Double Demerits (NSW, Australia) - 2012-02-21
Sailor 2 Second Peak (Kts)5 x 10 Second Average (Kts)1 Hour (Kts)Alpha Racing 500m (Kts)Nautical Mile (Kts)Distance Travelled (km)
Sparky
32.85(D)
31.45 [PB](D)
13.28(D)
17.64(D)
20.34(D)
49.42(D)
Jethrow
Karl
Waiting4wind
Laff77
Adrian Vos
Carol
Waiting4wind
Macwind
Cheeky Monkey
powersloshin
Average
Sparky (3086km):
4688 days ago

Sans Souci, NSW, AU

84L JP Slalom IV, 6.2m NP RSS MkIII, 29cm Select S09

Superb session down at Sandringham, with Craig for a while then on my own for most of the time before Ken turned up after work.

The wind was pretty mental at times, especially out in the middle - and then it would suddenly drop to nothing. Made for entertaining gybing - a couple of times I got nastily backwinded half-way round, and smashed backwards into the water. Probably quite funny to watch!

Finally cracked 33 - Woohoo! 33.08 on the dial, 33.21 according to Realspeed. Sadly the 2s average remains just under. More significantly I beat my previous 5x10 by 2kts. The speeds kept nudging upwards, but I was getting tired from too much waterstarting (i.e. too many cocked-up gybes) and had a couple of scares - foot nearly coming out of the front strap in a gust, then getting a bit of an edge half way down the strip - so I figured I should probably quit...

 



Comments
sick_em_rex


NSW
Australia
4688 days ago

great work Sparky, sorry I couldn't join you today

Michael Thomson


NSW
Australia
4688 days ago

Great work Sparky!! You know it's a rockin' session when you crack a 30 kn 5x10 - and you smashed it. Cool

Sparky


NSW
Australia
4688 days ago
Cheers fellas!
Larko


NSW
Australia
4688 days ago

Great stuff Sparky, smokin' numbers!!!!!!!!!

Karl


NSW
Australia
4687 days ago

Yeah well done the speed PBs and the distance as it would not have been easy to sail 50kms in those conditions yesterday.

 

Hopefully we get a bit of wind this weekend and can get some results before the month ends.

 

 

 

 

Adrian Vos


NSW
Australia
4687 days ago

Nice one Sparky!!

I gotta get out at that location one of these days.