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General Gps & Speed Waves Foiling Gear Reviews Lost & Found WA NSW QLD SA VIC TAS
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Gestalt
Gestalt
QLD
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Gestalt Gestalt
QLD, 14953 posts
4 Jul 2010 11:30pm
so the big 4 in windsurfing (anders, antoine, bjorn and robby) have joined up to smash the current speed record and break the 50 knot barrier.

there list of hotspots are

mexico, gran canaria and frankreich.

what no burrum heads.

vando
vando
QLD
3419 posts
vando vando
QLD, 3419 posts
4 Jul 2010 11:35pm
Gestalt said...

so the big 4 in windsurfing (anders, antoine, bjorn and robby) have joined up to smash the current speed record and break the 50 knot barrier.

there list of hotspots are

mexico, gran canaria and frankreich.

what no burrum heads.




Im guttered cause my name wasn't mentioned
Gestalt
Gestalt
QLD
14953 posts
Gestalt Gestalt
QLD, 14953 posts
4 Jul 2010 11:37pm
it was but the translator couldn't spell your surname.
sailquik
sailquik
VIC
6171 posts
sailquik sailquik
VIC, 6171 posts
4 Jul 2010 11:39pm
OK, isn't that old news?
They don't stand a chance though as they left the best speed strip in the world off their list. The only place where 50 knots has been cracked 3 times! Sssssshhhhh......
Gestalt
Gestalt
QLD
14953 posts
Gestalt Gestalt
QLD, 14953 posts
4 Jul 2010 11:41pm
it's new news to me...

if it was windy today i'd probably still not know.
flipper4444
flipper4444
VIC
1214 posts
flipper4444 flipper4444
VIC, 1214 posts
4 Jul 2010 11:49pm
They would never come to Australia to sail sandy point cause they think we are at the bottom of the world.. I think if Bjorn Dunkerbeck did speedsail the pit he would get the time he has allways dreamed about..If some locals can crack the 50 knot mark at the pit then what could bjorn do??
vando
vando
QLD
3419 posts
vando vando
QLD, 3419 posts
4 Jul 2010 11:49pm
Gestalt said...

it was but the translator couldn't spell your surname.


oh yer dumb google toolbar did an update and stuff it all up defaulted to Spanish.
mkseven
mkseven
QLD
2315 posts
mkseven mkseven
QLD, 2315 posts
4 Jul 2010 11:53pm
amazing, someone that spends every waking minute on the net is 6 years behind! [}:)]

not many knew of burrum back then, but the place hasnt produced anything huge in the way of records. Pity it doesnt have lots of big consistent wind.

As for the challenge, makes you wonder why they never went to SP. Surely flights to aus arent that expensive?
izaak
izaak
TAS
2013 posts
izaak izaak
TAS, 2013 posts
5 Jul 2010 8:15am
so wheres finian at ??
slowboat
slowboat
WA
560 posts
slowboat slowboat
WA, 560 posts
5 Jul 2010 10:26am
They know about SP.

However, a record attempt at SP is logistically unrealistic for them.
Gestalt
Gestalt
QLD
14953 posts
Gestalt Gestalt
QLD, 14953 posts
5 Jul 2010 12:30pm
bummer, it would make a lot of sense seeing so many records have tumbled there.

sailquik
sailquik
VIC
6171 posts
sailquik sailquik
VIC, 6171 posts
5 Jul 2010 3:16pm
slowboat said...

They know about SP.

However, a record attempt at SP is logistically unrealistic for them.



Yep, it only works for GPS timing. Video gates too hard to set up!
choco
choco
SA
4181 posts
choco choco
SA, 4181 posts
5 Jul 2010 3:04pm
sailquik said...

slowboat said...

They know about SP.

However, a record attempt at SP is logistically unrealistic for them.



Yep, it only works for GPS timing. Video gates too hard to set up!


what was the boat using? gates or gps?
sailquik
sailquik
VIC
6171 posts
sailquik sailquik
VIC, 6171 posts
5 Jul 2010 3:48pm
Originally Yellow Pages Endeavor used boat mounted video cameras to line up onshore transit points. Then with MI, they were the ones who gained approval for the Trimble Survey GPS system.
icesurf
icesurf
QLD
113 posts
icesurf icesurf
QLD, 113 posts
5 Jul 2010 6:33pm
& the kiters are pulling high 48-50 knots regurlary over the ditch down under.

& the kiters are yet to get perfect conditions, hence Lynfield being very quite for a few years.

Maybe "(anders, antoine, bjorn and robby)" need a translated to understand the downunder speed lingo!
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