Onya Hards ...... who needs Sandy Point

Good work and massive congrats big fella Will this move you to 3rd overall for WA

What a great barrier to fall, well done Hardie, well done.
Would have been great to be there with you when you looked at the numbers
You can cancel the East Coast trip now, nothing left to improve on

Mineral

congrats Hardie, been a long time coming and I bet ya feel awesome for your efforts. I hope someone else gets out today to make it count for the challenge.

Well done....might take a very long time to wipe that smile off.

Well done- you can officially change your name now. No longer hardie the snail

Thanx Guys report from GTC below:

I have finally stopped crying after 2 hours of sobbing oops ................just lost it again..........

OK Composed........ What a day 5 to 45kts CG's/YY's........... Got up v.early checked the the data, there was a lot of north!!!!! Right I'm going!! Get there its blowing about 25kts to 30kts in the gusts and I said to myself, right don't make mistake of last time and rig too small ......so I rigedg the 5.5m, Haastra vapor, Missile S, and this time used a bigger fin C3 Venom 26cm.

Get down to water wind is from NNW to NW and it drops to 5 to 15kts FAAAAARK I hate this PLACE!!!!!!! Then a gust arrives about 20 to 25kts get planing down the run and 34.9kts, OK all felt good, Get back Then the wind picks up 30 kts.... 35kts Try to get going CATAPULT!!!! Get up front foot in strap, back fut pushes board out spin ot!!!!!!!!! Wind backs off and I'm stuck in middle FAAARK!! Swim it back Wind about 25kts get a run 36.9 kts, thats better, Do another run similar winds 37.5 cool getting there, next run wind picks up Catapult, spin out catapult spin out FAAAAAARK!!!!!!!!! Wind backs off get another run 34 .5 kts. On way bak BANG 40 to 50kts!!!!!!!!! Get slammed into water rigged gets flung 50 metres, swim swim swim swim.......... The wind has swung around to the WNW and feels unsailable, 500mm to 800mm chop this lasts fro 30mins or so, Another day SKUNKED Testicles feeling very grated!!!!!!!!!! Oh Well Sandy Point is the only place an old fat bastard like me is gonna do 40kts, can't wait to get obver there now Finally wind backs off sail back to the bar, its blowing about 30kts consistently but straight down the run, I need one more run to do a 5x10 so am debating do I do a suicidal broad downwinder or call it?

One more run get back to the launch, wind drops out totally 5 to 10kts FAAAAAAAAAARRKK!!!!!!!! How long do I wait??? After 20 mins wind comes back and It's NW, the bar is flat as a tack so I go for it, as I neared the bar a massive gust comes through and it feels like its behind me gone WNW again, but NO CHOP!!!!!!! I feel like I'm sailing on Ballbearings, everything becomes extremely light and quiet, feels like a fast run faster and longer than previous ones, hoping for a high 38 or maybe a 39? Look at GT-31 display 41.09kts WHAT? that can't be right, must be a spike? Look at GT-11 display 40.95kts!!!!!! What!!!!!!! I've done it? But where are the FIREWORKS ,and the Crowds Cheering? It should've felt more exhilirating? It was way too easy? RELIEF first, then after about a minute or two A Deep Gutterral YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!! Was heard for many kilometers. IN a funny way I just arsed it, I reckon I could sail that place again for the next 10 years and never arse a gust like that that swings from NW to WNW leaving the water almost mirror flat? Oh Well as they say Fortune Favors the BRAVE!!

Data from GT-31

One very Smug ex-Snail Hardie

Trackpoint 2 sec 41.328kts

Hardie

Big concrats for the effort

cheers

Well based on that testimonial it looks like Cheese Graters just got slimed by the snail - congrats Hardie.

Now your next goal - to be appointed as a SB forum administrator?

awesome stuff hardie we knew ya could do it i allways said if you stopped worrying about it it would come when least expected top stuff big fella!!!!!!!

How hard did u have to spank that monkey to get 41+

Good on ja mate well deserved

WA has a new speedie... look out slowey...

Congrats Hardie, see you at Sandy where you can do it over and over again.