Speed freaks!!!

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shi thouse
shi thouse
WA
1159 posts
WA, 1159 posts
17 Oct 2019 8:13pm
Seriously impressive speed.....

forceten
forceten
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1312 posts
17 Oct 2019 11:18pm
Seriously impressive forum name. It's wa ykool
LeeD
LeeD
3939 posts
3939 posts
18 Oct 2019 12:48am
Great stuff!
Reminds me why I keep it slow and safe now, at age 70.
musorianin
musorianin
QLD
597 posts
QLD, 597 posts
18 Oct 2019 12:53pm
I don't get some of these guys who have no helmet. I'm not keen on wearing a helmet, but I think I would if I was doing that
DavidJohn
DavidJohn
VIC
17570 posts
VIC, 17570 posts
18 Oct 2019 2:30pm
Awesome..
da vecta
da vecta
QLD
2515 posts
QLD, 2515 posts
18 Oct 2019 5:25pm
That's nuts
Jacko51
Jacko51
SA
226 posts
SA, 226 posts
18 Oct 2019 9:12pm
Already been posted on the GPS / Speed forum last month.
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/Gps/Luderitz-Video?page=1#lastpost
ozelhospital
ozelhospital
1 posts
1 posts
19 Oct 2019 5:31am
Seriously impressive forum name.


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duzzi
duzzi
1126 posts
1126 posts
19 Oct 2019 8:22am
shi thouse said..
Seriously impressive speed.....



I want speed strip in the SF Bay Area!!!!!!!!
LeeD
LeeD
3939 posts
3939 posts
21 Oct 2019 1:29am
Doran on NW winds
Larkspur on summer thermals upwind by Paradise.
Oyster and your 'stick.
Coops052
Coops052
QLD
24 posts
QLD, 24 posts
21 Oct 2019 5:12am
How is the guy at 1:52 being filmed? Camera mount? Drone?
Nothing appears to be connected to the board. rig or sailor? I couldn't imagine a drone flying that fast and accurate in those conditions?
ausbinny
ausbinny
200 posts
200 posts
21 Oct 2019 6:55am
Coops052 said..
How is the guy at 1:52 being filmed? Camera mount? Drone?
Nothing appears to be connected to the board. rig or sailor? I couldn't imagine a drone flying that fast and accurate in those conditions?


360 camera - the pole disappears by some kind of magic
peterowensbabs
peterowensbabs
NSW
499 posts
NSW, 499 posts
21 Oct 2019 11:14pm
Coops052 said..
How is the guy at 1:52 being filmed? Camera mount? Drone?
Nothing appears to be connected to the board. rig or sailor? I couldn't imagine a drone flying that fast and accurate in those conditions?


He is a good friend of mine from back in Ireland Oisin Van Gelderen, Irish speed record holder (46.21 knots ratified at Luderitz). The camera is a 360 degree jobbie that edits out its own pole mount. Oisin developed the harness mount and has perfected it. His father was a famous wildlife cinematographer who developed mounts back in the 50's so its in the blood. This video shows the beginning of that clip and you can clearly see the shadow from the pole giving a clue how it functions at about 10 secs in.
peterowensbabs
peterowensbabs
NSW
499 posts
NSW, 499 posts
21 Oct 2019 11:20pm
musorianin said..
I don't get some of these guys who have no helmet. I'm not keen on wearing a helmet, but I think I would if I was doing that


I think you will find that in spite of looking seriously quick these runs are 'only' warm up laps. When shaving points of a knot off the guys ditch any misplaced weight or windage (even using one sided booms) and will don the helmets to avoid the smashes.
Imax1
Imax1
QLD
4937 posts
QLD, 4937 posts
21 Oct 2019 10:41pm
Why don't they dig another channel for the goofy foots ?
It would double the sales of one way fins
Subsonic
Subsonic
WA
3413 posts
WA, 3413 posts
21 Oct 2019 9:13pm
peterowensbabs said..


musorianin said..
I don't get some of these guys who have no helmet. I'm not keen on wearing a helmet, but I think I would if I was doing that




I think you will find that in spite of looking seriously quick these runs are 'only' warm up laps. When shaving points of a knot off the guys ditch any misplaced weight or windage (even using one sided booms) and will don the helmets to avoid the smashes.



Having had a whoopsy doodle myself a few times, at half the speed these sailors are doing on their "warm up" runs, i still find the lack of a helmet/impact vest quite disturbing. Especially with all that hard stuff close by.
Shifu
Shifu
QLD
1997 posts
QLD, 1997 posts
28 Oct 2019 12:29pm
Wouldn't they get better wind if the leeward side of the trench was lowered? That pile-up of sand on must be messing with the flow of air at windsurfer level.
Ian K
Ian K
WA
4169 posts
WA, 4169 posts
28 Oct 2019 10:57am
Imax1 said..
Why don't they dig another channel for the goofy foots ?
It would double the sales of one way fins


Good point. I'm surprised no manufacturers, other than starboard, have introduced one way boards?
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