LAKE ILLAWARRA-THE MOVIE

Enable JavaScript to get the best experience.

Create new topic

Search Subscribed Active Create new topic

> 10 years ago

General Gps & Speed Waves Foiling Gear Reviews Lost & Found WA NSW QLD SA VIC TAS

jh2703

NSW

1225 posts

jh2703

NSW, 1225 posts

12 Jan 2012 3:42pm

-------WARNING THIS MOVIE CONTAINS NO GOPRO FOOTAGE-------

Here's some footage from yesterday at Lake Illawarra, With gusts up to 53 knots recorded on wind meters it was a very interesting day. After half a day I could sail no more so I picked up my handy cam and filmed a bit of the action, even with a tripod it was hard to keep the camera still in the windy conditions. It's a bit on the long side but enjoy Lake Illawarra.

K Dog

VIC

1847 posts

K Dog

VIC, 1847 posts

12 Jan 2012 4:52pm

Awesome - my home town

Will check it out tonight when I get home

Go Steelers

izaak

TAS

2013 posts

izaak

TAS, 2013 posts

12 Jan 2012 5:20pm

Sic vid love the start when the first shot of windsurfing comes up.

K Dog

VIC

1847 posts

K Dog

VIC, 1847 posts

12 Jan 2012 5:28pm

Meh (work) - just watched it now - great vid guys. Looked like a fun day!

CJW

NSW

1731 posts

CJW

NSW, 1731 posts

12 Jan 2012 5:52pm

Sweet Jase, that was a fast edit! What an arvo

Ian K

4169 posts

Ian K

WA, 4169 posts

12 Jan 2012 3:31pm

I'm trying to guess what Leo and Keef are discussing? It's called a "duck gybe". You must have pulled that out of the memory vault Teabaggin!

Brett Morris

NSW

1204 posts

Brett Morris

NSW, 1204 posts

12 Jan 2012 6:54pm

great work...at the end you get a real feel for how windy it is huh!!!

gesper

NSW

518 posts

gesper

NSW, 518 posts

12 Jan 2012 7:42pm

Nice vid Jase. Great effort filming considering how windy it was. Dont know what I was thinking sailing that gust, just possible till I had to gybe not a hope of making that. It was a great arvo

east

NSW

14 posts

east

NSW, 14 posts

12 Jan 2012 8:17pm

Great vid, great day, if only we could get those winds more frequently.

ka43

NSW

3101 posts

ka43

NSW, 3101 posts

12 Jan 2012 9:14pm

Awesome stuff, looks great and once the leg heals must make the journey down to have a sail with all you blokes!!

keef

NSW

2016 posts

keef

NSW, 2016 posts

12 Jan 2012 9:22pm

teabaggin said...

Nice vid Jase. Great effort filming considering how windy it was. Dont know what I was thinking sailing that gust, just possible till I had to gybe not a hope of making that. It was a great arvo

hey chris who said you need flat water too freestyle and a jerry gutsy effort

jh2703

NSW

1225 posts

jh2703

NSW, 1225 posts

12 Jan 2012 9:24pm

CJW said...

Sweet Jase, that was a fast edit! What an arvo

Thanks, Not a lot of effort went into it...Just wanted to get it on the net fast, Some bad glitches in the footage but it'll do.

Some sweet moves Chris, I like the spinny things??? and the duck gybe into long jump but the best was the gybe into clew first in 30 knots....Sweeeet

Good luck in WA....Go the "CHEESE ROLL"!

lelos12345

NSW

453 posts

lelos12345

NSW, 453 posts

13 Jan 2012 3:27pm

thanks for taking the time jase good work nice moves boys !!

lelos12345

NSW

453 posts

lelos12345

NSW, 453 posts

13 Jan 2012 3:29pm

Ian K said...

I'm trying to guess what Leo and Keef are discussing? It's called a "duck gybe". You must have pulled that out of the memory vault Teabaggin!

pwatts22

NSW

58 posts

pwatts22

NSW, 58 posts

13 Jan 2012 8:08pm

Great video jason thanks for all the effort, that was some ridiculously strong wind in which teabaggin was sailing in , some nice moves by Chris and the the rest of the guys, good turnup for a wednesday afternoon.

sick_em_rex

NSW

1601 posts

sick_em_rex

NSW, 1601 posts

13 Jan 2012 9:56pm

Great video as ever but do we really have to sit through your drawn out 48 second intro?? A bit self indulgent isn't it?
Oh and btw, don't listen to me, I know nothing

FormulaNova

15100 posts

FormulaNova

WA, 15100 posts

13 Jan 2012 8:08pm

sick_em_rex said...

Great video as ever but do we really have to sit through your drawn out 48 second intro?? A bit self indulgent isn't it?
Oh and btw, don't listen to me, I know nothing

Oh, that was an intro? I thought the lake looked unusually windy and Mt Kembla looked bigger than I remembered...

jh2703

NSW

1225 posts

jh2703

NSW, 1225 posts

14 Jan 2012 9:58am

sick_em_rex said...

do we really have to sit through your drawn out 48 second intro??

....Yes you do!

sick_em_rex said...

A bit self indulgent isn't it?

....Yes it is!

sick_em_rex said...

I know nothing

....I totally agree

Zabongi

NSW

40 posts

Zabongi

NSW, 40 posts

14 Jan 2012 9:29pm

Nice Vid.

I tossed up whether to go the Lake or Gerroa.

Gerroa was every bit as windy with the odd Port tack waveride. (Knee high - nothin special)

sboardcrazy

NSW

8333 posts

sboardcrazy

NSW, 8333 posts

19 Jan 2012 1:00am

You guys make it look easy.. Boy I'd love to sail somewhere where it stays that flat in really strong winds..

( in close ..typical conditions out further.)

sboardcrazy

NSW

8333 posts

sboardcrazy

NSW, 8333 posts

19 Jan 2012 9:40am

Ps what size boards & rigs were you using?

jh2703

NSW

1225 posts

jh2703

NSW, 1225 posts

19 Jan 2012 11:29am

sboardcrazy said...

Ps what size boards & rigs were you using?

Most were on 4.2-4.7 up to about 5.4 but I saw a 6.3 race sail being used....go Leo!
As for boards, 80-95L looked to be the go but there was bigger and smaller, the flat water lets you get away with a bigger board.....I was very happy on a 4.7 and 95L with my Makani Mano 23cm weedwave fin......was a very sweet day on lake Illawarra.

gesper

NSW

518 posts

gesper

NSW, 518 posts

19 Jan 2012 6:02pm

sboardcrazy said...

Ps what size boards & rigs were you using?

My 4.7 combat was so sweet that day
Board was a fiberglass 8' 6" wave/slalom thats 24 years old and still goin strong.Unsure how many litres it is.

sboardcrazy

NSW

8333 posts

sboardcrazy

NSW, 8333 posts

19 Jan 2012 6:22pm

Well if you were using 4.7's I'd need a 2.5m..

CJW

NSW

1731 posts

CJW

NSW, 1731 posts

19 Jan 2012 8:42pm

4.2, 99L freestyle, 18cm freestyle weedy

Probably could have used a 3.5 easily. I could get away with the 99L because it's so flat, plus it slides well and stuff >_>

lelos12345

NSW

453 posts

lelos12345

NSW, 453 posts

20 Jan 2012 10:45am

6.3 was good in the morning sesh early arvo I did stack on the led and water to kep it down ;-) i was out on keefs 5.5 later in the arvo and very happy to be lol !

sboardcrazy

NSW

8333 posts

sboardcrazy

NSW, 8333 posts

20 Jan 2012 3:16pm

So how do those board sizes relate to your weight..+ /_ amount etc..?

jh2703

NSW

1225 posts

jh2703

NSW, 1225 posts

20 Jan 2012 3:50pm

sboardcrazy said...

So how do those board sizes relate to your weight..+ /_ amount etc..?

I'm a muscular 95kgs

therefore my board size for the day was equal to my weight at 95L, Had I had my 84L in the van I would have used that....But none of us were expecting that much wind.

sboardcrazy

NSW

8333 posts

sboardcrazy

NSW, 8333 posts

20 Jan 2012 10:02pm

Thanks..My smallest is 78 which is + 13 of my weight.No wonder I find winds 35kts + tiring & dicey..

Please Register, or first...

Topics Reply