Mega wipeout - guess the damage

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laurie
laurie
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7 Oct 2009 9:31pm
Whilst at my local sailing spot a week or so ago, a friend took some photos of a newbie getting nailed in some mild conditions.

Have some fun and see if you can guess the damage sustained to the gear (please don't spoil the fun if you know)

Sorry .. no prize apart from fame.















Leech
Leech
WA
1933 posts
WA, 1933 posts
7 Oct 2009 6:38pm
blown sail panel ?
jp747
jp747
1553 posts
1553 posts
7 Oct 2009 6:57pm
just the tendon?
nick0
nick0
NSW
510 posts
NSW, 510 posts
7 Oct 2009 10:07pm
id say .. snaped mast snaped or bent boom ..... crushed ego and spirit for sure ... also i guss he suffered an embaresing carry up the beach to his car
Richiefish
Richiefish
QLD
5612 posts
QLD, 5612 posts
7 Oct 2009 9:08pm
one pair of board shorts ???
busterwa
busterwa
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3782 posts
7 Oct 2009 7:31pm




knigit
knigit
WA
319 posts
WA, 319 posts
7 Oct 2009 7:33pm
Awesome photo series . Caption comp #101?

What's the time gap between shots? Is that the fastest ever voluntary dismount that I see there between pic 1 and 2?
stehsegler
stehsegler
WA
3571 posts
WA, 3571 posts
7 Oct 2009 7:38pm
hm... I actually got sucked back-up into a wave not dis-similar to this one at said spot last year... what worse, it was with a mates brand new board and sail.

surprisingly nothing got damaged (including myself).

another mate of mine made the same mistake on his first wave... he got away with a half hour swim and a broken mast.

As for the photos I am guessing... mast and sail...

BTW, this is a classic mistake at your local spot. Someone told me when it gets to this size you need to line up you take off with a certain rock on the beach.
P.C_simpson
P.C_simpson
WA
1492 posts
WA, 1492 posts
7 Oct 2009 7:51pm
Mast and a some sail damage for sure, not to mention a gut full of water..
garyk
garyk
QLD
277 posts
QLD, 277 posts
7 Oct 2009 10:03pm
Everything but the fin
Gestalt
Gestalt
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7 Oct 2009 10:34pm
i'm going for broken mast, sail panels gone, mast track ripped from board, bent extension
mineral1
mineral1
WA
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WA, 4564 posts
7 Oct 2009 8:48pm
No damage
sausage
sausage
QLD
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QLD, 4874 posts
7 Oct 2009 11:33pm
One thing for certain - the wave broke
greenleader
greenleader
QLD
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QLD, 5283 posts
8 Oct 2009 12:14am
head batten
Haircut
Haircut
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6491 posts
QLD, 6491 posts
8 Oct 2009 12:23am
ego?
AusMoz
AusMoz
QLD
1514 posts
QLD, 1514 posts
8 Oct 2009 1:36am
1 - Damaged emotionally

2 - Severed sphinster !!!

Speedo's now have been forced to to cater for the windsurfing industry - re-introduced the brown speedos!!!!!
busterwa
busterwa
3782 posts
3782 posts
8 Oct 2009 12:15am
Fully MUNTED
Sailhack
Sailhack
VIC
5000 posts
VIC, 5000 posts
8 Oct 2009 9:48am
laurie said...

Whilst at my local sailing spot a week or so ago, a friend took some photos of a newbie getting nailed in some mild conditions.


C'mon Loz..."a friend"? "a newbie"! Just admit it was you bailing in the 2nd shot and we can stop playing these mind games, and get you some professional help with your shame issues.

evlPanda
evlPanda
NSW
9207 posts
NSW, 9207 posts
8 Oct 2009 11:25am
Wallet - broken.
king of the point
king of the point
WA
1836 posts
WA, 1836 posts
8 Oct 2009 9:17am
worn out car horns ?
ClaireS
ClaireS
8 posts
8 posts
8 Oct 2009 9:20am
great photo series. broken ego at least. wonder how many people were sitting watching this
pacman76
pacman76
QLD
123 posts
QLD, 123 posts
8 Oct 2009 1:25pm
I rekon he invented a new windsurfing move.... the submerged triple backloop

as for damage.... a torn footstrap

Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23651 posts
WA, 23651 posts
8 Oct 2009 4:01pm
There is a reason it is called tombstones

I reckon mast is good cos it was parallel to the wave so would not have been driven into the reef.

I call sail panel only
Greenroom
Greenroom
WA
7608 posts
WA, 7608 posts
8 Oct 2009 4:53pm
Was he heading out through the break?
windtechno
windtechno
VIC
372 posts
VIC, 372 posts
8 Oct 2009 8:01pm
king of the point said...

worn out car horns ?


Your awesome king of the point
GalahOnTheBay
GalahOnTheBay
NSW
4188 posts
NSW, 4188 posts
8 Oct 2009 8:15pm
Mild conditions? lol...

Did he he claim it as his first tube?
busterwa
busterwa
3782 posts
3782 posts
8 Oct 2009 7:01pm
new screen saver
shark
shark
WA
361 posts
WA, 361 posts
8 Oct 2009 11:51pm
bet he buys a kite next
poor relative
poor relative
WA
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WA, 9106 posts
9 Oct 2009 12:25am
Wonder if this was post or pre

WindWarrior
WindWarrior
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1019 posts
NSW, 1019 posts
9 Oct 2009 8:56am
Greenroom said...

Was he heading out through the break?


Looks like he was heading in... not out... before he got taken out !
*Based purely on the tack he is sailing on

EDIT

Damage estimate

2 x panels blown
1 x batten snapped
1 x box of the worlds most expensive beer to share with his mates !
laurie
laurie
NSW
3889 posts
NSW, 3889 posts
9 Oct 2009 1:28pm
Amazingly the only damage was a 200m swim & a broken batten. We couldn't believe it. We fully expected broken masts, sails..but nup .. a batten .. sorry don't know which one. :-)

The photo relli posted was post-prang.

And yeah .. he wasn't a newbie, but the famed dreadlock toting "Corey" who was a standout superstar all day, doing some wild poop. Scotty McKercher also made an appearance and was also awesome to watch.

Here he is early in the day on a bigger sail, before changing up:






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