i'd like to start this thread for all of those that think a jinx is possible. think of it as a tribute. [}:)]

longterm -

i reckon this season is going to be a corker. windy as last season with some very big cyclones for us storm chasers. throw in a few ecl's also and we will have a blast.

bom says we are still in a la nina phase. soi is positive, so big chance of excellent trade winds this summer. (like last year) also looks like a good cyclone season, water temp in north qld are 26+deg

http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/qld/cyclone/seasonal/

short term -

next weekend (saturday) looks the goods with strong northerly winds. i am going for a cracker event.

ok, i put my head out there now.

Time for smaller gear then. I'm starting to get blown away on a 5.9 more often than not, and that's the smallest I have.

Importantly Gestalt what are next week's lotto numbers?

well mate, me and you both!

i'm getting an 80lt wave board for xmas and i think i need a 4.7 or smaller. today at wello i didn't go out.

i'm not buying the graphs from today. wello was smokin. windiest i have seen it in years. i' sure the guys will be talking about it tonight. i still have sand in my ears and eyes.

talk on the beach was 35-40 knot gusts. for a while there it was that strength for some time. as i left it was still pumping.

wello is the spot in a westerly.

yes it was windy.

I went out on a 4.5 at 9:30am and was overpowered. I left at about 1pm and it was windier than when I went out!

I measured a gust at 32knots on the beach but it was stronger further out in the water.

The most amazing thing was the guys rigging up 6m sails

hehe...

and the guy that went out on a 7.2

^ hehe 5.9 for me, although I really needed a 5.0. 'Twas all I had.

I have never been so fast. I had one giant trip over the bars at full speed. One massive gust I was unhooked and the board was literally ripped from my hands and feet and went tumbling away. Gybes are coming along. All-in-all good fun.

I'd say 20-35kt

You going an 80L Justin? I'm just trying to figure out a size now.
I'm thinking 85 & 4.5 - 6.0. <sigh> then there's sails, masts...

Dear K.Rudd/Santa...

Justin you should have gone out, you would have had a great time on the 5m it did look worse than it was imo. There was twice when I was going upwind and got lifted out of the water thinking wow that was a gust.

I think the council should dump sand more often at wello, whenever they do it always cranks and the sand disappears.

there's almost just as much sand in the car park

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mkseven said...

Justin you should have gone out, you would have had a great time on the 5m it did look worse than it was imo. There was twice when I was going upwind and got lifted out of the water thinking wow that was a gust.

I think the council should dump sand more often at wello, whenever they do it always cranks and the sand disappears.

i'm not so sure bout that MK,

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evlPanda said...

^ hehe 5.9 for me, although I really needed a 5.0. 'Twas all I had.

I have never been so fast. I had one giant trip over the bars at full speed. One massive gust I was unhooked and the board was literally ripped from my hands and feet and went tumbling away. Gybes are coming along. All-in-all good fun.

I'd say 20-35kt

You going an 80L Justin? I'm just trying to figure out a size now.
I'm thinking 85 & 4.5 - 6.0. <sigh> then there's sails, masts...

Dear K.Rudd/Santa...

yeah 83 to be exact. 95lt has a wide tail and starts to lift over 30 knots. i used a 75lt no porbs in 35-40 bump and jump but that's just too small for getting more use. i figure 83 is the go. 100kg.

depends what you are looking for. for me it's a board to use maybe 6-7 times a year. when it pumps. so 2nd and cheap is where i have gone. if your after the same maybe 75lt for you. haircut was on an 82lt today. so if you want somethng with more range 80-85lt will do you

*edit* then i'll have 83, 95, 125 wave boards. for 95-100kg i think thats a good range. sail wise i'll use 4.7(still to get), 5.3, 5.8,6.4 then there is the slalom kit to sort out. might need to have some more kids.