The Southerly Busters (VIC, Australia) - 2010-07-11
Sailor 2 Second Peak (Kts)5 x 10 Second Average (Kts)1 Hour (Kts)Alpha Racing 500m (Kts)Nautical Mile (Kts)Distance Travelled (km)
madventure
22.199(D)
19.147(D)
4.753(D)
12.517(D)
12.392(D)
10.48(D)
Drift
24.94(D)
22.97(D)
6.63(D)
9.93(D)
11.8(D)
14.45(D)
JAK
22.15(D)
18.66(D)
5.63(D)
13.61(D)
17.59(D)
16.65(D)
Old Salty
25.14(D)
22.28(D)
4.49(D)
11.14(D)
10.39(D)
15.1(D)
B3
16.66(D)
14.96(D)
2.87(D)
4.07(D)
3.64(D)
10.78(D)
Moondo
27.23(X)
25.86(X)
2.34(X)
13.96(X)
22.88 [PB](X)
42.2(X)
Matt Hosie
andrew dickenson
CHUNNY
Sav
Bella
Laurie Spies
Dan_P
RobbieK
DazzaJ
Naz
DeanJ
Fireman Sam
Cirrus Flyer
Wendles
deanj
Tim Pittaway
Smithy
Hazza
Goldie
Gybing Joel
Hazza1
BigEzy
stelio37
Tony
Average26.1924.426.1313.7920.2429.43
madventure (1373km):
5278 days ago
1 categories

went to area 45, on my busted arse exocet and 5.3 Naish.



Drift (5307km):
5278 days ago
1 categories

LOCATION:  TREADWELL'S RUN

WIND:  N-NW- 15-18 KTs PEAKING 20

TIDE:  INCOMING HIGH TIDE

SAILORS:  OLD SALTY, b3, MOONDO, MADVENTURE

GEAR:  JP Excite Ride 160, 42 cm JP FIN down to Excite Ride 135, 38cm Mean Fin.  KA Koyote 7.4 down to KA Koyote 6.6

DETAILS:  Great day sailing with a good crew...A highish tide meant there was a new run to explore and this thing is long....real long...nautical mile from end to end, a few lumpy sections but generally shallow and flat...Initially the wind was a bit fluky but definately fun.  Noticed my 2nd batten was looking a bit weird and closer inspection revealed it had broken near the luff.  Continued to sail it for a few more runs but it felt a bit unbalanced...Came back in and changed down boards and sails to the 6.6 and Excite 135.  The wind came in and had a great blast with all 5 of us pegging along within about 2-3 knots of each other speed wise

Highlights:  1)  Having a hoot of a downwinder with Old salty....both totally pegging along for about 500 metres

2)  Seeing B3 post his first session...awesome stuff!

Lowlights:  1)  Getting caught under the 7.4 and it went into the wind.  I was still hooked in and got to the point where I had no breath left.  I remembered the theory that the moment you feel your lungs are totally empty you have  about 10 seconds before you black out.  I made one last grab at the harness, got it free and pushed away from the rig....came up with about 3 seconds to spare!!!



JAK (6497km):
5278 days ago
4 categories

Late morning light wind session at Green Point. Mostly potting along, but a few gusts followed by being on the plane for some stretches. Good to get out again. Bondy arrived later when it was all over.

JP XCiteRide 135, 46cm Supersport fin, NP 7.5 V8



Old Salty (1642km):
5278 days ago

Area 45 - Treadwells Run.   15 - 20 Kts NNW in morning and 15 kts NW in afternoon  Mid to high tide

Worked well in this direction.  Could get over the sandbars with the 42 cm fin

Mistral Barge 144 Select 42 cm fin

Koncept 6.6

Felt real good when locked down.  Took boom height up to chin and had harness lines wider apart(2 hands) and closer to the front of the boom(5 hands) - thanks to Kato's advice.  Just great to have the long runs compared to Inverloch.  Water was relatively flat 30cm chop considering was not low tide.  Fastest I have been outside The PIT.  All in all a great day.

Sailed with B3, Drift, Moondoo and Madventure

 

 



B3 (326km):
5277 days ago

Location:  Area 45- Treadwells Run

Wind: N_NW- 10-15 knots gusting to 20 knots

Tide:  High- incoming

Sailors:  Old Salty, Moondo, Madventure, Drift

gear starboard go 133, ka koyote 6.6 fin 36 cm  . still out of foot straps

 

First GPS session!

 



Moondo (1109km):
5267 days ago
2 categories

Moondo

Area 45- Treadwells Run

GEAR:



Comments
Old Salty


VIC
Australia
5278 days ago

Hey Richie well done on the pbs for Alpha and NM

Old Salty


VIC
Australia
5278 days ago

Hey Mick - did not realise you got caught under the sail hooked in - nasty.

Funniest moment when Drift and I where smashed by a gust and as we surfaced B3 swanned past.

Drift


VIC
Australia
5278 days ago

Hey Old salty...how close are the numbers?????? We practically swap the Nautical Mile for the Alpha

Yeah I got caught under at the start of the second session.  I reckon the Gath made a difference.  In the past I have been able to get my head up against the sail and suck a breath in the air pocket under the sail.  Today I couldn't get my face close enough to the sail to get any air...it was a matter of centimetres.  I gave it 2 goes and then thought " you've only probably got one more stab at it" so I thought releasing the harness would be a pretty good idea!

Evan


VIC
Australia
5278 days ago

Well done guys.... good to see a lot of the crew getting out this weekend. Well done Madventure on the pb's!

madventure


VIC
Australia
5278 days ago

Thanks Evan and Doug for the positive comments. Did anyone notice that it is very cold sailing this time of year?

Drift


VIC
Australia
5278 days ago

Hi,

Welcome to the addiction B3!!!!

Old Salty


VIC
Australia
5278 days ago

Hey B3 what Mick said.

Richie - not cold yet.  Wait another couple of weeks you woose

Evan


VIC
Australia
5278 days ago

Good to see you on the team and posting B3!

JAK


VIC
Australia
5278 days ago

Great to see new team members posting and the team exploring the northerlies at Area45. Had only 3 hours and had to stay closer to home today, so next time for me down there.

Drift, there must have been less air left in your lungs than after my epic stack a few months ago. Smile 

nebbian


WA
Australia
5278 days ago

Welcome aboard B3 Laughing

evets


WA
Australia
5278 days ago

Welcome b3..... the GTC does come with an addiction warning, that said I have yet to meet a miserable GTCer (apart from when they cannot get on the waterLaughing)

WindRider


VIC
Australia
5277 days ago

Doug fastest for the day well done.

Old Salty


VIC
Australia
5277 days ago

Thanks Steve,

Not many tiimes that happens.  Mick was damn close though.  We had some good times out on the water, just great to see how flat it was on a NW at Mid to high tide at 20kts.  Definitely a better place to be than Rye

JAK


VIC
Australia
5277 days ago

Excellent speed Doug, I wouldn't mind to try Treadwells Run in a N or NW. Is anyone going tomorrow? Forecast look pretty promising and not too cold either:

Tuesday: Winds: Northerly 15 to 25 knots tending north to northwesterly 20 to 30
knots around dawn. Seas: Up to 3 metres. Swell: Westerly 1 to 3 metres. Swell:
Easterly 0.5 metres.

Old Salty


VIC
Australia
5277 days ago

Hey Juergen Mick was coughing abit.  Said that he may have to have a sickie when the wind was up!!  Wednesday looks the better day from my reckoning

Firiebob


QLD
Australia
5277 days ago

Welcome B3 Smile

Glad your day finished ok Drift Surprised 

Peter Johnston


VIC
Australia
5277 days ago

Welcome to the team challenge B3 - as per others comments, it is quite addictive!!

Good to hear you made it clear of your sail Mick! I had a conversation about just that issue on Saturday at Rye while waiting for the wind to fill it and noted how really non-quick release my seat harness is.

Drift


VIC
Australia
5267 days ago

Moondo...smoking numbers!!!!!!

Awesome stuff

Hardie


WA
Australia
5267 days ago

Welcome to the GTC!

lao shi


WA
Australia
5267 days ago

Welcome, guys.Laughing

JAK


VIC
Australia
5267 days ago

Moondo, a full row of PBs, how good is that, well done.  You must have had great conditions, better than us last week. We couldn't get over the sandbar then.