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Reply in Topic: Boots in straps
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17 May 2026 9:41am
AI.Dave said..

sboardcrazy said..


AI.Dave said..
i always wear booties, most of the year its too cold not to. I like the front straps tight, so i can only get toes into them. And a narrow but high rear strap which i can push my foot all the way thru for riding. I've tried all the variations and this works best for me.
Also found that when the sole of the bootie wears down it seems to get softer and grippier and more likely to get stuck





Mine slip when worn..when it's too light to get in the straps.
I get about 6 months from a pair but I average 2 sails a week or more over a year.



Its a dark art isnt it! Trial and error to find out what works
This was learning not to use old wornout straps ? much grippier than expected







That's nasty, a good way to break your leg.
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12 May 2026 7:31am
I'm fairly sure the midi is the one we all used to buy
Reply in Topic: sailboard masts
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9 May 2026 5:22pm
wow that was a fun afternoon. swapped a lot of the junk in my man cave for a jar of honey, and listened to yachty's very interesting stories.
Reply in Topic: sailboard masts
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7 May 2026 7:52am
PMd you
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30 Apr 2026 3:56pm
Seabreeze said..

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Just a preference from me. This is what I see.
The time is only readable if I halve the distance to the screen and squint, just making the font normal black would help.
I doubt I'm the only one that's interested in how long ago the last post happened.




How's this?






That's much better thanks!
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23 Apr 2026 3:12pm
That's a buzz!!!
I don't think I'd achieve that with only 17kts going in.
It's much easier going faster, I prefer at least mid 20s.
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21 Apr 2026 9:54pm
May not be mountains, but you're riding mountain bikes on steep bush tracks.
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19 Apr 2026 9:49am
Here in Mandurah we have a nice windsurfing community, slappers, foils and wings. flat water on the estuary and occasionally smooth if the weed is right, for those doing speed sailing.
Waves on the ocean, with decent down the line side shore conditions.


These pics are a few km apart liptons on the estuary and Avalon on the ocean. Something for every body here.

No snow of course, but mountain biking has become a bit of a thing, paddling whatever on the estuary.

Geraldton has better wind than here, stronger and a longer season, no real speed strip, but some amazing bump and jump venues, and down the line waves.

If you're into bigish waves Margaret River is often over mast high

There is a bit of a culture difference here though, we tend to knock down tall poppies, we don't like braggers, or people big noting themselves.
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16 Apr 2026 9:07am
Thanks nudie, I would have been in that a couple of months ago but I've found an alternative.
Reply in Topic: Damaged sails
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16 Apr 2026 9:03am
I have one, but it's a long way to Victoria, and it would be a challenge, the sail has split inside the luff sleeve just below the boom
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16 Apr 2026 9:00am
Yes, nice one, does it have weed to get it really smooth?
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14 Apr 2026 7:47am
Just a preference from me. This is what I see.
The time is only readable if I halve the distance to the screen and squint, just making the font normal black would help.
I doubt I'm the only one that's interested in how long ago the last post happened.

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13 Apr 2026 10:09pm
yes, and sheet out if you're getting pulled over the front. If it's sticky the shift you weight back. It's subtle sound s like you're going to extremes
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13 Apr 2026 9:29pm
OK testing this.
Firstly pasting a pic into this page, Laurie says pic was too big, so I'll halve it.

now hit post.
edit, yep so that works with a medium size image, lets try making it full page.

so that's 900 X 622.
The one that crashed the site was 1000, my normal scale down size, so lets try 950 and see what happens.

Now I just have to try 1000 again

So weird, that's the same size that crashed the site before.
Don't know what you've done Laurie, but it's working great now. I didn't have to use the crash recover feature.

Oh yes this is about 2009, I have the first GPSTC T shirt on. Wish I could still wave sail like this. But 81 is a lot different to 64
Reply in Topic: Patric GT3 FRC
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13 Apr 2026 5:51pm
Tardy said..

looks like a lot of weight on the 2 cam


yes, there's not much seam shape, so the cams are doing a lot of the work, but it still rotates fine.
Reply in Topic: Patric GT3 FRC
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13 Apr 2026 5:34pm
OK I'm back on the old site so I'll have another go.
Here's the sail on the loft 400 RDM Downhaul at +3 outhaul on -2, sail very hard to rotate.



Then I rigged it on a KA 370 RDM and a Patrick 370 RDM, couldn't see any difference between them, both set to spec, gave right downhaul and outhaul.
It needed a moderate pump to rotate in zero wind.




Now that wasn't so hard was it?????
Reply in Topic: Patric GT3 FRC
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13 Apr 2026 9:52am
thanks Tardy, but it's more complicated than that.
First attempt failed because I just pasted the pics straight onto the page, and it crashed the site loosing my post. 2nd at tempt failed when I edited my first post, about 4hrs later. it said some thing like, post too old.
I spat the dummy, because I'd spent ages on it, all gone up in smoke with no result.
A direct picture paste attempt into the old site, did nothing, so then you remember you have to go through the process of saving the pic and navigating to it.
Surely it would be much better, when trying to edit a post to be told at the start that the post is too old to edit, start a new one?
So I'm still a bit miffed I'm afraid.
I know Laurie is trying to get this right and there was a long beta phase, but this didn't happen then.
Reply in Topic: Patric GT3 FRC
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12 Apr 2026 4:46pm
sorry guys I give up, I've had 2 goes now at posting the pics with a write up, and I'm not doing it a third.
Reply in Topic: Patric GT3 FRC
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12 Apr 2026 1:39pm
Picked up Dave's 5.0 today, tried to rig it on the 370mast, but it needs a huge extension, that I don't have.
I rigged it on Waricle's 4.0, and it fits fine, but I don't think it's ideal, I'm going to borrow his long extender and see if there any difference.
Pics to follow.
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12 Apr 2026 1:33pm
I've seen Stropo do a running jump on. Maree does a semi water start, Elmo and few do a full water start. It's about getting a bit of speed up before the sail is fully into the wind.
What do I do??? Sheet out I think ,as I step on, gradually sheet in as I pick up speed.
Reply in Topic: Patric GT3 FRC
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10 Apr 2026 12:39pm
I had the 5.6 out in light wind with a loft 4.0 RDM, worked a treat, light and effortless once planning. So bottom end is great just need some stronger wind to test the top end.
Reply in Topic: Mast foot pressure
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9 Apr 2026 9:10am
mast foot pressure is a way of controlling board trim, too much pushes nose down too little and you tail walk. It's not only about riders weight.
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4 Mar 2026 12:58pm
Just got my new GTFRC out of the bag and rigged on the lawn.
1st impressions before sailing it


Looks fantastic, build quality is excellent, rotates easily in still air.
I have it rigged on my ancient Killwell Matrix5 1 piece MDM. It;s meant for RDMs, but we changed a couple of camber inducers to fit my strange mast, and it rigs beautifully. Downhaul is to spec but here it's under outhauled about 2cm. Probably because that's how ai want it for deep bearoffs, another 2cm would possibly be better for reaching and upwind.

Won't be sailing it for a little while, I have to let some infected cuts heal first.
Which is a PITA I really want to try this out.

I find I need an easier sail, to conserve energy now. I have high hopes this will let me go further and longer, without loosing any speed.
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1 Mar 2026 10:03pm
Very sad news, Ross was found dead in the water at the spot named after him, this afternoon
Return To Classic site 😭
Or... let us know if a problem, so we can tweak! 😅