FNQ Mob (QLD, Australia) - 2011-12-11
Sailor 2 Second Peak (Kts)5 x 10 Second Average (Kts)1 Hour (Kts)Alpha Racing 500m (Kts)Nautical Mile (Kts)Distance Travelled (km)
Sausage
30.95(D)
27.82(D)
7.57(D)
18.27(D)
25.03(D)
15.54(D)
dr cam
34.51(D)
33.2(D)
15.97(D)
23.13(D)
24.91(D)
75.95(D)
Firiebob
Troppo
Herby
Lyn
Rowdy
Sailpilot
Rossco
Hoppybob
Kel
Regs
Freddy Burke
Locky
Gaz
Peter Clifford
Al
Ed
Hans Bekkers
Luca Sansalone
Pacman
Squid Lips
Toody
Sharyn
James
Rico
Billy
Jason
Billy GI
Trojan
Dave
Average32.7330.5111.7720.7024.9745.75
Sausage (12509km):
4760 days ago
2 categories

iS101, 7.8 / 7.0 Blade, 40 Talon / 37 KA Sl - Lammermoor Beach, QLD, AU Wind NNE 20 - 30kn

Completely misread the wind and rigged the 7.8.  First two runs were way over powered so really cranked the downhaul / outhaul but by this stage it was an easy 25knots so decided to come in and rig the 7.0.  By the time I got back down to the water the wind had really picked up and was now in the high 20's.  Had a couple okay runs but still overpowered so cranked the sail again.  Next run absolutely hooting but ended up tripping the rail (on port tack this time) and really did a number on my left shoulder (did right shoulder last week).  Shit those carbon booms are hard.  Got back to the beach and decided to rig the 6.3 but by the time I got the gear up to the front yard my shoulder had started to stiffen up and the thunder storms had started their afternoon grumblings, so it was disappointing I didn't get a chance to use all 3 Blades in one session.

PS - Would have loved to have used my iS97 but it finally turned up on Friday with a lovely big hole in the deck that resembled the fork of a fork lift. Yell 



dr cam (16004km):
4759 days ago
5 categories

Sandy Point, Vic, AU RRD 90 Talon 36 RSR 6.7 14-21 knots sw-wsw.

Booked flights on a whim last MON but forecast wobbled all week then all but disappeared.

Great to be on the water again ...

What a bummer about your board Sausage ...???

 



Comments
starboardsailor


QLD
Australia
4760 days ago

What a shame about your new board,bloody hard to make a claim against couriers and get a result.

Thanks too for passing on Switchblade tips,rigged fine today no problems.
Sausage


QLD
Australia
4760 days ago

Darryl,

Thank Kel for those SBlade tips.

PS - I had nothing to do with the delivery of board.  All I did was buy a new board which included delivery.

Vando


QLD
Australia
4760 days ago

Yer snags I was the fork lift driver lolLaughing

poor tiki lost half his legWink

yep those carbons are hard you saw my face a few months back just bad memorys now.

no wind here just rainCry

 

 
Sailpilot


QLD
Australia
4760 days ago

Nice one snags, pity about the shoulder. Do you have any good spots for these northerlies? I've got a week off now so looking for ideas to get away....just seems there's nowhere to go with this forecast. Maybe Bowen mid week I'm guessing.
Kel


QLD
Australia
4760 days ago

No one care about snag's shoulder Phil! Its the poor abused Isonic that's the real disaster!

Nice session Brian! 

Hot and 99% humidity with no wind on the coast up here.
Sausage


QLD
Australia
4760 days ago

Ha, my shoulder looks like Bender's bruised arse if anyone can remember that SB thread (how can you forget).Wink 

Phil, If I could predict with some certainty that we'll get good seabreezes for the rest of the week I'd say go to Great Keppel Island.  The spit at the end of the main beach used to be great in a North Easter but I unfortunately haven't sailed it for a very long time.  Some of the other Yeppoon sailors have sailed it more recently and love it (pretty flat).  Yeppoon itself is just to confused in a NE and not very pleasant to sail.
Herby


QLD
Australia
4760 days ago

Sounds like your office gets pretty frustrating too Snags    Cool/Innocent
Sausage


QLD
Australia
4759 days ago

Cam,

Bummer about the forecast changing for you - that's one big trip for trhe weather to go to pot.  You still considering here next week?
dr cam


QLD
Australia
4759 days ago

Hi Sausage-ariving late Dec 19 for 4 days...
Firiebob


QLD
Australia
4758 days ago

Oh woe is you Snags, bugger, at least the human body is amazing at fixing it's self, remember pain is only temporary Wink

 

Shame about the new board, don't worry they are cutting down some new bamboo so your replacment wont be too far away Laughing

Good to see you and Cam get us up the ladder Embarassed

Cam it's all good for you, as Kel said bloody hot and humid here, more days on the water for you I hope Cool

My new 6.8 is on it's way but no news re board, I think they are still gluing the rice crackers together Laughing