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General Gps & Speed Waves Foiling Gear Reviews Lost & Found WA NSW QLD SA VIC TAS

sailquik

VIC

6171 posts

sailquik

VIC, 6171 posts

17 Aug 2008 7:15pm

Shelby.

sailquik

VIC

6171 posts

sailquik

VIC, 6171 posts

17 Aug 2008 7:20pm

And the video!

choco

4181 posts

choco

SA, 4181 posts

17 Aug 2008 6:51pm

You guys should throw a GPS on the dog...be interesting to see what times it gets

sick_em_rex

NSW

1601 posts

sick_em_rex

NSW, 1601 posts

17 Aug 2008 8:13pm

any idea what his speed was in the video footage?
damn I can't wait to get there

decrepit

12872 posts

decrepit

WA, 12872 posts

17 Aug 2008 6:19pm

Just noticed board angle, that's really windward rail up.
Is that an ideal angle?
If not is the fin too big? Wouldn't think so that close to shore!

hardie

4133 posts

hardie

WA, 4133 posts

17 Aug 2008 6:29pm

Stop torturing us you Lucky B's

evets

685 posts

evets

WA, 685 posts

17 Aug 2008 6:58pm

Amazing images thanks for posting these Sailquik. I can only imagine what it is like to sail on this run. Maybe one day I shall make the pilgrimage

firiebob

3182 posts

firiebob

WA, 3182 posts

17 Aug 2008 7:15pm

I've never seen waterthat flat

kato

VIC

3527 posts

kato

VIC, 3527 posts

17 Aug 2008 9:48pm

Never seen Shelby on such a big board

Must have been real light wind

Firiebob you might have warm water and bikini,s we have "The Pit"

choco

4181 posts

choco

SA, 4181 posts

17 Aug 2008 9:28pm

firiebob said...

I've never seen waterthat flat

I have in no wind

elmo

8890 posts

elmo

WA, 8890 posts

17 Aug 2008 7:58pm

Ahhhhhhh Misty

sailquik

VIC

6171 posts

sailquik

VIC, 6171 posts

17 Aug 2008 10:14pm

Barely 12 knots of wind. I had to wait for Shelby to get a gust and start planning.
The speed course usually goes the other way and this is the area where we are winding up in a WSW or struggling to fight the sail and stay on the water in a SW.
This was about 1/2 tide of a very high low tide.
On a low tide the 'glass' extends out a couple of meters in a 20 knot wind. It actually feels faster to run out a bit in the small ripples.......
BTW. It's not always like this. The sand moves around a bit and the bigger tides groom the bank.

edit: Speed, maybe 20 knots?

firiebob

3182 posts

firiebob

WA, 3182 posts

17 Aug 2008 9:41pm

kato said...

Never seen Shelby on such a big board

Must have been real light wind

Firiebob you might have warm water and bikini,s we have "The Pit"

I guess anyone can go to a tropical beach but it's not going to have water like that, bastard

nebbian

6277 posts

nebbian

WA, 6277 posts

17 Aug 2008 11:29pm

elmo said...

Ahhhhhhh Misty

I was thinking the same thing

Haircut

QLD

6491 posts

Haircut

QLD, 6491 posts

18 Aug 2008 11:04am

WE'VE FOUND HIM!

firiebob

3182 posts

firiebob

WA, 3182 posts

18 Aug 2008 10:29am

Ah crap Haircut, we were thinking the same, I posted that photo of Shelby on the where's Stewie thread

Goo Screw

VIC

269 posts

Goo Screw

VIC, 269 posts

18 Aug 2008 4:00pm

lol.
Yeah choco the Cremo's were running a comp called speedhounds for dog GPS speeds,Wilbur was clocked at 25 one day.
On the youtube I got up to about 24kts but there was stuff-all wind for that one.
Decrep - I get her up on the lee rail when the wind is light to try and get some air under the board,I have had the Flow doing 33 kts like this so it doesn't seem to be too detrimental.
Ahhhh yes the Misty,she's a treasured classic.

Thanks for the shots Daffy,there are a few nice Pit moments there.

Haircut

QLD

6491 posts

Haircut

QLD, 6491 posts

18 Aug 2008 9:54pm

firiebob said...

Ah crap Haircut, we were thinking the same, I posted that photo of Shelby on the where's Stewie thread

bet ya tooit

Firie - what ever happened to telecom greg?

decrepit

12872 posts

decrepit

WA, 12872 posts

18 Aug 2008 8:10pm

Goo Screw said...

lol.
>>>>
Decrep - I get her up on the lee rail when the wind is light to try and get some air under the board,I have had the Flow doing 33 kts like this so it doesn't seem to be too detrimental.
>>>>

Thanks Mr screw, I'll have to try it.

firiebob

3182 posts

firiebob

WA, 3182 posts

18 Aug 2008 8:56pm

Haircut said...

firiebob said...

Ah crap Haircut, we were thinking the same, I posted that photo of Shelby on the where's Stewie thread

bet ya tooit

Firie - what ever happened to telecom greg?

I was thinking the same thing, wind was howling today.

The old bugger has a new girlfriend

windjunky

VIC

401 posts

windjunky

VIC, 401 posts

19 Aug 2008 12:42pm

firiebob said...

I've never seen waterthat flat

Well firie, heres how it looks when it gets choppy in 18-20 knots...

firiebob

3182 posts

firiebob

WA, 3182 posts

19 Aug 2008 7:03pm

Bastard windjunky, that's so flat

Here's a photo of the Yorkey's speed strip

elmo

8890 posts

elmo

WA, 8890 posts

21 Aug 2008 8:13pm

Big Thanks to The Pit Crew for posting the Pics of Shelby and the explanation of lifting the windward rail.

Tried it today and was amazed what difference it made sailing through "holes" and light wind sections.

Happy muppet

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