GPS Team Challenge - Tassie Speed Seekers (TAS, Australia)

Nice to finaly get some decent wind! Rigged 6.2 as the wind started, fell over on the rocks getting into the water then realised one cam wasnt on the mast so got out and fixed. Fell over on the rocks getting back in. Got hammered by horizontal rain and 40knots so got out and rigged 5.6. Went for one hour but was soooooo choppy, dropped heaps of gybes and had gear ripped out of my hands and had to swim after it, results pretty good though, very happy!!! Decided to go straight upwind and try for NM, had an awesome run but didnt make it due to horrible catapult that left me lying in the water for a few minutes testing the neck out after having it wrap around the boom. gave up and went and got the 4.7 wave and 85 Freestyle wave board and went loopy! Wind droped and did another 60km on the slalom. Have blister on one foot and no skin on the other. Good day but really difficult conditions!

Isonic 80, venom 32, 6.2 and 5.6 Code Red

Fanatic 85, Ezzy PantherLTD4.7

Steve Charles (7892km):

4736 days ago

Dorans, TAS, AU

So Nice to be back on the water again. There hasnt been much wind over the Xmas holiday period and this is the windiest (I think) it has been for quite a while. Got to Dorans and rigged the 6.2 because I just sold my 5.6 Relfex a couple of weeks ago. New Reflex 3 sails will be here any day. It was super windy and I knew it was going to be a struggle because the guys were coming in changing down to 4.7 sails. Did 4 or 5 runs and it was pure survival mode. Luckily the guy I sold my 5.6 to was there and he kindly let me use my old sail while he went for a 4.6. Went out with the Isonic 49/Slingshot 21cm and did my top speed. Then went out on the 2012 Isonic 87 with a 32cm Sting 2. Great fun day with so many out there.

Kazza (3846km):

4736 days ago

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Dorans, TAS, AU

5.4 Overdrive 86slim Isonic 28 Venom 4.0 Ezzy Wave 65L Angulo Wave

What a day!!! Howling. Started with slalom gear and just got totally overpowered so changed to wave gear for about 3 hrs. After lunch the wind eased a bit so sailed the rest of the day with the slalom gear overpowered half the time but I was determined to get those km's in. Feel physically stuffed now but it was worth it.

Comments

Russell Dowd

TAS
Australia

4736 days ago

Nice work everyone

looking forward to others posts and the video nice work Fos

EDIT: Very nice work Kaleb well done!! sailing tomorrow? or TLC day you looked tired when I left, crazy Man!!!

Kaleb Smith

TAS
Australia

4735 days ago

Hey Russ, I managed another 60km and then a few cans cans brought me back to life Watch out for Kazzas post!!!!!

Jez

TAS
Australia

4736 days ago

Nice work boys Congrats on the PB's Klass, looks like you've improved heaps since i last saw you

I sailed the kode with wave sail today with NO GPS on felt naked haha Had an absolute ball though

Dave Morehead

TAS
Australia

4736 days ago

Great to see a fair few got to make the best of the first good wind for the year. Well done on your efforts Kaleb, very nice speeds and what a 1 hr - amazing for Dorans. Wonder how Steve and Kazza went? Well done Klaas on your PB's!

Jez

TAS
Australia

4736 days ago

Nice speeds and distance Steve

Dave Morehead

TAS
Australia

4736 days ago

Well done Steve, that's great going and bumped the team points up a few more places. Nice top speed, 1 hr and distance!!

Kazza

TAS
Australia

4736 days ago

Well done everyone out there hanging on, what a blast, people every where doing all disaplines. Nice loops going on by Kaleb. Couldn't upload my results last night, it just wouldn't do it everyone must have been on the net!! So got up 4.30am this morning and it worked.......thank god!!!

Fos

TAS
Australia

4736 days ago

Well done kazza. Great day, I was spent by lunch Here's a little vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll1O7pG7RvQ&sns=em

Dave Morehead

TAS
Australia

4736 days ago

Well done Karen. That is the furthest any woman has ever sailed in the history of the GPS TC!! You are now in number one position for distance overall. Fantastic effort. Nice 5x10 PB as well. Yesterdays effort has already put you in good contention for the womens title for 2012!!

Kaleb Smith

TAS
Australia

4735 days ago

Well done Kazz

Jacques Kint

VIC
Australia

4735 days ago

Nice PB's

Kaleb its to early in the year to punching out those kind of numbers in one session.... Nice one though

Steve Charles

TAS
Australia

4735 days ago

Great effort on that big distance Kazza and well done on the PBs

Fantastic numbers Kaleb in those conditions, your NM was better than you thoughtSorry my NM wasnt better, then we would have grabbed first place

Well done on the PBs Klaas

Jez

TAS
Australia

4735 days ago

Kazzzzzaaaaaa FANTASTIC

Russell Dowd

TAS
Australia

4735 days ago

Well done Kazza. Top effort Steve

Astrid

QLD
Australia

4735 days ago

Nice Ks Kazza- thats a long way in overpowered conditions!

Kazza

TAS
Australia

4735 days ago

Thanks Astrid, you need to come and have a blast in Tassie, it may be cooler but boy do we have strong winds down here.

Windxtasy

WA
Australia

4735 days ago

Phenomenal endurance in those conditions Kazza, and nice speeds also. You're really throwing down the gauntlet in 2012, and scored yourself a jelly bean too, which isn't easy in that star studded team of yours!

Izaak Perkins

TAS
Australia

4735 days ago

Brilliant team, only 700km from Perth so we have done better than what we planed as we are only going to be on the road for two nights. So should be in Perth this Arvo :)

Helga

QLD
Australia

4735 days ago

Well done Kazza on your fantastic distance.

Astrid

QLD
Australia

4735 days ago

Kazza would love to come to Tassie again one day you sure have strong winds and some geat locations- (I used to live near Devenport when I was a kid, moved to Vic when I was 13 then QLD at 21 and haven't been back since). My first every sailing experience was on a hire catamaran at Port Sorrell and Dad flipped it over!