A few issues with this video. Firstly the mount wasn't set correctly so my sunnies are seen in all the shots. Secondly the GoPro started SoSing on me. I kept filming but back home much of the video was unreadable.

A little googling came up with a solution but one requiring a Windows computer. So transfer files back and forth and the video came good but no sound. However the video was only viewable with VLC. A bit of transfer back and forth using Handbrake brought it into a format readable by iMovie. The downside was the recovery and transfer corrupted a fair bit of the video with much of it lost.

Oh well its a learning process

Picture qual looks really good so your export settings must be pretty spot on. To me the video looks choppy though, not sure if this is a function of your attempts to salvage it or something imovie has done? Looks like it was a nice day up there.

Edit: forget the choppy bit, just watched it on my other computer and it's fine, laptop must be having spasms

nice vid

Good to see i dont look too fat when you were chasing me :)
(red supersportwith blue hellcat)

its interesting being able to see your sail shape and stance from a chase cam - gives you a bit more perspecive on how sail is rigged that you cant see when you are holding onto it.

Craig

I agree Craig - was trying to get in his video so I could check my sail, stance etc.

Next time Karl, make sure you follow me close up!

Nice vid Karl!

Very Nice Karl!

Thanks to Karl for letting me have blast with the Go Pro.

Even bigger thanks for editing it for me. You're a champion mate!

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laff77 said...

Thanks to Karl for letting me have blast with the Go Pro.

Even bigger thanks for editing it for me. You're a champion mate!

Have you got a new board Jon or did you borrow Karl's!

The video looks fun. I've got myself a camera but just need to work out a mounting system. Did a little vid at sandy point over Xmas and mostly got nice video of the sky

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Waiting4wind said...

laff77 said...

Thanks to Karl for letting me have blast with the Go Pro.

Even bigger thanks for editing it for me. You're a champion mate!

Have you got a new board Jon or did you borrow Karl's!

The video looks fun. I've got myself a camera but just need to work out a mounting system. Did a little vid at sandy point over Xmas and mostly got nice video of the sky

I borrowed Karl's. I popped a footstrap on mine, and was too lazy to walk back up to the van to get a screwdriver.

Nice Video Karl!!

Those were the days... when we used to get wind!! :(

I agree Roar... it is the first time I have seen any close up of my gear and stance while powered up. I am the orange JP FSW with the blue Hellcat that makes a cameo in the second half.

Thanks for doing that Karl.

-- Adrian

I was all excited to see some extra Tabou Rockets..then I realised it was the same one..I think I'm the only one up here at lake Macquarie..

I have borrowed Karl's Tabou Rocket 105L a couple of times when he has been on his bigger board, but not enough wind for my JP FSW 92L. It is a great board. I was having a great time on it in 13-18 knots with my 6.2. It is fast (got just over 30knots on my GPS) and gybes really nicely. I rate it highly and wish I had it in my quiver!!

Cheers,

Adrian

Yeah the 105 Rocket a nice little board. I'll have to try it with a 6.6m next time the wind justifies it as it should be sweet. I still like my bigger one though as its so smooth and comfortable.

My dream sail is a sunny day of 15 knot winds all day with the Rocket 140 and a 7.4m sail.

Last week there were quite a large number of Tabou Rockets at Kyeemagh. It gets a bit confusing as they all look quite similar to each other.

I'd definately be on the 105/6.6 in 15knots. Give me the 140/7.4 in the 12-14knot range... but I am a bit old school who learned to windsurf when the biggest common sail was about 6.5m... 7m was considered huge!!. For many years I sailed with just a 6m and a 110L slalom board.... and you can make it work from 10-12knots up to 25knots!! :)

You have to work it onto the plain with the smaller gear, but with technique you can keep it there easily and have a faster more exciting ride in the process!! 12-14 is a bit challenging on the FSW 92 with a 6.2 though!! :(

Cheers,

Adrian

Here is another Kyeemagh windsurfing video.

Its not too exciting but there is a great technical innovation. The camera no longer gets protuding parts of the windsurfers face in the shot. That took a bit of mucking around with a mount on the side of the camera.

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vosadrian said...

I have borrowed Karl's Tabou Rocket 105L a couple of times when he has been on his bigger board, but not enough wind for my JP FSW 92L. It is a great board. I was having a great time on it in 13-18 knots with my 6.2. It is fast (got just over 30knots on my GPS) and gybes really nicely. I rate it highly and wish I had it in my quiver!!

Cheers,

Adrian

Had my 95ltre rocket out yesterday on 20-25kts ( mainly 25kts) & chop.It behaved beautifully but in big chop that much speed is scary! I did my best ever carve gybe..seamless..! felt terrific Pity about the 20 stacks..grr[}:)][}:)] one day.. Guys were out with 73 ltre boards and they weighed an extra 10kgs more than me so I think I really need a smaller board as the volume of that one wears me out in big chop.Grr there were all these great ramps and all I could do was hang off like a sack of spuds & watch them go by..Oh to be 20 years younger! I might have to use my old Caveman waveboard next time c 86ltres & much slower.But I love the ease of use & gybying of my Rocket.. Its silly I'm worried about not being able to gybe the 95 model board as its narrower etc ..but most of the time Im not gybing the new one so whats the diff? [}:)]

Here is a clip made from the action last Saturday.

Enjoy.

Another good vid Karl, particularly as I got in it

For non-Sydney people, last Saturday was a 12-18kt N/E seabreeze
so we all had a pretty cruisy sail (except Mike who did his usual 120km )

The run (reach) from the beach to the end of the runway is about 1.2Nm.

Top spot with lots of chats on the beach in between sessions

Another great vid Karl - it was a fantastic day! Where did you find that music?

Pete - you're a star!

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Wineman said...


Another good vid Karl, particularly as I got in it

You sail?

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with lots of chats on the beach in between sessions

Now, that I can believe

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FormulaNova said...

Usual crapola..........yada yada..

Hey hava-chat! Been on the water for a sail since getting back from WA in January?

Not that it has been all that good

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Wineman said...

FormulaNova said...

Usual crapola..........yada yada..

Hey hava-chat! Been on the water for a sail since getting back from WA in January?

Not that it has been all that good

Wow, you are not computer illiterate. Cool.

I have been tempted to sail a few times, but unfortunately something inside of me tells me that I should do work instead. Plus, my collection of fins seems to have vanished.

Also I am worried that my body has no idea how to gybe unless the water is super flat and I am surrounded by kite boarders.

Did I tell you I took kite lessons in WA?

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shear tip said...

Another great vid Karl - it was a fantastic day! Where did you find that music?

Pete - you're a star!

A couple of years ago my wife bought a Nokia mobile phone. It came with a six month subscription to the Nokia music service, sort of their answer to iTunes.

So I downloaded a ton of music in that six months, including 1970s Italian pop music.

FormulaNova, plenty of days to work in the future. Even if you follow the ten commandments you can work six days out of seven. However there are only so many days in our lives where its warm, sunny and windy, especially on the weekend. Its a bit of a shame to waste them on work.