Nautical Mile (Kts)Distance Travelled (km)
Izaak Perkins
26.124(X)
22.03(X)
0(X)
17.213(X)
15.478(X)
8.022(X)
Anthony Perkins
40.244(X)
36.471(X)
5.15(X)
22.347(X)
10.662(X)
24.374(X)
Bear
29.69(X)
25.89(X)
0(X)
0(X)
0(X)
5.2(X)
Steve Charles
31.7(X)
27.395(X)
0(X)
16.996(X)
0(X)
6.9(X)
Dave Morehead
41.433(X)
37.488(X)
3.324(X)
12.566(X)
5.492(X)
15.11(X)
Stewart McKay
James Brient
Jordan Murray
Gordo
Richard CS
Johno
Jack
Ray Thorne
Jason
Tom
Fubbs
Paul Tenteye
Geoff Broomby
Jez
Easty
Anthony Houston
Kaleb Smith
Kazza
Marlon
Russell Dowd
Jodi
Fos
Sim
Azza
Ben Wilson
Waynos
Klaas Hartmann
geared4knots
Will
Liana Perkins
Corkers
veitz
Shorty
Matt Webster
Jules
Bones
Johnny
Al
cookie
Ben Flood
Parky
Fergus Charles
Barry
Hughie
Sampson
Average40.8436.984.2419.7813.0719.74
Izaak Perkins (16458km):
5938 days ago

very choppy but some parts were flat had a all right run witch ended up being my last one when i was going 24 knot and nosed dived through a wave and crached over the front and when i came back up my board and sail was separated so i tried to connect it back up wich lead to a little ding in the deck so i just drifted back in so i did and then jordan helped me tack my board and sail back into shore after he sail in the he swam out.and anthony and dave are tring a new speed spot and it is blowing a gale threre so hope they get some good numbers

on fanatic 91 with north warp 5.8



Anthony Perkins (11326km):
5937 days ago
5 categories

headed off at 7;00am to henty river in the far south west of tasmainia sivilisation stops there.plan was to meet dave threre at 10;00am he was on his way from hobart witch is a four and a half hour drive.we met on time and then had to drive in 3-4 km on a sand track that was boggy and flooded in places.we got in as close as we could and rigged and then went out.wind was around 26 knts at the start first run on my falcon 79 was a 36.8 knot run with a 5m warp.then changed to the missile xs and then we spent the next three hours creeping our speeds higher and higher until on good puff came though to give dave and i out new pbs.we wernt on the best of the sand bar it was too broad so we road on a 250m strip on a slightly diferent angle this was good the after session i packed up and drove home.on the way over the cradle mountian link road it hailed and then snowed extreme sailing and extreme driving i think ive ernt a bourbonLaughing.

henty river



Bear (3744km):
5937 days ago

Sailed at Dorans Rd. Wind up and down and water was very lumpy but first time out for months so, happy to be on the water again.

Sounds like Henty was worth the trip in Perky. How's that bourbon going down?



Steve Charles (7892km):
5936 days ago

Sailed the causeway at Pittwater. Some very strong gusts coming through but it was really patchy. Had the 08 Isonic 76, SSR 6.6 and Select 27cm fin. Really needed the 5.6 for those gusts but then would have been too under powered the rest of the time.



Dave Morehead (9367km):
5929 days ago
5 categories

Finally got to try Henty River Mouth with Perks. Did a scoping run on the iSonic 86 and then straight to the 50L. Perks and I were trying to sail the main sandbar, but at that point it wasn't windy enough even though it was sailable down the bar. As the wind strengthened it went further to the north making this run too broad. We then decided to focus on a short narrow section further down and this is where we got our best runs. Not much room to slow down! Really pleased to get a few 40 knot runs in. Sailed 5.6 SSR on iSonic proto 50L.



Comments
Anthony Perkins


TAS
Australia
5937 days ago

very nicely a couple more to go yet Laughing hopefully the team will be threre next time.

Bear


TAS
Australia
5937 days ago

Had to send the gineupigs in first. Be there next time. Dont know how to spell that pig thing, looks stupid.

Hardie


WA
Australia
5937 days ago

Well done on your pb!!!

Anthony Perkins


TAS
Australia
5937 days ago

thanks hardie but i think i was out done today.

Hardie


WA
Australia
5937 days ago

By Whom or What? and have a bourbon on me!!!!!

Chris Adamson


WA
Australia
5937 days ago

Brilliant stuff!

 

This GPSTC has got Taswegians charging off to the far reaches of the continent chasing fast sailing spots!

Good on ya guys!

Stewart McKay


TAS
Australia
5937 days ago

well done lads. Congrats on the P.B.

Spewing that I wasn't there to deflower the new spot, and can't wait to try it out. sounds, like it has real potential.

Good to hear that you have rehydrated the wetsuit Bear.

Go you HAWKS!!!

Firiebob


QLD
Australia
5937 days ago

Well done with the PB's Anthony, a 40 WOW Tongue out

What's the chill factor at that speed WinkLaughing

Anthony Perkins


TAS
Australia
5937 days ago

yes firebob the day was pritty wicked but the water temp wasnt too bad and the wind was warmer from the north west the 40 knots speed took the pain away.

Johno


TAS
Australia
5937 days ago

Well done Perks on the PBS cant wait  to see Daves post,

 Jack & I were coming over this morn but no wind yet.

Anthony Perkins


TAS
Australia
5937 days ago

great see you when the wind gets up

Dave Morehead


TAS
Australia
5937 days ago

Yeah, epic trip into the Henty River Mouth.  Good to suss it all out.  Appears that we need a real WNW (with lots of west) to really get the main run going.  I imagine the end of the sand bar, which is in the distance in the photo Perks posted, changes a lot.  Main run is about 350-400 m long and where we sailed was just over 200m.  Nice and easy spot to sail, once you get there!!

I haven't got a registered version of RealSpeed on my laptop (and am still on the West Coast of TAS), so haven't been able to calculate my speeds properly, but peak was over 41 (a PB)Smile

If that wind had been a bit more from the west ....

 

Steve Charles


TAS
Australia
5937 days ago

Unreal guys. Dave phoned me last night and told me the good news. Well done on the PBs. After all these months talking about sailing at Henty its great you guys have finally sailed there.

Izaak Perkins


TAS
Australia
5937 days ago

sounds like dave will post his data this afternoon and perk,johno,jack are out sailing with more of the team heading out too and i will head out at high tide.

Carl Macdonald


SA
Australia
5937 days ago

Well done guysLaughing,

I wish we had a map of all green arrows like yours. 

Have fun.

Carl

 

 

dr cam


QLD
Australia
5937 days ago

awesome pb anthony -how did the missile feel ??hope to be down your way late nov early dec -booked a cabin at ann bay so may get to meet.Great sailing !!

Anthony Perkins


TAS
Australia
5936 days ago

yea the missile felt great very steady.yea ann bay bay is very good for wave sailing !

Jet


WA
Australia
5936 days ago

Well done on the PB's anthony.Laughing

How long did it take to prise your fingers from the boom?Tongue out

Izaak Perkins


TAS
Australia
5936 days ago

it was quite warm yesterday ! for a change

Hardie


WA
Australia
5936 days ago

Impressive, I wonder what it must feel like to be a member of the 40kt ClubCry

Mineral


WA
Australia
5936 days ago

Well done on the 40k club entry Ant and DaveCool

Anthony Perkins


TAS
Australia
5936 days ago

yea thanks mineral fingers crossed i go faster yet !Laughing

Ian Knight


NSW
Australia
5936 days ago

Ian Knight


NSW
Australia
5936 days ago

I'd found this spot google earthing a while ago. Is that where you were Anthony?  Looks like the river is only 35 metres wide.  That's a good effort, especially with ground rush on both sides!

Anthony Perkins


TAS
Australia
5936 days ago

hi ian,

yes that was the run 18 mouths or so ago but now it is completely changed unfortunely its cut out to sea making the run alot shorter and leaving the rest of it dead.

Elmo


WA
Australia
5936 days ago

Well done guys, one can only dream of those kinda numbersCool

Great work

Chris Dimond


SA
Australia
5936 days ago

Great effort guys. Looks like a good spot too.

Kimba


SA
Australia
5936 days ago

Good stuff guys, sounds like a bit of an adventure.

Johno


TAS
Australia
5936 days ago

Hey guys did you see the apparent temp at Cape Grim (90 km further Nth) at the time you were sailing it was -5.5c at 2.00 pm no wonder it was snowing on your way home Perks.Surprised

Marcel


WA
Australia
5936 days ago

Great story. well done!

Dave Morehead


TAS
Australia
5936 days ago
Thanks guys. The Teams Challenge appears to be pushing us all to try new spots and sail in conditions we wouldn't necessarily normally go out in. All good fun. What a month for so many sailors. Hard to keep up with all the sessions being posted. Hardie, hope you get your 40 soon!
Andrew Daff


VIC
Australia
5936 days ago

Guys! Great respect for making the trek and pursuing the adventure!!! And congratulations on the big four oh's. Cool

Hope to see you at Sandy in a week or two?

James Brient


TAS
Australia
5931 days ago

WOW. Im so anoyed i couldnt be at henty. Congrats on PB's guys. Amazing. Good to see izaak making the most of the port sorell chop. Great work every 1. P.S Youl get him one day PerkSurprised