I've heard that NAISH are releasing a new board next week .....I wish we had some pictures...... there that should make DJs ears burn!!!!

He probably not posting caus he has an exclusive with a currant affair.
Isn,t hindsight a wonderfull thing , any number of things could have gone wrong you cant cover all possibilities , yes they could have had a safety boat or ski and what if that broke down or capsized?
Their are a whole lot of what if,s!Good on you for trying.

DJ, obviously we are very grateful you are still with us.

Next time you plan such an adventure,would you take a
support boat ? and pack a extra legrope ?

Lots of assumptions been thrown on here from too far and too wide,

the steps that took place by those involved on the day after the unfortunate equipment failure were nothing short of fantastic and I'll be feeling safe in the future if I ever come unstuck with this crew around me,

will take a lot away from this run for even bigger and better downwinders still to come,

Cheers.

Makaha said...

Simple fact, not enough planning, no support boat ,the cops should throw the book at you,yes I am far and wide but not one of the record seekers has fest up and explained in detail ,or is it a belated April fools joke
DJ has only surfaced twice and was fine to watch the bike race last night

Makaha do you have 2 identities on this forum?

CMC said...

Makaha said...

Simple fact, not enough planning, no support boat ,the cops should throw the book at you,yes I am far and wide but not one of the record seekers has fest up and explained in detail ,or is it a belated April fools joke
DJ has only surfaced twice and was fine to watch the bike race last night

Makaha do you have 2 identities on this forum?

CMC just ask Hilly about this bloke.

Just trolls for comments.

Polupoluu said...

For someone who is on this forum 23.5 hrs a day DJ has gone awfully quite!!!!

It takes a long time to load pictures the way I do it.. .. I'm getting there.. I also have heaps of vid that I'd love to post.

DJ

Zimbo Reagan said...

CMC just ask Hilly about this bloke.

Just trolls for comments.

Hey Zimbo, I do recall apologizing to your friend, trolling not at all,I just say it as it is.
The problem I have , no support boat.

thought I'd cross pollinate from other topic.

Having done my fair share of stupid things though the beginning of kiting, I would say definitely stupid. BUT! How do you know fast fast is until you go fast, how do you know how big big is until you see it, how do you know what pain is until you feel it, if a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it fall... did it make a sound? only if some stupid idiot is hanging around in the woods!

Don't hurt anyone else, don't waist anyone else's time or money, be man enough to fix it yourself (unless it's 10,000 volts in high tension powerlines), it's all good. Every sport has to have some one take it to the next level once. I definitely don't recommend we all go out in rediculous conditions to see if we die, but sometimes it's good to open the envelope, but just be prepared.

Foolish for not having a support boat = YES

Admirable for giving it a go when so many other high wind downwinders have been successful = YES (IMO)

Danger is everywhere. We all know from statistics that speeding in cars is dangerous, and so many people die every day from it, but can you honestly say that you have never sped? or pushed the amber/red light theory?

This is not an invite to stupid behaviour, but a great experience for DJ to share and a valuable lesson learnt..... Get a proper leash or learn to swim faster rookies!

JB

I'd like to think that we could all learn something from this and take steps to improve the safety of the sport, so the next time some accident happens - ie equipment failure/injury it doesn't end up on the news or worse.

For a bay crossing in the conditions we saw on Sunday a support boat would not be practical. Maybe some sort of buddy system, staying closer together or regrouping may have helped. DJ even said that himself.

Personally, after reading all the comments and weighing up what occurred on Sunday and if we want to learn anything from it I'd say that Gorgo's post is pretty spot on:

Gorgo said...

The number one rule of outdoor adventuring is to have escape routes and maintain them at all costs. This usually means going out no further than you are able to swim. Doing a crossing means your only escape route is to make it across.

A bay crossing in 20knott winds is one thing but to do it in 40 - 50knotts without an escape route doesn't seem like such a great idea.

hi all. Firstly it has been great reading all the posts today. Lots of drama. The thing I think people are forgetting is sup is whatever you want to make of it. I had a paddle under the cliffs of beaumauris round past rickets on saturday. calm water, great fun for me. Thats what I want out of supping. To DJ and team port philip dw's my hats off to you because thats what you want out of sup and I think its great that you share your experiences so we all appreciate how sup can be applied for our own needs. I'll keep cruising the flat water and finding my own solo adventures to enjoy this sport/hobby/ yoga on water/relaxing therapy.

My little Hydrofield 7.45 ate that stuff, I worked 150 - 200 days / yr for 7 yrs on PPB.

These are still used by the Aussie Navy in the gulf.

Side opening dive door make for easy rescue.

Phill

I sold it when we moved to OG that must have been a Homer moment!

i'll like to hear from the other guys on how they went assuming they didn't know what happen to dj.it sounds like a pretty hardcore run. seems like dj was going ok. dw-er's can be heaven and hell in the blink of an eye
cheers

OG SUP said...

If you wanted to obscure the writing, should've done so with the reflection as well.

Copy Image -> Paste into Irfanview -> Image menu -> Vertical Flip and the writing and phone number are pretty evident .

planesailing said...

BTW where did all this talk of 50 knots come from?
I only got between 22 to 33 knots and a spike over 35
for a short period.
I take nothing away from the brave guys, but lets not
get caught up like the press and blow things out of proportion.

I was watching BOM on my iPhone all morning and can confirm that at Laverton and at the Fawkner Beacon and StKilda, winds peaked at 10.30am between 90 and 100 km/h. That equates to around 50 - 55 knots.