Fingers crossed for Perth's Monday forecast

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hardie
hardie
WA
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WA, 4133 posts
25 Mar 2007 7:24pm
Monday: S/SW winds 13/18 knots, increasing to 20/25 knots during the morning and
to 25/33 knots during the afternoon. Seas rising to 2.0m. Swell rising to 1.5m.
Swell at Cottesloe: to 0.5m.
Winds on Melville Water: Up to 5 knots lighter.

Could be some speed records or bones and bodies broken tommorow!!

Do we need a sacrifice, can someone declare they are unable to sail tommorow because of prior committments, that might help?
elmo
elmo
WA
8890 posts
WA, 8890 posts
25 Mar 2007 7:29pm
I may as well just stay at work as some bright spark has gone and called a good session tomorow.



it'll be 5 knots ofshore
grumplestiltskin
grumplestiltskin
WA
2331 posts
WA, 2331 posts
25 Mar 2007 7:33pm
I declare I cant make it

besides which my board is still in having surgery
hardie
hardie
WA
4133 posts
WA, 4133 posts
25 Mar 2007 7:39pm
quote:
Originally posted by grumplestiltskin

I declare I cant make it

besides which my board is still in having surgery



Thanx Grumps, now we've got a chance, Maybe next time you need a sacrifice, I'll see If I can oblige

Kato has knocked me off Winwarrior's No1, position, tommorow might be a chance to get close, though we have nothing that flat in Mandurah to the glass of Sandy Point, If I do my PB I'll be happy with that
grumplestiltskin
grumplestiltskin
WA
2331 posts
WA, 2331 posts
25 Mar 2007 7:40pm
with the amount of training you and the Elmster have been putting in I am putting my money on the two of you being 1 and 2 on that list
hardie
hardie
WA
4133 posts
WA, 4133 posts
25 Mar 2007 7:43pm
quote:
Originally posted by grumplestiltskin

with the amount of training you and the Elmster have been putting in I am putting my money on the two of you being 1 and 2 on that list



Chop makes such a huge difference to how fast you can go......... I've sailed Sandy Point it's fkn glass
sick_em_rex
sick_em_rex
NSW
1601 posts
NSW, 1601 posts
25 Mar 2007 9:44pm
I missed my PB by .3 knots today in Sydney Hardie. I would have had it if I'd rigged bigger. Hopefully next time!
My hat goes off to the guys going as fast as Kato etc. I know how fast my 30 + felt and to go another 8 odd knots faster is a monumental effort. I hope you knock Kato off Hardie!
hardie
hardie
WA
4133 posts
WA, 4133 posts
25 Mar 2007 7:51pm
quote:
Originally posted by sick_em_rex

I missed my PB by .3 knots today in Sydney Hardie. I would have had it if I'd rigged bigger. Hopefully next time!
My hat goes off to the guys going as fast as Kato etc. I know how fast my 30 + felt and to go another 8 odd knots faster is a monumental effort. I hope you knock Kato off Hardie!


Ta Rex, sounds like this new spot has some promise for you, that's the great thing about GPS you have something objective to go by, and you can tweak and see what works to go faster, given the chop you sail in, maybe I couldn't go much faster than you, in the same conditions?. We sail on pretty small chop to get those 35's, and Sandy mostly has no chop, so high 30's in similar conditions/wind strengths that we've been doing 35's in, should be a comparable to Sandy Point, It's all relative, keep working on it!!!
grumplestiltskin
grumplestiltskin
WA
2331 posts
WA, 2331 posts
25 Mar 2007 7:54pm
Hard's its a pity that you and elmo missed the second speed weekend at Cervantes, the new location we sailed at had a perfect run along a beach that runs perfectly parallel to the best reach from a south wester. (does that make sense??)

It provided a 5 or 600 metre run on perfectly flat water which with the right sailors could have cracked some mega speeds.
hardie
hardie
WA
4133 posts
WA, 4133 posts
25 Mar 2007 8:04pm
quote:
Originally posted by grumplestiltskin

Hard's its a pity that you and elmo missed the second speed weekend at Cervantes, the new location we sailed at had a perfect run along a beach that runs perfectly parallel to the best reach from a south wester. (does that make sense??)

It provided a 5 or 600 metre run on perfectly flat water which with the right sailors could have cracked some mega speeds.



I know the run, looks huge, gotta try later this year, what are your chances for going north @ Easter?
grumplestiltskin
grumplestiltskin
WA
2331 posts
WA, 2331 posts
25 Mar 2007 8:11pm
slim It seems to have slipped up on me without me putting any thought into what to do for that weekend.

Will probably end up twiddling my thumbs and doing nothing.

If I knew someone who could slip a small 2 man tent onto their site for a couple of days I might be able to twist someones arm tight enough for at least a couple of day trip
elmo
elmo
WA
8890 posts
WA, 8890 posts
25 Mar 2007 9:34pm
Me thinks Mr Kato (Craig) has moved goal posts out of my reach. my PB is still 2 knots behind his run.

Gonewindsurfing247
Gonewindsurfing247
WA
966 posts
WA, 966 posts
26 Mar 2007 1:43pm
Honking at the moment
elmo
elmo
WA
8890 posts
WA, 8890 posts
26 Mar 2007 4:11pm
Hardies run is looking sahweeet
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