Round 6 of our slalom series is scheduled for this Sunday the 24/11. Will keep you updated with NOR as we get closer. Again all welcome.

Some shots from previous race days

Cool, looking forward to it. Looks like a good forecast. Nice photos, was there any from this years racing? I thought I saw the boat crew taking shots in a few races.

what are the dates for round 7 & 8.

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byronmc said..

what are the dates for round 7 & 8.

From memory they are on the 8th December and 22nd December

baysidesailboards.com.au/

According to our current calendar the final race this calendar year will be the 8/12/13 (round 7)

Notice is up on website

www.baysidesailboards.com.au/

Thanks how far is it from surfers I would love to come and race on Sunday 8 th

about an 1hr

Thanks let me know if the date changes due to green island . I will do slalom but to far to go to green island

Mate there is a green island in brisbane as well, thats where the race is

Well today was definitely a little different!

We had another massive turnout of sailors. Great to see all the new faces and some old ones. If anyone ever doubted the quality of the open fleet then they would have been silenced today. Brad was back from Africa, several sponsored riders from the PWA and the usual local hotshots.

The first race was run in almost perfect conditions, with all sailors planing 99% of the time. Then things started to go pear shaped.

We could all see the large storm brewing from the west. Half way through the second race we lost most of our wind, then there was a deafening roar from the land as large hailstones were pelting the iron roofs of Manly/ Wynnum. Worst still it was heading straight for us.

Most people took cover under boards or sails or anything they could find. The hailstones smashing into the water made for a pretty surreal landscape.

Within 60 seconds it was all over. Including the wind!

Days like this make you appreciate our great sport even more! As the majority of Australians continue to lie on the couch and become vegetables, today on the water was one of those days that makes you feel alive. We need less spectators and more participants.

It may have not been our greatest day of racing, but for those on the water today I don't think many will forget it in a hurry. Great work again by the boat crew (under difficult conditions) special thanks to Tribey for helping out.

Absolutely an amazing day, being on the boat hearing the roar of the marble sized hail and larger and the rain on the land from 100's of meters out was the most surreal thing I have ever heard. Bolt after bolt of lightning then the crack of thunder which scared the living ............ out of us on the boat and some on the boards. Not to mention a few boat issues from the start to the finish. All in all it turned out to be a great race.

Well done all who competed.

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Absolutely an amazing day, being on the boat hearing the roar of the marble sized hail and larger and the rain on the land from 100's of meters out was the most surreal thing I have ever heard. Bolt after bolt of lightning then the crack of thunder which scared the living ............ out of us on the boat and some on the boards. Not to mention a few boat issues from the start to the finish. All in all it turned out to be a great race.

Well done all who competed.

I hope you have as much fun on a normal sunny and windy race day

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evilC said..

deejay8204 said...
Absolutely an amazing day, being on the boat hearing the roar of the marble sized hail and larger and the rain on the land from 100's of meters out was the most surreal thing I have ever heard. Bolt after bolt of lightning then the crack of thunder which scared the living ............ out of us on the boat and some on the boards. Not to mention a few boat issues from the start to the finish. All in all it turned out to be a great race.

Well done all who competed.

I hope you have as much fun on a normal sunny and windy race day

I just love storms, Just the cream on top I think lol

Another of life's adventures that you would have missed if you had stayed home to watch the v8's or the cricket.

Thanks to the boat crew and Tribey for picking me up from the outer mark. I still had a smile on my dial when i got back in thanks to his, Dan's and little Bailey's efforts in getting me and my kit safely to shore, unlike Jensey who looked less than impressed after making his own way home. How many times did that wind shift 180 degrees big fella?

I think it's amazing that you can get so focused on beating your mates or rounding a buoy that a whole fleet of otherwise sensible and safety conscious sailors can allow a vicious storm close in on them. The noise of that front coming through was like a jet plane, quite awesome.

Thanks Bayside for another interesting story to tell in the old folks home.

Did anyone have a gopro on yesterday? any shots from the water?

I had a pretty good little video capturing the moment but managed to muff it when I accidentally deleted the master files before publishing the movie. I did manage to save this though. If you turn your volume to full you will get a tiny appreciation of the noise as the front hit. You can't see him but poor little mate Bailey is tucked up under that sail to avoid being knocked silly by the hail stones.

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hahaha I think I was in the turtle position at that exact moment. Great footage. The sound was like gunshots!

I think we were lucky. I have a client around the corner and their cars got really badly damaged by the hail.

Bailey did report the effectiveness of your sail as a hail deflector as he hid under it. From the shore it was like watching a row of ducks being shot as the storm hit, all the sails went down. Did anyone have the misfortune of having to float through the jellies?? That would be a dilemma - halstones to the head or jellies up the clacker

Robert Earl Jones Voice over

In late 2013 a small Queensland sailing club was hit by the worst natural disaster of our time???.

???what started out as a fun afternoon???soon turned into???

HAILJELLIESHARKLOTSOFWINDNOWINDLOTSOFWINDNADO!

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The Pom said..

Robert Earl Jones Voice over

In late 2013 a small Queensland sailing club was hit by the worst natural disaster of our time???.

???what started out as a fun afternoon???soon turned into???

HAILJELLIESHARKLOTSOFWINDNOWINDLOTSOFWINDNADO!

Yep that voice over worked lol

Little bit of footage of the racing before it went biblical!

If you could all message jersey with offers on how to be on time for a start???he would very much appreciate it.

Think we all need prac judging from that lol

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The Pom said..

Little bit of footage of the racing before it went biblical!

If you could all message jersey with offers on how to be on time for a start???he would very much appreciate it.

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Are you sure about dates or somebody stolen my time machine

Good spotting Macro,

I borrowed your time machine to fix the date, but brought it back before I borrowed it so you wouldn't notice.

Its out of gas btw.

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The Pom said..

Good spotting Macro,

I borrowed your time machine to fix the date, but brought it back before I borrowed it so you wouldn't notice.

Its out of gas btw.

No worries, mate. I am working on new waterproof and portable battery operated that fit into my pocket.
Don't be surprised if I win next race before it even started.