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good stuff DJ, look'n forward to it, see you blokes saturday

Still looking good for tomorrow .. 20-30 knots north wind.. and hot and sunny..

DJ

Don't be such a wuss Oliver.. See you there at 9.30..

It's 7am now and it's already honking..

DJ

DavidJohn said...

We had about a dozen paddlers today on our down-winder with a few doing it for their first time.. We had 20-30 knots but mostly about 20 knots so it was good conditions for the new guys.. I took some vid paddling my 14' Glide.. The new 12'6" Coreban and Jonathan's new 14' Open Ocean Starboard.

DJ

C'mon DJ you must have been back for an hour at least. You could have edited and uploaded that footage by now.

We wanna see it! The 3 board comparison will be interesting.

It was great fun this morning. It was my third downwinder and the board (glide 14') didn't seem to want to stop today. Got the hang of stepping back to keep the nose up and keep running. Great to see a big turn out today and thanks to Jonathan for bringing his brilliant trailer to fit all the boards on.

And here is my version of the day, not epic but great fun!

I have to agree Oliver, there was a certain 'sameness' going on with the vids but after farting around making the bloody thing for hours you just have to post it. It looks grey but it was a magic warm day, felt like summer, pity you weren't there. Don't know what the surf was like, but on Friday Waratah Bay was a millpond.

And look at the numbers, next summer it's on! Don't all those guys cycling along beach road know that they could buy a downwind board for the same price as a new set of Italian carbon road rims, and the beauty is that if you fall off in the pack the worst thing that happens is that you land on a jelly!

JonathanC said...

I have to agree Oliver, there was a certain 'sameness' going on with the vids but after farting around making the bloody thing for hours you just have to post it. It looks grey but it was a magic warm day, felt like summer, pity you weren't there. Don't know what the surf was like, but on Friday Waratah Bay was a millpond.

And look at the numbers, next summer it's on! Don't all those guys cycling along beach road know that they could buy a downwind board for the same price as a new set of Italian carbon road rims, and the beauty is that if you fall off in the pack the worst thing that happens is that you land on a jelly!

I tweaked something in my lower back earlier this week, paddling a bit too hard for a wave on Monday, otherwise I'd be there for sure.

You're right about the cyclists, however, my biggest fear of D/W is landing on a jelly face first.

my biggest fear of D/W is landing on a jelly face first.

I like the red ones..

DJ

G'day CMC you would be very welcome mate, pretty sure we could fix you up with a board and paddle, it Isn't Maui but when it's working it's not bad. It is interesting to see the way the different boards deal with the close waves. The thing I noticed was just how fast the Starboard is, the transition when you get on to the plane is so different to the Glide, it just sneaks up on you and before you know it the thing is going like a rocket. Certainly the nose is lower and I need to get used to this board but I've never been on anything that maintains momentum so effortlessly. The 17 Glide is really fast but I just don't have the power to accelerate it onto every swell like I can with the SB Race 14, because I'm so light I really rely on high stroke rate and a light board. I did a run on Daves Coreban 12'6 a couple of weeks ago and really loved it, maybe ultimately not the fastest on the water but so surfy and fun.
Funny we all seem to judge down wind boards on point to point speed but a huge part of it IMO is how fun it is on the waves and that was the pleasant surprise with the Starboard, just feels super relaxed on a wave. We've started exploring the south westerlies in the bay recently, more exposed and further to drive but bigger swells, can get be 3 to 4m if it's been blowing for a few days - remember DJ's unfortunate event photos?

Nice footage guys. Looked like heaps of fun.

Hopefully by spring, I'll have a board more suitable for DWers, and can join you all.

laceys lane said...

JonathanC said...

G'day CMC you would be very welcome mate, pretty sure we could fix you up with a board and paddle, it Isn't Maui but when it's working it's not bad. It is interesting to see the way the different boards deal with the close waves. The thing I noticed was just how fast the Starboard is, the transition when you get on to the plane is so different to the Glide, it just sneaks up on you and before you know it the thing is going like a rocket. Certainly the nose is lower and I need to get used to this board but I've never been on anything that maintains momentum so effortlessly. The 17 Glide is really fast but I just don't have the power to accelerate it onto every swell like I can with the SB Race 14, because I'm so light I really rely on high stroke rate and a light board. I did a run on Daves Coreban 12'6 a couple of weeks ago and really loved it, maybe ultimately not the fastest on the water but so surfy and fun.
Funny we all seem to judge down wind boards on point to point speed but a huge part of it IMO is how fun it is on the waves and that was the pleasant surprise with the Starboard, just feels super relaxed on a wave. We've started exploring the south westerlies in the bay recently, more exposed and further to drive but bigger swells, can get be 3 to 4m if it's been blowing for a few days - remember DJ's unfortunate event photos?

spot on jonathan, i'm not sure how fast the fanatic 14' is, but gee, it is the funnist board to dw i've ever been on. i stood about 10 to 12" back from the handle and when on a link sections got back a lot more and it still wants to paddle and go.

it has changed my outlook on dw ing and now that's the spot or way i want to do it.

it seems to me to be more of a surfing style

look forward to some more updates. i dig watching the vids and checking out the runs and the different styles. might have to get one of these u beaut cameras one day
cheers

ps. maybe scotty from greenline might get a hold of a demo starby 14' to try

Never find them boring, I like them!

Great that you swapped boards, sorta see how each ones travels through the water.

Keep em coming!