Hey Flounder, I'm trying to get a crew together on a regular basis, heres a link to the forum post www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Stand-Up-Paddle/SUP/GC-and-Tweed-Coast-DW/ . When I get a chance I'll finish off the facebook page for people to organise down-winders on.

But I'm keen for a Saturday arvo run about 2pm from snapper area to currumbin or Talle and I'm sure two others might be keen as well.

What time is that Lacey?

looks like the whole long weekend is on. as i said above a few of us are going down the tweed. however the local coolie/bilinga to alley /burleigh looks the goods on sunday monday.

these are probably the best two but days if you want to a have a first up go.

i'm doing both days and if other experienced paddlers are around we'll be prepared to help.

kelly will be on coast guard patrol, so he will be on the look out . he may even be able to dash up say hello and see how every one is going
i'll be letting him know when we hit the water
cheers

everyone keen to do the run meet ar winders pk at 7 am

if you live on the tweed -kingscliff at around 7.45 and hastings around 8.15

cheers

Hey Mac, went with the rest of the crew from Hastings to kingscliff, then kept going to currumbin when everyone else went in. Not exactly perfect downwind conditions today, but good training anyway.

Ali Cat said...

Hey Mac, went with the rest of the crew from Hastings to kingscliff, then kept going to currumbin when everyone else went in. Not exactly perfect downwind conditions today, but good training anyway.

I know jack about DW'ers,after Adapt's post I thought the group were coming and you were way in frontbut 45 mins nobody

Hey maybe not a good day for DW's but how nice was the water,warmer in than out[}:)]

Downwinder said...
PS. Ali are going to give the Pai'lolo channel a crack you will not be disappointed.
I'm jealous already as I'm saving already for a 3 month Maui 2012 tour its only 13 months away.

Can't wait to give the pai'lolo a go after everyone says how much better it is tha ka'iwi. Heading over in 2 weeks for the triple crown and naish races first.

62mac said...

Ali Cat said...

Hey Mac, went with the rest of the crew from Hastings to kingscliff, then kept going to currumbin when everyone else went in. Not exactly perfect downwind conditions today, but good training anyway.

I know jack about DW'ers,after Adapt's post I thought the group were coming and you were way in frontbut 45 mins nobody

Hey maybe not a good day for DW's but how nice was the water,warmer in than out[}:)]

Awesome effort Ali!! Sorry to have missed it this morning, sick kids have a habit of stopping you from doing things you want hopefully get a run in over the next two days if anyone is keen?

laceys lane said...

tommorow looks good for a low key local run

Great way to get from A to B with the Coolie Rock's thing going on.I was detoured around streets I never knew existed

what time tomorrow do you reckon Lacey? and I set up that page on FB that you spoke about.

Had a good run to burliegh and back to the ally early this morning on the 12' 6" fanatic and i would like to say that the fanactic out performed my mates glide 14' only due to him falling off three time up the burliegh end

Hey Lacey, what is the 15'3"? I'm sure you have probably told us but I can't remember....
Funny how different boards suit different conditions, been paddling heaps with Paul on his F16 lately and sometimes he is much faster downwind and sometimes I am - and it can vary as the conditions vary during a single run. We had one run that started off with him catching little runners almost without paddling, I just couldn't get the Glide 17 to catch anything. Later on a rain squall hit us and it would have been 35 to 40knots pissing rain smoothed out the surface of the waves and I left him for dead. The Glide 17 loves those ballistic wind waves, just feels so comfortable surfing them, but in smaller 15 to 25 I can just catch anything on the Starboard Race 14, stuff I wouldn't have a hope of catching on the 17 - just don't have the power to accelerate it fast enough. Just love the Race 14 but there is something epic about taking drops and linking runners on the 17 from way way back.

Sorry to hijack the thread!

Can't agree more with you guys about the Naish 17, awesome board in strong wind, but I find it difficult to really get moving in under 15 knots (ok, maybe that's just because I'm a girl and I'm not as strong as the boys). As Mark said, he was easily ahead of me on the 15'3 yesterday (might have had something to do with the engine too) with lighter/cross winds the weight of the board is definately a factor.
I think i can paddle my 12'6" quicker in lighter, cross or head winds, simply because it doesn't take nearly as much effort to get it moving.
Would love to have the same shape board as the naish 17 at 4kg lighter, and I reckon it would make a pretty big difference in the light stuff.