Melville, 6.5 ezzy Sonic
Great fun but very tiring, the extremes of plodding along and barely water starting to gusts trying to rip the rig out of your hands. Last sail for the winter ?
10/10/2010
JT Melville
05/10/2010
JT 5-10-2010 Peli point
bit gusty, 5.8KA Sonic. too impatient to wait for coast run, sounds like it was fun (hear Pete was on a 5.0 !)
Pinnaroos in the ashes this month, I think distance is the go. Any PB is extras !
Used the sonic and the 6.5 ezzy infinity. A bit worried about getting out at Mettams but it got over the breaking wave and white water no problems. New harness lines and boom all wrong but still a great sail.
Steve on new board and sail (JP 99 l and 5.8 NP).
Gav back from up north and keen to get out. 5.8 m as well.
23/05/2010
JT Mandurah (Hardies Run) 23 May 2010
Long time between sails !
Got to Melville just on sunrise, the trees didnt seem to be moving at all so decided to investigate Woodmans Pt. Drove there (its changed a bit in the 20 years since I last went there ) but decided that sailing there by myself in gusty winter stuff wasnt a good idea. Then realised I was closer to Mandurastan than home so drove there. Got on the water by about 9:10 and had a good time. Wind dropped out while I was on the far side of the esturary and I “bobbed” all the way back. Then it came in nicely and seemed pretty constant for the rest of the time. 6.5 was a bit of a handful in the rain/gusts but the rest of the time it was great. so 200Km and about 7 hours later it was a good day ! Got windier and blew all day so I guess I could have just waited at Melville.
Interesting that my 2 sec was on the sonic on my first run, I took out the CA at 11:00 but didnt get it above 29 – I guess that might be due to exhaustion and the fin/sail just not being right on it.
All up a good day out.
13/04/2010
JT Melville Beach (Lucky Bay)
Realised this morning that I hadnt patched the hole I put in my sonic on Sunday so only took the CA Speed, then rigged for the forecast rather than the conditions and put up the 5.8 – then after waiting a while the rain came and for about 20 minutes it was great !
Elapsed time 136 minutes, trave time 100.48 minutes, distance of 16.93 Km is 9.14 Nms so an average speed of 5.45 Knots – thats about what it felt like as well ! I think that is a brisk walk.
10/04/2010
JT Pinnaroo Pt
Pinnaroo – didnt think there would be enough wind but was pleasantly surprised. 6.5 Ezzy ?, Sonic 95
Cruised up to the marina and then ran back , no surprise that top speeds were all on run back.
09/04/2010
JT Pelican Point – Pinnas team meeting ;-)
Great to get on the water – feels like ages since the last sail (I know it was only a week but even so!)
Got to use my new (Marcels old) 6.5 for the first time, a bit of outhaul made it rotate much better ! Used the sonic 95 but kept thinking of the CA sitting in the car but I dont think there was enough wind to use it and now I will never know.
31/03/2010
SL JT Mettams to Watermans
Very light wind coastrun, only got as far as Watermans and the wind switched of completely. Still at least we got out (got wet when I ducked under a wave after landing at Watermans, it was quite hot and sweaty!) Kombat 79, 5.8 Ezzy SE
At the beginning the wind was OK but it switched of completely by Watermans, probably lucky to make it that far.
27/03/2010
Mettams to Sorrento
Very bumpy Mettams to Sorrento. 5,8 SE Wave and Kombat. Could have got away with smaller but played it safe.
25/03/2010
JT SL GVB Mettams to Sorrento
First time for using the sonic 95 in the real ocean (had tried at Pinnaroo before) – launching at Mettams had me worried about it handling a set but once I was out it was all good. No nasty nose diving but had to relearn the gybing on a face habbits a small board gets you into to.
A great sail with a 5.8 SE Wave and the old drake fin. Mettams to sorrento and planed almost the whole time, SL VB stopped at watermans after plodding that far on smaller gear.
Perhaps I should have used a bigger sail – might try that next time – now that I own a 6.5
