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lee1972
lee1972
QLD
921 posts
QLD, 921 posts
20 Apr 2009 10:00pm
JUst reading an american windsurfing magazine when i noticed a a readers letter with a photo of us lot racing at Botnay!

Wineman
Wineman
NSW
1412 posts
NSW, 1412 posts
20 Apr 2009 10:45pm
Ahhhhhhhhhh....

Thems were the days , summer , nor-easter , cruisin' & racin' out of Kyeemagh

Hang on ...that was only a couple of months ago...before the desal pipeline
ka43
ka43
NSW
3101 posts
NSW, 3101 posts
21 Apr 2009 9:40am
Im pretty sure Tim sent that letter in to US Windsurfing.
I saw the mag too. Although it was in the newsagency as they are too bloody expensive these days. .
GalahOnTheBay
GalahOnTheBay
NSW
4188 posts
NSW, 4188 posts
21 Apr 2009 10:23am
Is it me or is there not a single whitecap in that picture? lol
FormulaNova
FormulaNova
WA
15100 posts
WA, 15100 posts
21 Apr 2009 12:02pm
GalahOnTheBay said...

Is it me or is there not a single whitecap in that picture? lol


I made it to a few of those sessions and it seemed to drop off the closer it got to 5pm. I think in one of them I managed a 3rd after rigging up a formula board as a spare and when the wind had dropped off it was just the right size.

On the other hand there was a day when everyone was overpowered and I was just happy getting back to shore. The same afternoon a guy had his rig disconnect from his board and he pretty much became invisible floating in the water with all the whitecaps around.
timford
timford
NSW
510 posts
NSW, 510 posts
21 Apr 2009 3:40pm
it was hit and miss for a few early races. with some of the race being a slog and some being a mental hold on in the same two laps. Great fun all the same, I think the Xmas race was the best!
The WS US mag editor is really friendly and always keen to hear about and from sailors from the rest of the world.
I got my subsription for $24US last year online.
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