Thanks for the background Piros. I hadnt heard of Secret Agent before. There designs sound fairly radical. How wide is the tri hull, any pics?

What is going on with Laguna Bay? Dont seem to hear much about the penetrator these days. That Pene 12'6 they did looked really good would be interested to see how it races.

Piros said...

Lobes

I haven't got a shot Troy's board but it is pin pin and looks pretty wild. Stuey from Penetrator is MIA have seen or heard from him in a very very long time.

CLOG from this site has some great shots of the race boards ....c'mon Pete post em.

Rob

Yes, it's a real pity that Stuey has gone a little off the boil lately. He really did have some great ideas and I liked what he was doing. I hope that he comes back as we need him to keep on pushing things.

Troy's Secret Agent 17 is really out there and I would really like to have a go on this is good condiitons. Once you see the pics you will see what I mean.

Because paddling 5km on flat water is "Fun" for some of us mere mortals. Exercise, as you proberly well know, produce happy endorphins called seratonin's this allows mothers all over the world the ability to cope with cranky children day in and day out, without resorting to vodka, and winni blues.

Some of us, lack the knowledge and experiance of you ocean going folk, (even though we are trying really hard to learn, even with the jeers, and smart ass comments from stranger's[}:)] standing on the beach's edge, you just have to get back on the board when you fall, or never learn) so therfore "I" must get MY "fun" anywhere "I" can...and i do have fun on the flat water and i am "learning" too have fun in the waves/ocean too

Great to see a wide variety of boards , my own board i felt is pretty slow in the flat and it is a DC17 but i noticed it was a far different design to the other Dc boards there.

I noticed it big time when i was next to a guy on a Naish 17 , i was really digging in maybee two stokes to his one and he was pulling away from me easy.Even Candice and Scotty from green line nearly beat me to the beach and they where on 12,6 boards.

Of course it could just be im a crap paddler.

Downwinder said...

teatrea said...

Great to see a wide variety of boards , my own board i felt is pretty slow in the flat and it is a DC17 but i noticed it was a far different design to the other Dc boards there.

I noticed it big time when i was next to a guy on a Naish 17 , i was really digging in maybee two stokes to his one and he was pulling away from me easy.Even Candice and Scotty from green line nearly beat me to the beach and they where on 12,6 boards.

Of course it could just be im a crap paddler.

Teatrea
If you live on the Goldie come have a training session with me at Bond Uni canal 5am I'll have a look at your technique it comes down to a lot of factors but if your on a 17fter & people are beating you on a 12'6'' you're definitely doing something wrong.

Thanks Downwinder but im more of a P.M person me and 5am dont go togeather.I would rather think it was the board LOL and save my ego.I was on the turps for three days in Melbourne too that probably didnt help.

Piros said...

Teatree you're right there is a really difference between all the old and new DC boards but as Phill said you still need to look at your technique , take him up on his offer you will learn alot.

Rob

I will definately do that , next time i see him out surfing i will ask him for some pointers.Training sessions at 5am , im keen but not that keen.

Cheers

teatrea said...

Piros said...

Teatree you're right there is a really difference between all the old and new DC boards but as Phill said you still need to look at your technique , take him up on his offer you will learn alot.

Rob

I will definately do that , next time i see him out surfing i will ask him for some pointers.Training sessions at 5am , im keen but not that keen.

Cheers

Hey Teatree,

Your board will not compete against the newer models as it was not designed for those conditions. My DC16 has a similar shape to yours and I would have been in the same situation as you were. Your board is designed for bigger downwind conditions. That's when it will come into its own, just like mine does. I would also have been beaten by guys like Travis on a 12'6" - there is no shame in that.

We are trying to build some of these flatter water designs into the big run designs and we think we pretty close to it...

mikeman said...

teatrea said...

Piros said...

Teatree you're right there is a really difference between all the old and new DC boards but as Phill said you still need to look at your technique , take him up on his offer you will learn alot.

Rob

I will definately do that , next time i see him out surfing i will ask him for some pointers.Training sessions at 5am , im keen but not that keen.

Cheers

Hey Teatree,

Your board will not compete against the newer models as it was not designed for those conditions. My DC16 has a similar shape to yours and I would have been in the same situation as you were. Your board is designed for bigger downwind conditions. That's when it will come into its own, just like mine does. I would also have been beaten by guys like Travis on a 12'6" - there is no shame in that.

We are trying to build some of these flatter water designs into the big run designs and we think we pretty close to it...

hey mike, starting a 14 dw ocean board soon, would like to show you what i have in mind with dale seeing as you dale and myself have tried them in the open
cheers
ps. never feel bad about a race no matter what happens or who say's what- you do your best and learn from it. those top 4 guys in that race and other aces like jacko and co have a background or been at it for a while and have done many races. qld has a lot of very good paddlers, so its a tough market

Out of interest, was there many people on non-race specific boards ie 10fts 11 fts etc?

Thanks

laceys lane said...
hey mike, starting a 14 dw ocean board soon, would like to show you what i have in mind with dale seeing as you dale and myself have tried them in the open
cheers
ps. never feel bad about a race no matter what happens or who say's what- you do your best and learn from it. those top 4 guys in that race and other aces like jacko and co have a background or been at it for a while and have done many races. qld has a lot of very good paddlers, so its a tough market

What was the 14 footer you just had made like 3-4 weeks ago???

Glad everyone enjoyed the race & the Malfunction.
Always open to suggestions on how to male it more fun for everyone

mikeman said...




Lacey paddled the 4th one from the right and Dale paddled the 2nd one from the right (the one with the rudder). The one Dale paddled is the most recent one.

The Green DC17 (2nd one from the left) is the most recent 17' board.

You guys are paddling in the 30k salt water festival on these DC boards I hope should be a good race if the wind is up it will take less than 3 hours. Hopefully it will be bigger than the Honolua race as there was 11 open unlimited SUP's & 13 over 40's unlimited SUP's + May is a good month for Southerlies.
DW

Thanks for the offer. Presumably that extends to your near neighbours to the north as well I hope.

Is there a time of year thats better to visit or you get fairly regular winds?

Big Sean said...

Glad everyone enjoyed the race & the Malfunction.
Always open to suggestions on how to male it more fun for everyone

Hey Big Sean,

Thanks Heaps for the event! It was great fun and a great opportunity to meet lots of other enthusiastic SUPers!

My only suggestion would be to at least announce the 2nd & 3rd place getters in the womens event given there were 10 women (all in one division on boards ranging from 12-17 foot). As a comparison 18 guys competed in two divisions (<12'6 & open) with placings to third in both their divisions.

It was a tough battle for second & third in the womens, with the final placings between Angie & Sue changing on the beach run! I reckon they deserved a mention even if there were no prizes!

It would also be great if you could list the board lengths (or divisions) next to the final placings so we can see where everyone finished within the relative divisions.

All in all I reckon it was a fab event!!!!!! Highly recommend to anyone thinking about coming next year!!!!
Thanks again
Mel

Hey Big Sean,

I agree with JB Mel, It would be nice to have the results for the divisions of either womens open class, or 12'6 class, and the same with the mens. Because im pretty sure when i filled out the registration form I ticked the 'womens" box (parden the pun) and also the 12'6 box. I was a bit bummed it wasnt made clear that it was free for all regardless of board size, sex, etc, or i would have choosen my 16'. Why have the choice of division's on your rego if it's not going too be run that way??
But besides from my little whinge, it was a fabulous day, and i really enjoyed it. And i look forward too the next race...Salt i believe, but i think i will do the 10k.....any takers too teach me how too down wind before the race????? [}:)]