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ka43 > 9 months ago, 19 Dec 2008

ka43

NSW

3097 posts

19 Dec 2008 11:52am

Just noticed the windiest spot in Oz is Wilsons Promontory at 38 knots from the SW.
Be interesting to see if Daffy, Craig etc are out in it.
Fingers crossed

well if its any conciliation the southerly hit jervis bay at about 10.30 at about 20 to 25 knts(no rain) and it should be up your way by 12.00 so i hope you get a sail in have fun , i'm headying to the post office to see if my 2 c3 venom fins 30&36 arrived then im out there

Bonominator

VIC

5477 posts

19 Dec 2008 12:46pm

Yep it's bloody windy and I have only myself to blame for the massive work party hangover!

ka43

NSW

3097 posts

19 Dec 2008 4:27pm

Thanks Keef,
Nearly out of here and hopefully a sail.

sailquik

VIC

6166 posts

19 Dec 2008 8:41pm

Wind was all early. Kato was out just after dawn as usual and is still sailing at 7.30pm!
By the time Spotty and I got out it was only 15-20 but SW and pretty steady.
MI did 5 or 6 runs with peak speeds over 50 knots but they also needed just a bit more wind. Best I have seen them go so far though. 50 knots in less than 20 knots of wind is pretty impressive!!!!!

sailquik

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6166 posts

19 Dec 2008 8:45pm

Kato Cruizin'

sailquik

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6166 posts

19 Dec 2008 8:46pm

The MI crew preparing:

sick_em_rex

NSW

1600 posts

19 Dec 2008 10:44pm

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sailquik said...

Kato Cruizin'

onya Darth

elmo

8879 posts

19 Dec 2008 10:14pm

Is that a stingray in the water near the Katman?

windwarning

VIC

600 posts

20 Dec 2008 1:24am

thats what i wonder as well sure its not a shark kato what was it ?

latedropeddy

VIC

417 posts

20 Dec 2008 2:15am

not a turd, too big.
try seaweed.
not that kato cared cause he was hammering all day long, just going up and down, gybe after gybe.
spotty was going up and down heaps too.

Spotty

VIC

1619 posts

20 Dec 2008 8:37am

Seaweed it was,

MI crew were raking it from the run further down, there were some big bits about.

MI is looking pretty reliable now, bit more wind and hopefully they will do it.

sailquik

VIC

6166 posts

20 Dec 2008 10:12pm

Spotty Alpha:

KA Koncept 6.6m and Starboard Kode 112

sausage

QLD

4873 posts

20 Dec 2008 11:23pm

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sailquik said...

Spotty Alpha:

KA Koncept 6.6m and Starboard Kode 112

Perfection - BTW how fast was Spotty's alpha?

sailquik

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6166 posts

21 Dec 2008 12:49am

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sausage said...

sailquik said...

Spotty Alpha:

KA Koncept 6.6m and Starboard Kode 112

Perfection - BTW how fast was Spotty's alpha?

Spotty did a best of 24.88 on this day but the one in the video was no where near his best. That was just as I was walking back after photographing MI's run and he was just hooning around.

Wineman

NSW

1412 posts

21 Dec 2008 11:47am

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sailquik said...
That was just as I was walking back after photographing MI's run and he was just hooning around.

Out of interest ...Can you put up the video or photos of MI

sailquik

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22 Dec 2008 2:38am

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Wineman said...

sailquik said...
That was just as I was walking back after photographing MI's run and he was just hooning around.

Out of interest ...Can you put up the video or photos of MI

Yep. Always intended to but it has taken me ages to upload the video of MI. Tried a few times but it didn't complete. Trying again tonight.

sailquik

VIC

6166 posts

22 Dec 2008 10:40am

OK. It seems to have worked this time. This was probably their slowest run. The pod was touching down continually. Looks quite underpowered. Notice how it leaves the chase boats well behind....

Wineman

NSW

1412 posts

22 Dec 2008 11:12am

Nice stuff Andrew.
Hope they get a run in 25+ knots soon

sausage

QLD

4873 posts

22 Dec 2008 10:58am

All the planets seem to be aligning for all but a few;
- Hydroptere
- Sail Rocket
- MI
- Wotrocket?

All have now flipped, disintegrated, tried forward loops but have shown some increadible speeds.

2009 could be a big year for the record books (nothing like stating the obvious).

Andrew,
Thanks for the video of MI too.

FISHGUTS

22 posts

22 Dec 2008 10:59am

Hopefully they can break the kite record !

kato

VIC

3513 posts

22 Dec 2008 7:18pm

Just to let every one know that my 361km sail on Friday may not be right and i may have to amend it to 273km .Navi screen is 358,Garmin screen 291km with 3 hrs missing (Not enough battery) Mals on the case but i can,t reproduce the original results of a few 1000k. Very Sad

nebbian

6277 posts

22 Dec 2008 6:03pm

That's terrible news Kato, I feel for you...

I really hope Mal can sort this out, you put in a huge effort and to be let down by GPS failure is... just... horrible.

kato

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3513 posts

22 Dec 2008 8:23pm

This might be "Me error"

will see what the Garmin comes up with, but at the moment its not looking good so I,ll just have to do it again

latedropeddy

VIC

417 posts

22 Dec 2008 9:23pm

Your a freak Kato.

How much longer where you out after we bailed due to the high tide?
and are fish and chips your secret weapon?

kato

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3513 posts

22 Dec 2008 9:46pm

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latedropeddy said...

Your a freak Kato.

How much longer where you out after we bailed due to the high tide?
and are fish and chips your secret weapon?

Finished at 9pm. Had the lights on for the final few runs

TimeMachine

89 posts

22 Dec 2008 11:59pm

Craig, I wouldn't be in too much hurry to change your result. The trackfile you gave me that records 273 kms started at 10:27 and finished at 9:15. There are 28,570 in that SBP which is the max that the GT will hold in its internal memory. So the trackpoints have definitelywrapped! You are missing several hours of sailing in the morning up to 10:27.

I say keep the original total!

mathew

QLD

2142 posts

23 Dec 2008 8:03am

Finally a good reason for not using the SBP files... they arn't big enough! What does the SBN say?

tim90

66 posts

23 Dec 2008 3:41pm

i reckon just post the original distance...
and just a thought, but would the garmin have the first few hours recorded? if so, just check distance before 10:27 from gamin and +273 i guess... i'd assume it would be ok for verification as you'd have enough track data....

kato

VIC

3513 posts

23 Dec 2008 10:25pm

Just did a cut and paste of the Garmin and Navi tracks. The Garmin up to 10.30 and the Navi from 10.30 to finish and the final figure is...361.41km.

I,m now happy that I can verify the distance.
What I have learnt
......NEVER edit tracks when tired
......Always save the original track FIRST
......The Navi,s internal memory isn,t big enough for distance stuff (I thought it was)
......Copy the file in the SD card not cut and paste into your file
I now have a seperate folder for my edit files so i carn,t stuff it up again...I hope[}:)]

nebbian

6277 posts

23 Dec 2008 11:33pm

Hey Kato,

Congrats on the distance

I just leave all my files on the SD card, never deleted one, still have 900 meg free (1 gig card). I figure at $16 for a new card it's cheaper to buy a new card than to have the worry of deleting data...

Glad to hear it's verifiable. 361 k's is a humungous effort.

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