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elmo
elmo
WA
8890 posts
WA, 8890 posts
6 Jul 2010 9:25am
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Bender
Bender
WA
2236 posts
WA, 2236 posts
6 Jul 2010 1:17pm
Elmo i didn't know you were on tour back then.
No wonder your good at elmo'ing gear, you have had plenty of practice
red
red
VIC
741 posts
red red
VIC, 741 posts
6 Jul 2010 3:41pm
That's just a compilation of every weekend sail ive ever had...
elmo
elmo
WA
8890 posts
WA, 8890 posts
6 Jul 2010 6:39pm
Bender said...

Elmo i didn't know you were on tour back then.
No wonder your good at elmo'ing gear, you have had plenty of practice


That was 8 years before I got bitten by the bug

Although the kit I started on was older


Still can't sail that fast
sailquik
sailquik
VIC
6171 posts
VIC, 6171 posts
6 Jul 2010 10:08pm
Ooooaaaahhh ouchhh! I wince and get a tick in my neck just looking at that. Had a few of them in my time.
I think it serves to highlight just how much better modern gear is, especially the fins in that we don't get anywhere near as many of those huge spin-outs anymore, ....... or maybe it's just that we aren't as crazy anymore and don't push as hard?
mkseven
mkseven
QLD
2315 posts
QLD, 2315 posts
7 Jul 2010 10:08am
sailquik said...

Ooooaaaahhh ouchhh! I wince and get a tick in my neck just looking at that. Had a few of them in my time.
I think it serves to highlight just how much better modern gear is, especially the fins in that we don't get anywhere near as many of those huge spin-outs anymore, ....... or maybe it's just that we aren't as crazy anymore and don't push as hard?


or sail into ankle deep water... except vando

pushing it that hard in offshore winds of 60knots- they've got balls of steel alright, even the women
yoyo
yoyo
WA
1646 posts
WA, 1646 posts
7 Jul 2010 2:30pm
It is amazing how flat the nose rockers were. Bjorn looks like his board has almost none.

Gestalt
Gestalt
QLD
14953 posts
QLD, 14953 posts
7 Jul 2010 4:46pm
sailquik said...

Ooooaaaahhh ouchhh! I wince and get a tick in my neck just looking at that. Had a few of them in my time.
I think it serves to highlight just how much better modern gear is, especially the fins in that we don't get anywhere near as many of those huge spin-outs anymore, ....... or maybe it's just that we aren't as crazy anymore and don't push as hard?


and that the sails have gone all floppy.......

i rolled the mast track out of a speed needle once after getting hit by a big gust and lifted. ouch!
marriemb
marriemb
WA
5 posts
WA, 5 posts
7 Jul 2010 8:32pm
Amazing surfing skills :)
evets
evets
WA
685 posts
WA, 685 posts
7 Jul 2010 8:44pm
Amazing crashes and remarkable speeds over choppy water
Do the speedsailors keep the same numbers for life? why do some use single to double figure numbers rather then use their international #s?
mkseven
mkseven
QLD
2315 posts
QLD, 2315 posts
7 Jul 2010 11:30pm
The single/double numbers were registered for speedsailing competition. Yes I think they were registered for life, I recall harty writing something that he was chuffed getting his. Mal would be best person to answer though I reckon.
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