Saturday might be an interesting days racing. Good thing we had a run on the 9.8's in Jervis.
Hunter Coastal Waters, Seal Rocks to Broken Bay and 60nm seawards:
Wednesday until midnight: Wind: N/NW 10/15 knots inshore, 15/20 knots offshore, ahead of a S/SE change 20/25 knots during the morning, easing to SE 15/20 knots during the afternoon/evening.Sea: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.Swell: NE 1 to 1.5 metres. Chance of thunderstorms.
Thursday: Wind: SE 15/20 knots, becoming E/SE 10/15 knots in the afternoon/evening. Sea: 1 to 2 metres. Swell: E/SE about 1.5 metres.
Friday Outlook: Wind: E/NE increasing to 25/33 knots.
Hey Sam,,,, If you've got a few of those ding repair kits hangin around in the shop then you might want to throw them in your van for the weekend, Could sell em at a premium. After 6 weeks off, my first time back on a formula board looks like being in hurricane conditions. After smashing the nose of the falcon 2 days ago, i'm a pretty good bet to damage the black machine if it's blowin a million knots.
Hey Sam,,,, If you've got a few of those ding repair kits hangin around in the shop then you might want to throw them in your van for the weekend, Could sell em at a premium. After 6 weeks off, my first time back on a formula board looks like being in hurricane conditions. After smashing the nose of the falcon 2 days ago, i'm a pretty good bet to damage the black machine if it's blowin a million knots.
Might even think about wearing the stack hat!!
You can always buy some black tar from the hardware!
Hats off to the formula lads. I watched the lads get hammered by winds gusting up to around 50kts...... Huge winds with 10.6 sails awsome to see the boys lock in and motor. Did anyone have a GPS, as I have never seen a formula board go so quick.
I didn't have my GPS on but in similar conditions a few years ago I hit a peak of 31 in the chicken strap. Saturday felt more like maybe 27-28ish. Pretty sure Sean and a few others had their GPS's on so they might have some better info.
