Swan Bay, VIC, AU

Great day - great winds, great company, as always. Started off with Loch 93L + ancient 5.3M KA Predator, later on 110L X-Cite + 6.5 Gaastra Matrix, then a couple of runs with 135L X-Cite + 6.5 Gaastra Matrix. Got pretty cold later in the afternoon.

Wow .. a couple of PBs too.

Swan Bay, VIC, AU

Matrix Hi Fly, Naish Session 4.0

Only a short sail as the wind really built up to around 25 - 30kn !

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Swan Bay, VIC, AU

F2 Axxis 93L, JP Sea Weed 34cm (?)

Started out on Severne Power Drive 6.7M, but as it filled in to about 25-30kn, changed down to NP Fusion 5.5M.

Swan Bay, VIC, AU

JP Super Sport Pro 118L, Makani Weed Fin 33cm (Club Fin)

Started out on the KA Koyote 7.4, but as it filled in to 25-30kn changed down to Severne Power Drive 6.7M.

Great day blasting the bay with Josh, Joel, Mick, Red, Rob K, Richie, Ash, Jacques & Dale (hopefully didn't miss anyone...)

Notia Rodos, South Aegean, GR

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Nice sail in Prasonisi with Wend, Tony and 180 of my closest windsurfing buddies. (lost count at one stage with 110 sailors on the water, who knows how many boards on the beach and about 80 kites in the air). All-in-all It's hot, it's windy, the water's warm and the beer is cold! Yamas!!

Oh yeah, Brass Monkey Stats: 2Sec peak= 25.16, air temp= 34, wind speed 21 BMC ratio: -0.42  

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LOCATION: SWAN BAY

WIND:  NW-W- 10-25KTS

GEAR:  everything!- CA FR 77, 33cm MakANI HAHALUA WEEDIE, CA FR 63, 28cm MAKANI HAHALUA WEEDIE, KA KOYOTE 7.4, KA KOYOTE 6.6

DETAILS:  Bit of a patchy day...felt a bit crook (been fighting a bronchial infection) but after I ate some sea foam felt heaps better.

Havent sailed SB on this direction before.  Straight out over the banks.  It took a bit to stop looking down at just how shallow it was.  Rigged bigger initially but then it blew through and the 7.4 and FR77 became too big.  Changed down to the Fr63 and 6.6 combo but then it went light so I changed back up to the FR77.  A few nice runs but then the wind cbacked off some more.  I came in to rig bigger but it came up again!  More nice runs then it backed off.  Came in and waited.  Finally, on Red's encouragment went back out but there was nothing!.

De rigged and as I got in the van to leave the wind went west and kicked in at about 20knotd.  Richie and Dale (Connewarre) were the only ones out to enjoy it!