Light wind Coasty 5.8 – not enough for second half. Gav stopped at Watermans. Couple of drunks accosted SL and JT when packing up. Wanted to tell us their life stories. A bit worrying at the end. Better than working.
18/03/2010
JT SL GVB Mettams to Sorrento
16/03/2010
JT SL Ian
Lovely 5.0 day, Mettams to Sorrento. Bit of a wind wave and some swell about, first run out got half way round on a jump tack (made that name up but it describes it).
03/03/2010
JT SL
5m – Mettams to Sorrento
Wind dropped out after Mettams, should have rigged bigger but still some fun.
27/02/2010
JT Pt Majestic early morning.
Early morning Majestics, good fun. All spoilt a bit by me searching for car keys for an hour only to find them under the front seat where I had looked 3 times before. At least I found them.
The sailing was good (Mikes Loft 6.6 – I will return it honest, Sonic 95, JP Weedy ?)
Nice to meet new member Birdman, welcome aboard, good turnout and Windxtasy rigging up as I was leaving.
22/02/2010
jt sl
Cruisy Mettams to Sorrento. Didnt think there would be enough wind but it was surprisingly nice. 5.8 Ezzy SE, 79L Kombat. Slow but fun.
Got to Pt Walter late (4PM) after family lunch. Thought maybe the rack of lamb and cheesecake will work like a weight vest. But it didnt, after first hour and a little regurgitate I started to feel OK.
Saw Chris Porter with a broken boom, he was leaving as I arrived. Having trouble getting upwind on the CA, probably just technique.
CA Sp53, choco 27 weedy, Koncept 5.8 – new GT31 as the old one died yesterday.
By the end of the session was getting the hang of carving the CA, might try moving the footstraps (they are in the back position) and see if that helps with getting upwind.
got 2 second 34.183 [PB] and 5×10 sec 32.745 [PB] so the new board is definitely going to make the difference.
20/02/2010
JT SL ?
GPS seems to have died – just pulled it apart and got it working, but as soon as I put it all back together I got “firmware error” and then it turned on/off – now dead again. Oh well these things happen.
Had a lovely mettams to sorrento cruise 5.8 ezzy SE wave, Kombat 79l
13/02/2010
JT Mandurah marathon – lots of fun
Went to Mandurah (HArdies) expecting a downwind marathon, got an across the wind 24 Km (4 legs) race. Still fun and no complaints – “whinge whinge – downwind would have been so good etc…”
Gav was these but didnt enjoy it I think, not sure why not but maybe not enough power for crap light wind.
BUT I used brand new second hand CA speed 53 -WOW – excellent “Im in love” was the summation – just so good all I need is some wind now. It wasnt the appropriate board for the day (allthough CL used his) but it was FAST – so some wind and look out – I might be competitive (time will tell).
Anyway was a good day out. Took all my junk and used Minerals 6.6 and mast. All my stuff: sonic, sails, masts etc… all sitting on grass and then back in car.
12/02/2010
JT SL GVB PG Mettams to Sorrento
Nice sail for 5.8 those rigging 5.0 a bit light at the end. Ball party on at Metts, strong smell of sheep ship not connected to ball I think. Nice cruise – very short.
03/02/2010
JT SL – Mettams to Sorrento 2010 02 03
4.2 again but today the wind was PERFECT for that size. Great fun sail, crowds and swell gone (still a bit of swell).
Closer to 20 knots than 15 most of the time today, peek 24. The big difference being it was controlled !