Thunderbird Formula

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mr love
mr love
VIC
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VIC, 2421 posts
27 Aug 2007 9:36pm
My new Lorch Thunderbird Formula just arrived . It,s a big bugger , really wide in the nose and tail , even wider than the * Apollo .
Here, a photo for anybody thats interested

www.seabreeze.com.au/gallery/gallery.asp?imageid=5692
mr love
mr love
VIC
2421 posts
VIC, 2421 posts
2 Sep 2007 2:47pm
I just got off the water after my first session on the Board , well , I am impressed . It was a lot livelier and also easier than I expected for such a large board . Very fast and intuitive upwind , it will take big powerful fins with that large tail, I was definitely underfinned today .Off the breeze it was very cruisy .
Having ridden *Boards for the last few years you definitely notice the stiffer feeling off the full Carbon constuction.

Time will tell how it handles Port Phillip Bay in 20 knots , but in the 8-15 I sailed it today it is a big "thumbs up "

WINDY MILLER
WINDY MILLER
WA
3183 posts
WA, 3183 posts
2 Sep 2007 1:00pm
holy s##t! batman

if the wind dies off, we can all have a game of giant frisby!



mr love
mr love
VIC
2421 posts
VIC, 2421 posts
2 Sep 2007 4:57pm
Ha!!!
I was carrying it down the stairs at Green Point above my head and the wind caught hold of it . I had visions of the flying nun and Mary Poppins .
Formula is not for everybody , thats for sure , but today while 10 guys wallowed on Freeride gear I was ripping .
mr love
mr love
VIC
2421 posts
VIC, 2421 posts
22 Sep 2007 6:52pm
I just got back from a great session in the first seabreeze of the seson . Just perfect 12-14 knots , now I remember what is great about formula boards .
This thing is an absolute rocketship in that stuff , magic !!!!
mr love
mr love
VIC
2421 posts
VIC, 2421 posts
10 Oct 2007 6:05pm
It appears that we may have ended up with 2 08 Formula Boards , with a new Lorch F1 Formula arriving in the next week or so . Rather than Isobar , the Lorch importer selling this board we would like to give an up and coming Formula racer the oppertunity to use the Thunderbird Formula for the seasons racing .
Preference would be given to a NSW or Qld sailor who are regular racers and intend to compete in the Oceanic championships in Jan .
If anybody is interested in this offer please contact me at [email protected] and we can discuss it further .
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