River Sailors Rule

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hardie
hardie
WA
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WA, 4133 posts
22 Jan 2011 3:12pm
lao shi
lao shi
WA
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WA, 1346 posts
22 Jan 2011 3:47pm
I swear it looked like that at Pt Walter in that big Easterly that we had a while back.
Too much chop for you, Hardie!

What was the dead thing in the water at 1.23? Big fish?
hardie
hardie
WA
4133 posts
WA, 4133 posts
22 Jan 2011 4:08pm
lao shi said...


Too much chop for you, Hardie!




Just a tad choppier than Alphaland how'd ya like to crack a 20kt Alpha in that
CJW
CJW
NSW
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CJW CJW
NSW, 1731 posts
22 Jan 2011 7:51pm
Man they get such pimp swell at the Gorge, DO LIKE!
sausage
sausage
QLD
4874 posts
QLD, 4874 posts
22 Jan 2011 11:03pm
Thanks Hards, great to watch (impossible to do ) Looks like the chop we get here in Yeppoon
Trousers
Trousers
SA
565 posts
SA, 565 posts
23 Jan 2011 10:50am
zomg! i don't know how that gets classed as a river! it looks more like cape horn to me.

those sailors are seriously bold. the sheer explosive power they put into their airs makes it fascinating to watch.

izaak
izaak
TAS
2013 posts
TAS, 2013 posts
23 Jan 2011 11:55am
that was a mad as vid!!
WINDY MILLER
WINDY MILLER
WA
3183 posts
WA, 3183 posts
23 Jan 2011 9:04am
whats the go here....??

where do the waves come from ????

hardie
hardie
WA
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WA, 4133 posts
23 Jan 2011 9:19am
WINDY MILLER said...

whats the go here....??

where do the waves come from ????




I think its the strength of the current water flow, vs the opposing strong winds, that are funnelled up the Gorge??
sboardcrazy
sboardcrazy
NSW
8333 posts
NSW, 8333 posts
23 Jan 2011 12:37pm
Wind opposed tide & I think its snowmelt so be B cold! Cripes one guy was jumping hooked in...
Gestalt
Gestalt
QLD
14953 posts
QLD, 14953 posts
23 Jan 2011 11:59am
souithern tip of bribie island in qld gets similar to that in a strong SE'r

7 knot outgoing tide and 25 knots from opposite direction. it's intense sailing even without the massive jumps.
NotWal
NotWal
QLD
7436 posts
QLD, 7436 posts
23 Jan 2011 1:14pm
Those Shadow Box gps must have a clever way of handling altitude.

As I understand it gps altitude readings are generally unreliable. The Navi readings certainly are. The Garmin cycling gps use a barometric doodad for altitude and they are are still considered unreliable by some.

SB records acceleration and attitude too and reports a bunch of derived data. I wonder if it uses some clever gps analysis or maybe it has an inertial recorder, a gyro or some such?
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