A tale of this weekend too Mark.

Sounds like the Canton guys got some great wind and speeds.

Hit Queens again. Adam and Steve out also. Guessing 12-18 knots s-w, super gusty for me near the launch area, anything from full plan skidding along, to glass and stop.  May have been better over behind the mud bank?? Still fun, just hard work trying to keep up with the rapid wind changes.

No magic speeds for me, just an unofficial reading off 20.41 knts. So smashed my last unofficial PB by 0.01- Woohoo! Had fun practicing gybes and getting in the straps. Mucked around on Adam's 93 litre JP wave board for 30 minutes, felt ok, but my god I need lots more practice yet...

Mark J. I'll  grab that GPS next time I'm down- should only be a few days. Cheers for getting so quick.

Well done on the pb,s guys.

Great PBs allround. Lots of miles there Mick and Milsy. I'm waiting for the day I don't have to go to work.

Awesome Effort Marauders !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ( What a  TEAM )

Adam, Mick & Peter Well-Done on the PB's !

Mick & Milsy Great EFFORT on the    & BIG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Steve Awesome     !!!!!!!

You Guys Smashed it today!

great pbs peter and aj, well done guys, somebody call the police..............fast mick has stolen the show! great sess micky, great distance man, well done on the pb, your gypes out there today fully shamed everyone, especially big mike, haha fuckin ha,...........i had a great day windsurfing, but the highlight was hanging out with spillsy, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, youre beautiful, and i luv ya, happy birthday baby

ADAM'S TRACKS!!

MILSY'S TRACKS!!

 MICK'S TRACKS!!

NICE PBS BOYS MICK!! 153!! whoop

Im glad you made a point of my bad gybing Milsey. It just means your GREEN with ENVY!!! As you should be bitch!! haha.

Nice work today boys. Canton is back in my good books. 

Thanks for the fin Milsy. Slow Mick has it.

Happy bday Lyds. Hope Misly finally buys that purple pretty sail youve always wanted!

Congrats AJ, Peter and mick, Smashing the pb's. Well done on the kms Mick and Milsy, You must be icyicles after a session like that.

Bugger about the wind Mark J. Not having much luck!!  Will call you tomorrow if wind arrives.

Great stuff Mick, huge k's!!!!

Big Congratulations Adam and Peter on those PB!!s.Mick, awesome Kms on such a cold day!! Great team results everyone.

GO MARAUDERS!!

Great sail Gabe, AJ, Mick & Chris.  Hope today is as good a sailing day.

Thanks guys.It really was a great sensation traveling at that speed.Everything felt good with the gear. A bit nervous on some of the runs, but the flat water and the fin made a big difference.

 It's good to see so many people on water around here.Always room for more!!I'll be up your way on the weekend of 11th Aug. May stay overnight and catch some of the local surf festival that's on. Hope it's windy too.I'd love a sail at Queens at the speed strip.

You'll love Sandy Point. Awesome flat water in the right direction, but take your woolies!

36kn 2 sec and almost 33kn 5x - CONGRATULATIONS GABE. You were smokin hot yesterday!!!!!!!!!!   I think that makes u the fastest dude to log data on this site for on the team. Well done - that speed must have felt awesome!!!!!

Congrats Chris on the Aplha

Congrats on your 5x Peter. Aiming to get down and meet you Forster guys soon. I have met Gabe and Chris, but now there is a legion of you down there - great to see such a resurgance in the sport on the MNC!!!!!!

Massive k's Mick and milsy - dunno how you do it in these chilly winds - such stamina. Awesome fellas. Where did you guys stay at Sandy when you recently went down. thinking of a road trip in Sept

Anyone keen on a sandy pt road trip late sept?

Well done looks like thats the spot in the westerlies awesome job

GABE BIG CONGRATS ON THE 36.31 KNOTS! PB's  

Your the Fastest Marauder Now!!! Awesome Speed mate!

Chris Awesome  PB!

Well done Chris and Gabe. I'll have to be on my game when I finally get back on the water!

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who scored PB's yesterday on an especially cold day.  Looks like today was a layday to recover and thaw out, hopefully it comes in again tomorrow and I can get amongst it before the wind runs out.

Nice work Gabe. Cant wait to have a crack at the spot! Nice pbs boys

Mark, where are those photos taken?? And what wind direction does it work in? I reckon it could be worth a visit when im at the holiday shed next... 

Thanks everyone. I'm pretty happy with the result and looking forward to the next session. It's worth two smileys!!

Awesome Gabe well done !!!. Nice alpha Chris.

Great Work Andre on your       PB'S Well-Done!

WELL-DONE MARAUDERS! WE CAME EQUAL 5TH WITH THE COCKROACHES FOR JULY 2012!

GREAT EFFORT FROM ALL THE TEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mark, what is the team's best result that you can remember?

Adam the Teams Best result before this was JUNE 2010. ( Results Below )

Marauders Team was formed December 2009. We are the Youngest NSW Team.

Good to see us up there guys. Well done on the PBs Napoleon Solo!! How was that new Starboard I-Sonic Andre? Awesome looking machine!

 AJ, we'd love to go back to Sandy Point ,but not sure if we could make it at that time.I'll let you know.

Hi Gabe, I would even consider anytime in October. I am not fussed on speed fortnight, would be pretty busy on the water I imagine, would rather be there with less sailors so i dont get in anyone's way. Never sailed there, but I did visit last time i was in Melb - doesnt look like much space - perhaps it was low tide (or maybe i was in the wrong spot). What is the best time to be there?  I assume when speed week is on. So Spring seabreezes or frontal best? Happy to space it for the best tides. Happy to be guided f you want to go for a run Gabe. I am not necessary chasing nuking wind, just wind and flat water - want to see what speed is. Sandy point the township looks like a hole, but looks like the place to stay to be closest to the inlet. Would take the wave gear as well incase slalom stuff is light 

Thanks Mark

I've been trying to get back down there for about a year.Chris' illness meant we missed out last year.Sandy Point is quite small, but there's plenty to see and do around the area. Wilson's Prom. Windsurfing Inverloch, which I haven't done could be worth a look too.I'd be keen to surf the area too(kneeboard) I'm with you re; avoiding speed week.It's interesting but busy and the strip gets too much chop from other riders if your there when too many others are around. Chris hates the cold, and the water is COLD. We've been in April and Dec.April quiet and v.cold with Dec. busy and sometimes cold.

 The wind stats are pretty good - 200 out of 365 days over 20knots.The best winds are the southwesters, but you can sail other directions too. It does get nuking sometimes and when it is epic, there'll be lots of locals.The tides have a big effect on the flatness of the water and also a worry when you park too close to the water on an incoming tide.Your car can go under on spring and neap tides if your not careful!When you sail that flat water, you'll never forget the feeling.The board feels like its on ball bearings and the wind doesn't look strong with the lack of chop, but is fantastic and flat.

Staying in the township in a rental house would be the go, but I've also camped on the other side of the inlet too.(bit of a drive) as well as camped at Bear Gully, (free and also a bit of a drive to sail.

How long were you planning on going for, and who else would you go with?

Excellent Tips Mick cheers, that duplex sounds the go, and decked out with a crew it would be a great vibe! Ta

Gabe: I am happy to go down and tag along with you guys (if that suits you) when it is warmer if it suits Chris, perhaps even in November whenever those tides are best? I promise that i wouldnt impede on your privacy if we were there at the same time, would be just nice to sail a new place with someone I know. Hope Chris' health is back on track, I didnt realise she was crook. Just me at this stage. Don't think Emma (wife) and our young fella would come as it would be a pure sailing trip which wouldnt be much fun for them (gunna take them to Yamba for a couple of weeks later on this year - can still sail and surf there, but more family friendly). Would look at going to Sandy for at least a week, or more likely two weeks if I had company.

I think Nicole (SaltyNic in the team) is keen for some flatwater hit, and she was thinking about speedweek, but I reckon she might be interested in less stress and sail outside speed fortnight.. The duplex Mick is talking about sounds great, or a house, whatever. the more Marauders the Merrier - anyone else keen on a roady?

Know what you mean, there is some awesome scenery down there. I was down in Melb on Biz in April, then took a few weeks leave and spent a week hiking around Wilsons Prom with Emma and our new baby (Aidan, who we put in one of those backbreaking baby carrying hiker packs), and then a week in Mallacoota (now that also looks like an awesome sailing spot - such a vast breadth of water) before we drove home.

Happy to drive down overnight to max sailing time. You have given me a new benchmark to aim for gabe. Everytime i get a PB you just also increase yours. This sport is great, i am always learning! Let me know if any of this suits you guys. Cheers, Adam

Just picked this session up.  Great team effort and congrats on all the PB's and a solid finish for the winter cup.

gabe - Nicole is in

Thanks Brian,  I see you guys won again. Great effort for  Far North Queensland MOB !!!!!!!!

hey AJ and Gabe, I'm not sure what you have heard but speed week/fortnight is NEVER busy. I have been going down each year for the last 4 (or is it 5) and there would only ever be a max of around 30 guys out at once. And that is max. Last year there was all of about 10-15 of us. The water doesn't get choppy with the amount of sailors around like Gabe said. It's always flat somewhere there.

You should actually try and come at that time and use the experience to hang out with like minded people and maybe pick up some tips to help you go faster. It's a great usual group that tend to go and they all love to gasbag about windsurfing at any chance they can.

Hey Sick em, Thanks for the low down. When I said it was busy, it was the local speed festival in Jan, and I thought it would be similar with so many around. When you get one guy going off the wind there's usually someone coming back.If you get more than one down the straight then you get the wake.But I guess if it's well organised then it shouldn't be a problem.

 I hear what your saying re the like minded people etc. too. I'm all for it, but a quiet one sounds the go!

AJ here's a website for more accomodation options.WWW.promaccom.com.au. Ideally, we'll need three bedrooms, I guess at this stage.

 I think November could be a go-er. Two weeks could give us a good chance of scoring some decent wind and the accomodation tariffs are reasonable at this time too. 

GGeeesh what a swag of PB's  execellent results !!  Must be warmer up there

Tried to get out with you guys, but I was stuck at work again.

See if the weekend brings anything, if not next Friday is my best bet!

Great k's Mick & John!

Hi Gabe,

Sorry for long time no hear - computer has been dodgey. I will have a look at that accomodation website and get back to you. What is ya email so I can shoot you a few ideas? Just shoot an email to me at adam.j.easter@nab.com.au and I will get back to you. I am off work till Tuesday (bank holiday Monday - about the only perk in working for the big four these days)

regards, Adam