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Wet Willy

TAS

2317 posts

Wet Willy

TAS, 2317 posts

28 Jul 2009 1:47am

Check out the latest red hot windsurfing video from Singapore....at 25-30 seconds, you'll see a Japanese guy gybe. He's on a formula board, 11.8m sail -- and he's barely planing!

I weep, oh how I weep...

Mark _australia

23647 posts

Mark _australia

WA, 23647 posts

27 Jul 2009 11:59pm

Moved from Qld to Singapore..... maybe move to WA and problems solved?

keef

NSW

2016 posts

keef

NSW, 2016 posts

28 Jul 2009 9:07am

finding the clean air with all those boats could be a problem

windaddict

VIC

1121 posts

windaddict

VIC, 1121 posts

28 Jul 2009 9:13am

They are BIG booms....wouldn't want to try to duck gybe one of those

Richiefish

QLD

5612 posts

Richiefish

QLD, 5612 posts

28 Jul 2009 9:25am

Get your drivers licence and move to Geralton, you crazy f@#k !!!

WINDY MILLER

3183 posts

WINDY MILLER

WA, 3183 posts

28 Jul 2009 7:56am

there used to be some dodgy resin called formula.....

it wasn't the real thing..

russh

3027 posts

russh

SA, 3027 posts

28 Jul 2009 9:58am

Get yourself some good rubber and head to the southern states for a winter. Its only cold when your watching it or rigging up.

It might be cold but at least you'll be sailing a few times every week (sometimes every day)

evlPanda

NSW

9207 posts

evlPanda

NSW, 9207 posts

28 Jul 2009 11:50am

My colleague moved here from Singapore because she says it sucks.

Why are you in Singapore?

Sailhack

VIC

5000 posts

Sailhack

VIC, 5000 posts

28 Jul 2009 12:19pm

mrwindsurf said...

wet willy, i told you to come over and have a beer with me sometime . we have been getting 25+ knots evey day of the week here in VIC. the southern states is where the wind goes in winter son.

WA,SA,VIC,part of NSW they all go nuts this time of year with alot of wind. While i have been told the northly states get skunked alot.

i think the northly states come alive in spring and summer.

i only use one sail 5.4 and a some times she gets bit too powerfull for me.

and those dudes on that big formula stuff i feel sorry for them i could not stand having wind like that all the time

i can hear the wind outside my window right now wet willy as i typed this for you son

check out our forcast dude for this week its all green brother

Mr W,
You must be talking about a different 'Victoria' to the one I live in! Getting a bit of wind on the occasional day, but not "25+ knots evey day of the week"!

Squid Lips

708 posts

Squid Lips

WA, 708 posts

28 Jul 2009 10:25am

Wet Willy said...

The wind here sucks...

turn your sail around?

steveBayside

VIC

169 posts

steveBayside

VIC, 169 posts

28 Jul 2009 2:27pm

that screenshot is all very well but what am I supposed to do for those 6 hours Sat eve when its not blowing !?!

(P.S. I love the way you photographed your screen and then fed the photo back in, have a look at your keyboard for a button called "Print Screen")

Last sunday was supposed to be good (i.e. good enough) but stopped blowing by 11a.m. @ green point

Now if i'd had that Formula board & sail............actually i still would've been slogging

steveBayside

VIC

169 posts

steveBayside

VIC, 169 posts

28 Jul 2009 2:36pm

Actually ive just watched the rest of the video. At least there does appear to be a "scene" there, albeit different.
Reminds me more of a dinghy sailing club where we'd still race on a mirror-like lake.

Get yourself a Starboard Serenity

Sailhack

VIC

5000 posts

Sailhack

VIC, 5000 posts

28 Jul 2009 2:46pm

mrwindsurf said...

whats that geelong got the highest wind gust of 33 knots today. sure buddy we have no wind

whooooaaaaa! Steady on there bruiser! You might want to ease up on the red bull!

I wasn't saying we have no wind...and yes, my forecast is showing around 20-25kts nearly every day also, but that's not the actual wind that we're getting (not in my playground anyways). I'm all for keeping Vic. on the windsurfing map, and at the moment, it's just starting to peak at around 20kts which is sensational, but there's a big difference between sailing in 25+kts, & a 25kt gust.

If you are getting 25+kts, good for you! I hope you're getting plenty of water-time!

izaak

TAS

2013 posts

izaak

TAS, 2013 posts

28 Jul 2009 7:18pm

ha you guys need to come to tassie at least 1-3 sails a week in winter and the last week had over twenty knots but have not bothered due to a bit gusty and up and down.next few days look really good so will give it a go

wed to mon all over twenty two knots north west with sat and sun looking twenty six to thirty knot so the need for speed will be on !

so good for here.sorry to rub it into the guys that dont have wind at the moment

it will come.........

CROWEMAN

VIC

268 posts

CROWEMAN

VIC, 268 posts

28 Jul 2009 8:42pm

[b]
dont know if its true just some old farmer told me called mick who i met when i was passing through there oneday.

Some times its worth tuning in to Seabreeze just for the occasional gem from Mr W - come on now....tell us more about Mick? There's a story in there somewhere

Sailhack

VIC

5000 posts

Sailhack

VIC, 5000 posts

28 Jul 2009 9:06pm

CROWEMAN said...

[b]
dont know if its true just some old farmer told me called mick who i met when i was passing through there oneday.

Some times its worth tuning in to Seabreeze just for the occasional gem from Mr W - come on now....tell us more about Mick? There's a story in there somewhere

I reckon I know him...if it's the same Mick...he's a dairy farmer?

jp747

1553 posts

jp747

1553 posts

28 Jul 2009 8:19pm

that's why i don't curse what we have how damn lucky we are east of you Wetty..why not on 1min. 30secs of the video join the fleet on the background should be fun once in awhile

Leman

VIC

672 posts

Leman

VIC, 672 posts

28 Jul 2009 11:16pm

mrwindsurf said...

i tried to copy, past but would not let me . will try that tip of yours son .cheers

Just press "printscreen" button. Open Paint and press paste and it should be there.

Re: the 25knots, you're technically right. It will probably get to 25knots at least once, at some time at some place. Unfortunately it is often not where and when I want it to be. Example: After a disappointing run on Sunday afternoon at Rye, I went out on Monday morning before Uni and ended up swiming my board in, then of course the wind flipped west up to 25knots when I had to go to Uni.

sharkbiscuit

820 posts

sharkbiscuit

820 posts

30 Jul 2009 11:12pm

It's windy here, but only when I am at work :(. I'm *busting* to test my new board.

Are you viccy's coming to Beachport in October ?

sharkbiscuit

820 posts

sharkbiscuit

820 posts

1 Aug 2009 12:14am

mrwindsurf said...

yeeesssssss we areeee

Shweeat. See ya all there then.

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