Mark ( Lau-Shi) at Speed
WARNING!
No PB is worth a life as a quadraplegic or no life at all.
In WA in search of flat water and new PBs, sailors are now sailing in very shallow water which has recently been exacerbated by extreme low tides.

Do not sail at speed in water if you are not certain there is sufficient clearance for your fin or if there is a possibility of hitting projections (rocks etc).

A new leader for the Table . Well done Slowboat.

Pt Walter was about as good as it has ever been and a handfull of guys were making the most of it. PBs a plenty. Those further south had to work harder on the choppy estuary but the wind made up for the lumps enough for some hardie souls to get PBs.

RIDER.......GPS.2sec.....LOCATION.........DATE……….…....SAIL…..…...BOARD….......FIN

Slowboat....44.67.......Pt Walter........30.01.2010…...Pryde RSR 6.2….CA SP 53…....CLKA 23

Dan.............44.38.......Pt Walter.........21.09.2008…......Severne CR 5.6...*Sonic W52….Falcon F1 26

Lao shi……..42.74.......Pt Walter......30.01.2010........N.Warp 5.7.......*50mod.......Elmo Weed24 * Provisional*

25..............41.31.......Hardie’s........30.01.2010……….KA.Kon.5.7…..…..CA 47…....CL/KA Asy23

Hardie..........40.86.......Yoyo's..........10.09.2009.......Vapor 5.5.......MissleS........C3 Venom26

JohnN..........40.84......Hardies........30.01.2010.......PrydeRSR 5.4......* Sonic w52.... NortecWeed

AdamL..........40.67……...Hardie’s.........06.02.2009…....Pryde RS 5.8…..CA SP 50 ……FO weedie

ChrisA..........40.48........Yoyo's.........21.05.2009.......KA Kon 5.0.......Manta 49....LockwoodKA 23

Darryl..........40.48......Pt Walter.....02.03.2009........Maui TR-4 6.6....iSonic86....Choco30

Yoyo............40.47.......Pt Walter.......03.01.2009.......Severne CR 4.6….Mod237x51….C3 X2/22

Crasher…......40.43….…..Yoyo's.....…….21.05.2009........Maui TR-4 6.3......AB+54 .......26ElmoWeed

Tim90...........40.37.......Hardies.........25.12.2008........Pryde RS 5.0.........F2 Missile...Select29

Snides8.........39.92.......Yoyo’s..........21.05.2009.......KA Kon 5.0........CA SP 40.....Falcon22

Elmo............39.83........ Hardie’s........02.03.2009….....Pryde RSR 5.8….JPIV70.....KenElmoweed24

Daniel Aeb....39.45….....Melville…........05.02.2009

Stringer.....39.18.......Pt Walter.......30.01.2010

The Craw…...39.09........Hardie's...….....06.02.2009

Claude.........38.9.........Hardie’s..........30.12.2007

MattL…………..38.9………..Pt Walter……….18.02.2008

Robbie..........38.6........Pelican Pt.......31.12.2005 20th

Stribo……...….38.59.......Pt Walter.....…04.02.2009

Pointman…....38.55......Woodies....…..19.11.2009

Porka.…....38.45….....Pt Walter.....30.01.2010

Spotty ........38.38.......Hardies.........21.01.2010

Jesper..........38.29.......Melville..... ...28.06.2009

SamOZ…..…..38.26….....Hardie’s…….....12.02.2009

JamesD...... ..38.14.......Melville..........20.01.2009

Snake..........38.09.......Pt Walter........06.02.2009
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ChadS..... ...38.02.... ...Pt Walter........05.02.2009

Whitey…....…38.00……....Woodies...………20.01.2010 30th

Bender.......37.92......Hardie’s.........30.01.2010

Jay.............37.90........Melville...........21.01.2010

SAS………....….37.7…....…Melville…….......31.03.2009

Slappa.......36.93......Melville........30.01.2010

BigDog……..….36.80……...Melville……......26.12.2008

Izymeister.... .36.6.........Melville..........07.08.2006

Braydon.........36.36......Melville...........06.02.2009

Windrider.......36.3.... ...Pt Walter…......04.02.2009

NeilD.............36.25......Woodies.........20.01.2010

Firiebob.........36.24.......Pt Walter........19.01.2009 40th

Decrepit...... ..36.1........Hardies..........20.12.2008

JC................36.02.......Safety Bay......26.12.2008

Jet…………....…35.88…...…Melville….........04.02.2009

Somepunk…..35.8…….…..Lake P Bar.……..30.07.2007

Troppo.........35.75.......Melville.......21.01.2010

Nebbian…….…35.65….……Hardies….…….….30.12.2007

Annika(f)......35.58........Pt Walter........04.02.2009

Graceman......35.49......Melville...........06.02.2009

CraigM………….35.3………..Pt Walter……….18.02.2008

Pugwash.......35.3........Pt Walter........02.03.2009 50th

Evets…….......35.07....….Hardies…....…..03.01.2009

Jason...........34.85........Hardies.........23.12.2009

Man of….......34.80…..…..Hardies...…....20.01.2010
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Nauli.........34.58........Melville.........30.01.2010

Col..............34.56......Mandurah.........04.02.2009

Pepe47….....34.54…......Hardies…..…...20.01.2010

Bertie.........34.53........Pt Walter........19.11.2009

Nelson….....…34.21.…..…Melville…...…….26.12.2008

RohanL.........34.17........Melville.........20.12.2008

Magna……...…34.0……....Pelican Pt…......??.??.2007 60th

4XL.............33.8.........Pt Walter........09.03.2007

Mineral.........33.7.........Hardie’s.........18.02.2008

Pauly………....33.5…….....G Bay………......17.10.2007

Daddycool....33.5.........Melville...........05.02.2009

Hardpole…...…33.15…… ..Lancelin.......24.12.2009

RichardS…..…33.0…….....Mel??.............06.08.2007

Bugs……….....32.9…….....Hardie’s…........23.06.2007

lester ..........32.9.........????????.........6.02.2009

Webby1........32.64.......Hardies..........02.03.2009

PatrickM........32.62.......Hardies..........14.01.2009

Bucket..........32.21.......Peli point........29.10.2008 70th

Benny……....32.2….….…Melville….….21.01.2010

Oli2……….……..31.95…......??????............21.07.2007

Liz(f)............31.56..........????............31.12.2007

Gadget……...…31.5……....Safety Bay….…06.01.2008

Lenny...........31.4.........Hardie’s.........01.07.2007

Bean…………….31.4……….…Hardie’s…………08.12.2007

CherylE(f)...31.4........Pt Wallter.........16.12.2009

Maverick.......31.33.......Hardie's?........22.02.2009

Salty............31.27.......Hardies.........22.02.2009 80th

AndrewN……...31.1…….....????????........08.09.2007

Grumps…….....31.0…….....Hardie’s........02.03.2008

GaryB ........30.99…......Melville.......21.01.2010

Baldy ……………30.77……..…Melville…......29.08.2008

SimonF…….....30.6….…....Mandurah.......21.07.2007

TonyC………....29.65…......Hardie’s…...….05.01.2008

MintoxGT….....29.45...…...Melville........05.02.2009

Luff………...…..29.3……......?????............18.10.2007

DavidS…….....29.2…….......????.............26.08.2007

Annie(f).......29.03.........Melville..........06.02.2009 90th
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Scott...........28.99........Melville...........07.02.2009

MoiraD(f).......28.4.........Mandurah.......15.09.2007

GWBush........28.0.........Melville...........25.12.2008

Toby...........27.88........Lancelin..........25.12.2009

Mickey(f).......27.8.........Gnaraloo........18.10.2007

ClintR…………..27.78……….????????..........06.01.2008

WilliamD……....27.4…….....Mandurah….. ..02.03.2008

Borgy............27.31........Mellville..... ...07.01.2009

Binny(f).........27.3..........Mandurah......03.12.2007

GrahamF……....26.8…….....??????..........12.08.2007 100th

TraceyP(f)…....26.36……....Woodies…..…19.11.2007

Easyrider12……26.05………..???????........02.03.2008

Isabelle (f)......25.58.......???????.........02.03.2009

Propercarter....25.0………...Melville…..…..26.08.2007

Natalie(f)...…..25.0………....Woodies.…....22.03.2008

PaulD............23.49.........Mandurah......22.02.2009
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Coala Bear…...20.89….….…Melville….....…10.01.2009

Congrats to lao shi - that must be one of the biggest jumps on record ( about 17 spots? ) Well deserved Mark, really happy for you

Congrats to all who nailed a PB on a very Epic Saturday

I don't wish to take anything away from Mark's fantastic result. But I notice that only includes 2 readings?
I thought most people were using the trapezoidal calculation method, using 3 readings.
Realspeed does this by default, but gpsarpro and gpsresults need to be set.

Just checked Mark's post, and it shows 42.74kn, so he's probably used realspeed, to get the trapezoidal result.

So I guess that was a 43.13 on the dial!!!!
Bet that felt good!!!

38K to 43K in 3 seconds!

That's some sick acceleration!!

Here's a vid of the Pt Walter action:

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=61623

No pressure Lao Shi...but you do realise we are all looking to you for another 42 this arvo...

Nice vid, Jemma and Chris, thanks.

Decrepit it felt awesome. 0-80 Km/h in 30 seconds! Woohoo!
Just have to get my consistent speed up now.

Display first time through 40

The big run

Is it windy?

Mike you are right. The GPS-Results image I posted before gives 1 sec and calls it 2 sec. This is because of the old trackpoint scoring. But you will notice that Mark's speed on the WA Speed Table is 42.74 and not the 43.221 that gps-Results gives.

But thanks for the info on how to adjust it.. I hadn't used GPS-Results for a long time ..I thought it would make a nicer image than RealSpeed.

Here is the modified image. I also added a couple of Slowboat. You will notice that his top 2 sec WAS NOT his fastest (45kn) run. It's a bit unusual when your fastest 1sec is not the same run as your fastest 2 sec but I guess that can happen when you can do 45kn (or close) more than once.










You will also note that according to Gps-results Slowies speed was 44.67 not the posted 44.77. I will check on RealSpeed and if it also gives this I will drop it 0.1kn on next table update.

I like the last pic lao... shows how perfectly straight the bar is and how low the dunes/grass is! No wonder the wind is so steady.

I spent a lot of time on Sat waiting for enough wind to get planing on a 6.2m/SP53 despite the gusts hitting 35kts or more. The wind is strongest just before and sometimes just after the flat water behind the bar. Sometimes you can get lucky with a bullet that sneaks down over the sand/grass that lasts about half a second. Very rarely does it last more than 2 or 3 seconds, with 8-15kts either side of it. A fast run at wallywold requires a bit of luck with the timing, and/or really efficient glide through lulls, and a real chase for the bullets- when you see one just run with it and forget the flat water.

Its a good challenge!

Nice vid porka!

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slowboat said...

I like the last pic lao... shows how perfectly straight the bar is and how low the dunes/grass is! No wonder the wind is so steady.

I spent a lot of time on Sat waiting for enough wind to get planing on a 6.2m/SP53 despite the gusts hitting 35kts or more. The wind is strongest just before and sometimes just after the flat water behind the bar. Sometimes you can get lucky with a bullet that sneaks down over the sand/grass that lasts about half a second. Very rarely does it last more than 2 or 3 seconds, with 8-15kts either side of it. A fast run at wallywold requires a bit of luck with the timing, and/or really efficient glide through lulls, and a real chase for the bullets- when you see one just run with it and forget the flat water.

Its a good challenge!

Nice vid porka!

ha!...like you'd know??

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AUS1111 said...

No pressure Lao Shi...but you do realise we are all looking to you for another 42 this arvo...

What go slower?!
Ok, I will say what you have all been thinking. I fluked it and...........I don't care!!

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lao shi said...

AUS1111 said...

No pressure Lao Shi...but you do realise we are all looking to you for another 42 this arvo...

What go slower?!
Ok, I will say what you have all been thinking. I fluked it and...........I don't care!!

Im expecting you to jump by another 4 knots, isnt that your normal progression up the table now ?

Looks like this has already gone out of date