I'm up for an early one Sunday.

The trailer sounds great.

Beats this pile up.

count me in.

Any idea of a time for sunday

What about this arvo anyone keen, thinking of 2pm at Jetty Road, forecast is for 15 to 20 knots North to North West so perfect direction and nice mellow warm up for tomorrow.

Because no bugger would come out had to do the upwind/downwind thing this afternoon, paddled from Sandy up to Brighton Marina into the wind then had a nice little run back. Couple of guys kiting off kite beach - was that you Gorgo? The other guy touched his head when he went past me, not sure if that meant he thought i was bonkers paddling upwind....prefer to think he was 'tipping his hat'

So 9:30 at Jetty Road, thinking it might be good to do a longer one if the direction is good, maybe Frankston and whoever doesn't want to go that far could come in at Sandy. Has to be easier than doing the two run double car shuffle.

Hey Jonathan, which board did you upwind/downwind on? Would have loved to have been there but my (expletive deleted) physio wouldn't back down. Four more (expletive deleted) weeks! Have fun tomorrow. And someone please shoot video.

JonathanC said...
.... Couple of guys kiting off kite beach - was that you Gorgo? ...

I gave you a friendly wave from a kindred spirit enjoying the nice but cold conditions. (all black kite with red struts)

You were making great progress upwind into a 15-18 knot breeze. I bet you were nice and warm in the rubber with the paddling effort.

That board looks surreal. It looks like you were paddling a dutch clog.

grumpydave said...

would sunday downwinder be ok for first timer for a downwinder. i sup in surf and flat water but never done a down winder. Would it be better to have first hit out on a 15 to 20 knot northerly rather than 20 to 30 knots?. psh 12 and leggie!!!. cheers dave.

I think you would be fine tomorrow - I'll see you there.

Gad I missed the downwinder ! Wind down here in Torquay didn't seem to get very strong... ?

Decent sized Bells today. Good fun. Nice lines. I don't SUP at Bells, but it had some SUP potential this afternoon, as most people gave the bowl a miss on the higher tide, and were sitting up at outside Rincon. But patience in the bowl paid big dividends. 2 people on it, 2-3 wave sets..... you do the maths !

Sorry for bad photos. From my dodge back-up phone. Waiting for the iPhone 4, and I don't usually bring a camera with me anyway....

PS - Maui crew look to be having a blast !

PTWoody said...

How did you go today guys? It was bloody cold at the MCG.

Started off looking like it was going to be epic, 25 to 30 knots and perfect direction but once we got to Elwood dropped off to about 18. Still some runners in the end but you had to work to get onto them (not as much on the K15 as the Glides!). Didn't seem that cold

Trailer worked a treat, swallowed up the 3 14' glides and the K15 without even using the top rack, super safe to load and unload in the 30 knot winds. I think Al took a photo of it loaded up.

ALsUP said...

It was 'epic' for me in my new O'Neill - Epic wetsuit.

Vale the fluoro wetsuit. And you'll need a new avatar pic.

Speaking of pics, your photo of the trailer demonstrates a fascinating comparison of the Glide 14 and the K15, particularly at the tail. You could take a band saw to the last 12" of the K15 and it would be a quite similar plan shape.