Heres a few vids (there's also some pics in th SA section) from Saturdays session at Goolwa....I am still sore from my numerous catapults......heres me cracking 30.4 knots



Here's Carl getting close to 40!



And here's Chris hitting 40!



Sorry about the quality, but it was Farken windy!

Great to see!!!!!!

I wish it would hurry up and rain I,m just a bit jelous you,ve found such a good speed spot

Havent been to Goolwa in years. Is that near the barrage? And is that Carl Newbold?

This prity much shows you where abouts from Google earth. Plenty have posted good images on the team challenge:

http://www.gpsteamchallenge.com.au/showsession.php?date=2008-05-17&team=22

Hi Geoff, how are you mate?

The choppy part (in the vid) is the slowest part of the course. To the left of the camera view, is a 1km long strip that is as flat as glass up against the edge of the bank, then you sail through the choppy section, and it links up to another shorter bank that runs for another 300m or so. The good speed runs are on the longer bank section on a westerly, it gives a starboard tack that is an awesome run. By running the full length of both banks and across the choppy link, we can fit in a nautical mile.

All the photos and videos that have been posted from the weekend are great, but none of them really do it any justice. It's.....um..... awesome!

Cheers.

Hey guys - great vids. What gear where you running to get those speeds.

Hi Hoop,

No it wasn't Carl Newbold it was Carl Macdonald. It was near the barrages. Usually we run the starboard tack but it was too south westerly and broad so we were running port tack. Westerlies give flatter water and more consistent breezes - we will all be looking out for the honking westerlies.

Gear used:-

Carl - Isonic 50, 5.8m koncept and 25cm sl7 fin.
Chris D - Exocet warp speed, 5.8m koncept and 23cm sym lockwood fin.
Tim H - Isonic 94 and Carbon art 44 and 6.7 rs racing and 5.0 rs racing.
Chris R - Jp slalom 109, 6.6m koncept.
Sam D - Fanatic 91 and 5.1m loft.
Anthony - Carbon art 44 and 5.8m rs racing.

Thanks,

Carl Macdonald

Hey Chris,
I'm going well. But not much wind here so haven¡¯t been out for some time. Did you see Frant's last posted time - 13 k. That¡¯s desperate. The spot sounds great. I am going to be a bit of a free agent over the next couple of months. Only commitment is a few weeks in Hervey Bay to check out the whales. So when the westerlies become a bit more predictable I recon I might be up for a trip over to check it out.
Cheers Geoff.

Hey Geoff,

I've just got back from a SA roadtrip and had the pleasure of seeing but not sailing the alpha channel. Would be more than happy to join you on a road trip as well...

BD