6.6m, 115l, 36 weedie. Joined the flotilla at Novara today and dodged crab pots. Lots of people on the water today........

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Alphaland with Binny , enough wind & enough water to have lotsa fun  Thommen1 Fast X 117, TR-4 7.6m JP 36weed

Peel Inlet, WA, AU

Safety Bay, WA, AU

JP FSW 92; NP Tempo 6.2; JP weed 31

Was a bit concerned about the amount of water over the bank after my first gybe resulted in me going over the handlebars 

After a couple of runs in the pond i stuck a couple of gybes which i was happy with.

Went in and caught up with stroppo on the beach which inspired me to do another couple of runs down the beaver

Let out the outhaul at the top of the run on the point and waited for a gust and a gap through the traffic.

I remeber Elmo telling me on the phone that when you don't think your going fast is usually when you are.

I reckon if i wasn't lawn mowing the grass off the bank on the way down i might of had a chance of getting 30kts

Maybe next time.

fun after noon sail with Tom and Stroppo trying to follow tom around the pond doing alphas was a bit of work but good practice and a heap of fun then went out onto the speed run with Stroppo

 Safety Bay, WA, AU

110 xcite ride 31 jp weedy

74 ltr tabou manta 24 weedy

6.2 NP RSS

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Tabou Thunder 80cm, NP RSR Eiii 7.8m, JP Weed 42cm.

Pretty much last to hit the water again tonight the plan was to attempt another hour and to put the theory of a larger board being better to the test, it was proven correct, planed out of most gybes only stalled one and dropped 2 in the 90 mins on the water.

Was doing runs to just shy of the platform dodging knobheads in boats (all bar two considerate boats), unfortunately after the first run I realised that the mast foot was a bit forward and the sail needed a touch more down haul, But the hour was under way and I didn't know how long the wind would last, so I just kept grinding away the best I could with the board bashing the chop a bit rather than floating over it like nnormal.

Spotted another (smallish) shark cruising along the surface tonight, nice and choppy out in the channel gave us some regular airtime.

At the end of the hour I was going to go in but Shane called us out to do another run so I shifted the mast foot back to test my theory and confirmed it, 15mm back and the board was free and happy, did my only bear away on this run and got my peak speed.

Sorry I didn't hang around longer Shane, I had to nip home to go walk the dogs with my beloved.

Congrats tp Stu and Hammer on your PB's well done

Peel Inlet, WA, AU 7.5 serverne o/d and rrd 112 freerace nice steady breeze and a few out in nice warm conditions a good sail even managed to get the right size sail up for a change

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Fun sail at safety bay went there thinking wind would be dogey today at novara with this much heat looks like i made the right call got there to see Toms young bloke riping around i think he would of sailed to dark if he had his way thought try a mile for the naughty comp and improve my score that worked for a change the beaver was smooth just lacking a bit of punch it was nice to have some smooth runs thow nice to sail with Rod ,Tom and Anita 

nude 58 tr4 5.9 delta weedy 27 happy days

Peel Inlet, WA, AU   RRD 105lit, tr6 6.6, pepe 36 weedie, better wind today, and more consistant, so i went looking for som flat water,and found it in the same spot,time to give this combo som beans and it work well, had one big off,couple of under water somersults gps come of the arm very lucky to find it floating near by, helmets are a good thing all good elmo the wind began dropping out

Peel Inlet, WA, AU

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Safety Bay, WA

Reflex II 7.0, Mistral 112, Vector SLW 36

Nice pond session with the eldest lad. Too many kiters today....got me all wound up. I cant wait for the channel markers to be put in (which apparently are going to be the same size as the outer reef marks). Fun in the sun all the same.

Smoking the 5X10 Sms. Well done mate.

Congrats to all PB'ers