choco said...

who is this guy? he is the Australian speed record holder...i've never heard of him.

500 m Men S. McKeon 50.07kn
500 m Women A. Shreeve 32.85kn

Macquarie pilot?

Looks like the speed event is done and dusted, lack of wind has put paid to Chris's further advancement up the ladder

Fantastic result looking at the who's who up in front (and behind)

Very nicley put by AMAC. No hint of bitterness, in fact a hint of humility.

It is good to see that there is still a place for couragous people in the world,

JB

Chris had a pretty specific brief for what he wanted. Rather than screw with the Koncept, which is widely loved, the decision was made to extend the KaRace(Formula sail) range right down to a 5.4 as a full blown Pro Level Race Slalom sail.
8 Battens ,4 or 5 cams,full wide luff sleeve and higher luff curves and foil tension.

This is a much larger development job than altering an existing sail and Andrew just didn't get it finished to his satisfaction in time for Chris. Simple as that.

Martin, I understand you may or may not know and may not be able to say but do you think Chris really will be back on KA as per AMacs statement? How long is his NP contract for?

well done chris,some big names ahead of you

Windsurfjournal: What equipment do you have sailed during the seven rounds?

Finian Maynard: I have always used the same quiver during the week, my Neilpryde RS: Racing 7.0 m² and a prototype RRD speed of 54 cm, even when it was very windy.

interesting, Chris said he used a 7.8 in the last rounds and he must be 25 kg less than Finian

That last crash is a ripper! Awesome video by the way, shame it doesn't show Slowie once! Lots of Carbon Art boards too.

the last crash look pretty good,plus the vid it self

Top vid, and it shows the conditions are not for the faint hearted

Wow there's some big dent in the water made by that lot

izaak said...

finian is really going good on the rrd boards, will they make a smaller board ?

1 carton a week for next 5 years should size you up nicely so you can ride those bigger boards.