Mast top video Green Island

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firiebob
firiebob
WA
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26 Jun 2011 4:52pm
Just a short GoPro video from last Thursday, another perspective of Green Island.

Mobydisc
Mobydisc
NSW
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NSW, 9029 posts
26 Jun 2011 7:05pm
Interesting perspective. How did you mount the camera to the mast? The water looks quite shallow and overall it looks much too warm for this time of year

mineral1
mineral1
WA
4564 posts
WA, 4564 posts
26 Jun 2011 6:40pm
You looked too relaxed And how deep is it out there? looked reallll shallow.
PeteClifford
PeteClifford
QLD
13 posts
QLD, 13 posts
26 Jun 2011 8:44pm
That looks fantastic, Bob and congrats on the PB's.
sausage
sausage
QLD
4874 posts
QLD, 4874 posts
26 Jun 2011 8:56pm
Firie,
Geez that Eastern run looked beautiful. Also were any of those u-turns your PB?
Windxtasy
Windxtasy
WA
4019 posts
WA, 4019 posts
26 Jun 2011 6:57pm
Imagine windsurfing in just boardies!
So jealous. It takes me half an hour just to get all the insulating layers on at this time of year!
izaak
izaak
TAS
2013 posts
TAS, 2013 posts
26 Jun 2011 9:19pm
Nice one Bob, How deep is that water??
lao shi
lao shi
WA
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WA, 1346 posts
26 Jun 2011 7:21pm
Nice vid, Firie.
I love the way your shadow is racing you!
choco
choco
SA
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SA, 4181 posts
26 Jun 2011 9:38pm
lao shi said...

Nice vid, Firie.
I love the way your shadow is racing you!


sad thing is his shadow pipped him by a nose
firiebob
firiebob
WA
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WA, 3182 posts
27 Jun 2011 12:23am
Moby the camera is mounted on a Flymount with a GoPro tripod adaptor although Flymount now make an adaptor to suit the GoPro.

The water's not real deep, mostly about knee deep, shallow enough near the island when stuffing up my turns and landing on my back I'd touch the bottom, then I'd have to water start as it wasn't deep enough just to jump on. On the Saturday I saw 2 sails and one board destroyed, one board up for repairs and some sad fins, never a dull moment. Even though I have destroyed a couple of fins here I don't push my luck any more

Na Snags no Pb turns in vid, just happy to get around after going downwind. Also that's running next to the Eastern Run, did the ER at end of day when tide was higher.
tobyhodgso
tobyhodgso
WA
300 posts
WA, 300 posts
27 Jun 2011 1:42pm
Sweet Bob!
yoyo
yoyo
WA
1646 posts
WA, 1646 posts
28 Jun 2011 11:27am
Interesting negative camber in the top batten (starboard tack, begining and end of clip). Always thought the reason why current sails can be much bigger than older 80s sails is the use of aerodynamic ballast at the mast tip. This clip illustrates it perfectly.



C3
C3
54 posts
C3 C3
54 posts
29 Jun 2011 9:47am
hey yoyo,
could that be an optical distortion through the fisheye lense?

also, are those cams fully rotated?



Boogie
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firiebob
firiebob
WA
3182 posts
WA, 3182 posts
29 Jun 2011 1:24pm
Boogie there's a Venom 34 under that board, now you know why we go through a few fins
Jimmy b
Jimmy b
TAS
116 posts
TAS, 116 posts
1 Jul 2011 11:01am
Looks scary with the bottom so clear, awesome for the vid though makes it interesting
yoyo
yoyo
WA
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WA, 1646 posts
1 Jul 2011 10:55am
C3 said...

hey yoyo,
could that be an optical distortion through the fisheye lense?

also, are those cams fully rotated?



Boogie
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Looks like you were right Boogie... I thought it would have some affect but not quite that much..







firiebob
firiebob
WA
3182 posts
WA, 3182 posts
1 Jul 2011 6:15pm
Yoyo / Boogie the camera is about 3/4 way up the mast, the sail does twist off mobs but I'll have a better look next time
jp747
jp747
1553 posts
1553 posts
7 Jul 2011 9:00pm
looks like you do got the bolas to do shallow cruisin and blastin..nice vid pop's
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