Portland Pirates (Engl-S, Great Britain) - 2010-08-06
Sailor 2 Second Peak (Kts)5 x 10 Second Average (Kts)1 Hour (Kts)Alpha Racing 500m (Kts)Nautical Mile (Kts)Distance Travelled (km)
Normski
29.42(D)
28.18(D)
18(D)
19.96(D)
25.09(D)
55.72(D)
Swagger
32.61(D)
30.73(D)
19.03(D)
20.75(D)
27.03(D)
54.03(D)
Chandler
32.26(D)
30.89(D)
14.77(D)
21.08(D)
23.87(D)
30.52(D)
Jim Crossley
34.75(D)
33.4(D)
14.99(D)
23.06(D)
21.52(D)
73.5(D)
Ian Richards
32.38(D)
29.4(D)
16.93(D)
19.41(D)
24.58(D)
64.77(D)
El Reg
35.46(D)
34.03(D)
22.94(X)
23.35(X)
29.95(D)
67.62(D)
Woody
31.76(D)
29.64(D)
11.82(D)
18.65(D)
22.82(D)
52.76(D)
The Matrix
Camel
Jesus
Duncan
RedSurfBus
Griff
Woodbutcher
Goostaff
Tris
Jim
The Kid
Scotty Stallman
Cheese
Average35.1133.7220.9923.2128.4970.56
Normski (5158km):
5252 days ago
1 categories

Arrived a bit late so was chasing the wind. Two sails and two fins. Fastest speed early on using Redline 5.6m and 28cm falcon F1. Hour sail, including fastest mile this year, was on Redline 6.5m and 30cm falcon fin.  Nice to have some wind!!

Board Falcon 80



Swagger (4565km):
5252 days ago

Finished work early to get out, launched in the middle of the harbour thought i rigged a bit over the top but after getting up wind wasn't to bad. Went for the hour but it was hard work and fell in a few times which always facks it. But got some speedsailing in not prime conditions but what fun and what a good sail.

El Reg come a cropper on the way back we went for nm but maybe  broken ribs lost it on the chop makes a change normally me that screws it, anyway great fun and a nice sail...



Chandler (545km):
5252 days ago
1 categories

Hmm, maybe I would of been better off on my biger 110 board?

Short lunchtime session. Pretty frustrating to see 40knot gust 20 minutes after I headed back to work.



Jim Crossley (3088km):
5251 days ago

Good fun with Falcon 80 and 7.0 WARP 2009 sl9 select.  Great set-up!

Good speeds for Christchurch Harbour.  The fastest I see before anyway.



Ian Richards (11408km):
5250 days ago
3 categories

Should of gone to Portland Harbour.



El Reg (1470km):
5250 days ago
4 categories


Woody (1378km):
5236 days ago

Shame the best wind didn't coincide with the flattest water. Good day all the same. More wind soon I hope



Comments
Chandler


Engl-S
Great Britain
5252 days ago

is it always that gusty in that direction (SSW when I was out) in windy corner? hard to get 10 secs of top speed from each gust?

what size board is the fastest for 7.8m today, I was 94isonic.
Swagger


Engl-S
Great Britain
5252 days ago

Yes!!!

But you need to read the wind a bit more and get the angles right its not as easy as it looks mate, when you get to a certain platform the extra knots take time to come.

You will get there trust me.

Laters Swagger.
OPH


Engl-NW
Great Britain
5252 days ago

Great work lads .... glad you made it out and got a bit of wind  Smile  nice pb's .. well done!

Hope you're Ok El Reg
Peter Cutts


Engl-E
Great Britain
5251 days ago

Hi Normski  -- nice to join you as a 'Legend'  were the top 2 in UK !!!   (only 2!!)Foot in mouth Can you slow down a bit so i can catch you up ?Wink  I will have to come down your way sometime and get some tips .

 
Normski


Engl-S
Great Britain
5251 days ago

Peter...look forward to catching up with you and welcome to the bus pass club! 

Swagger...considering the conditions, your mile PB must have been one of the scariest!  Mine sure was and the wind had dropped a good bit by then!

Kev (El Req)...Get well soon!  

Chandler...The wind sure was gusty and closer in it was really bad.  A few more degrees of west would probably have cleaned it up. The Portland Port anemometer is about 50 foot high and over reads big time.  When I arrived I took a reading on my hand held jobbie and it was about 15knts standing on top of the old railway embankment ..(and I rigged 5.6m???)...that correlated with the lowest indicated wind speeds on the Portland anemometer!

 
Swagger


Engl-S
Great Britain
5251 days ago

Was a bit lumpy mate didn't help with the wake of a boat went a bit sideways for a while so lost a lot time there. But strangely it was quite a nice run in the chop i'd say about 2 foot towards the end.

El Reg got a good NM with a gybe in it!!!!  
Swagger


Engl-S
Great Britain
5251 days ago

Forgot to say got little bit sidetracked in my hour got hit by a rescue boat from the WPNSA, Luckily for me he did notice me at the last moment only hit the clew of my sail still all in a days work.
evets


WA
Australia
5249 days ago

Well done on the pbs guys, how have you managed to get good wind in the summer?
Swagger


Engl-S
Great Britain
5249 days ago

Its the UK we don't get a summer we just get weather.Smile
Chandler


Engl-S
Great Britain
5242 days ago

Normski out in the chop