Date:8/6/07

GPS Display Maximum Speed:29.7 kts

Conditions:10-40 knots

Equipment: Gun Sails 6.8m (!!), Kinetic Centurion, Larkos 40cm Fanatic fin

Details about Self: 28 and feeling old after a weekend at icy thredbo

Comments: Mental dawn patrol, way too windy but very happy that i managed a 29.7 knot run so overpowered. Sam rocked up and rigged a 5.4 and a 65 ltr slalom board.. made my kit look a little large!

Ben,

You are insane!!! Could you actually sheet in with the 6.8?

Katapult

Yes.

The only real problem was the size of the board, the wind kept getting under it so I had to sail it like a kiteboard so the wind pushed it onto the water! I had a lot of dangerous tail walks to be honest.

That gun race sail was amazing in that wind strength, it stayed completely stable. I guess thats what you get from having a sail with 4 cams and 50 cm wide luff tube!

I just have to let Bud from windsurfingsales know that he now has a bent boom...

Date:12/6/07

GPS Display Maximum Speed:29.98 kts

Conditions:12-18 s-se

Equipment: Ka kaos 5.7 , jimmy lewis 9'2 course slalom custom, 29 cm select superfast fin

Details about Self: 23, 6'5 83kg, looking for love in all the wrong places.

Comments:big runs out to sea chasing wind, rough and gusty, ripped footstrap out of board way out, took forever to get in just before wind died. good to clear the snot out though.. got the flu.

Date: 13-6-07

GPS Display Maximum Speed: 27.78

Conditions: same as yesterday but with less wind and flatter water

Equipment: same as yesterday

Details about Self: still looking

Comments: some quick blasts in between squalls.

Date: 13-06-07

GPS Display Maximum Speed: 26.58

Conditions: Poop

Equipment: Same same

Details about Self: Same same

Comments Only sailed for a short while, wind was all over the place. A lot better in the morning, but that's life
Troppo and I both have the flu, so for me just rigging was a big effort, crook as a dog

FB, you crook like bloody dog mate? Get some of that Lunatic soup into ya, thatl fix im right up
At least you got some squashed air to play in
Get any worse over here and we will need to set up a sacrificial burning or something

Will be wind here for a week or so
Just gotta get well

Troppo has organised a big day Sat at Green, gotta be fighting fit for that
It's always green at Green Just not cheap to get there

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Date: 16/06/07

GPS Display Maximum Speed: 25.8 knots

Conditions: 10 to 16 kts ESE

Equipment: JP SuperSport 136 74cm wide, Fin 38cm Weed,

Sail: 8.5 Ezzy Infinity

Self: Age 47, 90kg, 180cm, 23 years exp

Comments: Nice to be out sailing, a bit marginal but enjoyed to the Max, the JP Super Sport is a very quick Light wind board!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Date: 16-6-07

GPS Display Maximum Speed: 32.8knots

Conditions: Flatish water 25knots

Equipment: 5m ka kaos, rrd harcore wave, mfc 21cm

Details about Self: 83kg, 6'5

Comments: bloody great days sailing. waves earlier on then speed runs in the arvo.I'd start to get going fast but the wave fins like to spin out at that speed. frustrating

Date: 17/06/07

GPS Display Maximum Speed: 31.3 knots

Conditions: 10 to 22 kts

Equipment: Fanatic Falcon 90 slalom board, Neil Pryde MPR 5.7, 34cm fin
Self: Age 39, 75kg, 6ft, 24 years sailing

Comments: second day on the board after having a shocker the day before cause I was using a wave sail. Couldn't believe how much of a difference the right, or at least better, sail made to performance and handling. This was a personal best speed so I was wrapped. Water was flatish, I got my best run on a fairly broad reach that wasn't even at our speed strip so it made it all the more satisfying. The board handled the chop so much better than my older Fanatic so I might just have to buy it

Well done Troppo, especially on wave gear, a PB
We need to get you onto some speed gear mate
Sorry I couldn't make it

Date: 17 June 2007

GPS Display Maximum Speed: 29.3 kts

Conditions: 15-20kts SSE, 10-15cm chop, St George Sailing Club

Equipment: JP Xcite Ride 110, NP RS Slalom 6.7, Curtis SR6B 38cm

Details about Self: 32yrs, 65kgs.

Comments: Personal best. First time Ive felt the board really lift off the fin and drive. Not sure what happened to my GPS. It displayed the max speed but didnt record any tracks?

Hey Katapult,

Do you have a NAVI? Mine did this as well, I've tried to replicate the problem by pressing buttons etc but can't make it fail. I'd love to know what the problem is.

Date: 17/6/07

GPS Display Maximum Speed: 37.7

Conditions: 18-22knts, 10-15cm chop on the side with 30cm in the mid bits.

Equipment: JP Slalom III 89, 6.7 RS Racing, 32 Goldwing.

Details about Self: 34, 83kg

Comments: Pity the tide was up when we wanted it down. Didn't matter too much as the water was pretty flat it places.

No its a Garmin. Recorded Sat with no probs and didnt record Sunday yet displayed and stored max speed?

I've done that on the Garmins. There is a "recording ON/OFF" button in one of the pages. Settings I think. I also suspect that if you fill up the memory it goes to recording "OFF" automatically, and next time you go to use it - nothing . Still trying to fathom out the GT11 though.

Date: 19/06/07

GPS Display Maximum Speed: 30.61 knots

Conditions: 20-25 knots W

Equipment: JP Freeride 84l, scratched 31cm fin

Sail: rooted 5m Pryde wavesail

Self: Age 29 87kg, 177cm, 2 years exp

Comments: Wind was gusty so had to make the most of the high tide at wello. Chairman had offered some gybing tips so I was pleased to get a PB on my Alpha. Finally got up the b@lls to go on the shallow side of the bank, but didn't go nearly as close as Pierre (He's a madman!) All told I got 4 personal bests (2 sec, 5x10, Alpha, Nm) so I'm pleased as punch.
http://gpsteamchallenge.com.au/showsession.php?date=2007-06-19&team=1

If only you were as good looking as Punch, ha ha. Well done on cracking the 30 knots mate, just me and Gesty below 30 now.

Date:22-06-2007

GPS Display Maximum Speed:35.8 knots

Conditions:27-35 knots NNE (optimistically).

Location:Cobblers
Equipment: Windtech Prolite 900, NP Supersonic 4.9m, Elmo weed G10JP32 23cmcm

Details about Self: 43, 185cm, 88kg, 6 years

Comments: Cold very gusty session

Nice speed Elmo! Two challenge PB's!

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Date: 23/06/07

GPS Display Maximum Speed: 35.4 knots

Conditions: 10 to 30 kts wsw

Equipment: Waihoo Custom Speed 28cm Lessacher,

Sail: 5.8 Gaastra

Self: Age 47, 90kg, 180cm, 23 years exp

Comments: Wind all over the place nice to post a quickish speed

Date:22 jun 2007

GPS Display Maximum Speed: off the dial

Conditions: crazys howling

Equipment: 5.3 and a stoney... lock n load

Details about Self:

Comments: wish i had a gps speedo

Date:23-06-2007

GPS Display Maximum Speed:34.9 knots

Conditions:17-26 knots SW Very up and down.

Location:Novara
Equipment: Windtech Prolite 900, NP RS4 6.2m, Elmo weed G10JP32 23cm

Details about Self: 43, 185cm, 88kg, 6 years

Comments: Very gusty session, almost didn't go out due to a bad head ache. Rex don't pick on me

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Date:23-06-2007

GPS Display Maximum Speed:34.9 knots

Conditions:17-26 knots SW Very up and down.

Location:Novara
Equipment: Windtech Prolite 900, NP RS4 6.2m, Elmo weed G10JP32 23cmcm

Details about Self: 43, 185cm, 88kg, 6 years

Comments: Very gusty session, almost didn't go out due to a bad head ache.

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Harden the @#$K Elmo....lol

Good going WA Mobs

Date:24-06-2007

GPS Display Maximum Speed: 21.92 knots

Conditions:5 to 18 knots WSW Very up and down.

Location: Novara

Equipment: Hardie's revenge, 6.3m NP

Details about Self: Female, 53yrs, 68kg, 10 years

Comments: My PB so am happy with that 40.6km/h or 21.92 knots. Only one of Mandurah Mob out today.

Date:24-06-2007

GPS Display Maximum Speed: 23.81 knots

Conditions:10-15 knots S, a bit gusty at times.

Location: Shearwater

Equipment: Mistral Flow 105l, 7m Aerotech VMG, 37cm select

Details about Self: 29, 2 years experience

Comments: Nowhere near enough wind to get any PB's. Couple of the usual suspects turned up but most of them didn't rig due to the light winds and cold temperatures.
Still had a good day though

Bugger Neb's, nearly got your 100

Date:24.06.2007

GPS Display Maximum Speed:21.87

Conditions:8-12knots @ Manly Qld

Equipment: F2 SX 130, North 8.5 R Type,43 select speed

Details about Self: 58yrs young,175cm,74kg,3yrs exp

Comments:The sun was out so only needed a short wet suite.Sailed with a couple of kiters who only had boardies on.A nice easy sail for my first post so I can only improve from here.