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General Gps & Speed Waves Foiling Gear Reviews Lost & Found WA NSW QLD SA VIC TAS

bigmark100

NSW

584 posts

bigmark100

NSW, 584 posts

31 May 2011 11:14am

www.theaustralian.com.au/nocookies?a=A.flavipes

nice shot

hoop

1979 posts

hoop

1979 posts

31 May 2011 9:21am

Is that Rob Graham?

Trousers

565 posts

Trousers

SA, 565 posts

31 May 2011 11:43am

while everyone else runs for cover - we rig up with manical grins.

Crash Landing

NSW

1173 posts

Crash Landing

NSW, 1173 posts

31 May 2011 1:24pm

30 knots, a 99ltr Nude and probably a 6.2m Severne? Surely it can only be Rob?!

lao shi

1346 posts

lao shi

WA, 1346 posts

31 May 2011 11:46am

How cool would it be to have a shot of yourself like that?! (Not that I ever jump that high

except in my dreams

)

K Dog

VIC

1847 posts

K Dog

VIC, 1847 posts

31 May 2011 2:13pm

Yep - that's an awesome shot!

barn

2960 posts

barn

WA, 2960 posts

31 May 2011 12:42pm

Where did he jump from?? I have plotted Robs possible trajectories..

roberto

NSW

190 posts

roberto

NSW, 190 posts

31 May 2011 3:51pm

Sweet! was kind of lonely out there but fun! needed extra effort to pull the wetsuit on as it was a bit nippy and few kilos heavier from a few months back.
5.3 blade and 99 nude. fairly onshore so had the big board to get out.
Barn, yep the red line!

stehsegler

3571 posts

stehsegler

WA, 3571 posts

31 May 2011 3:06pm

Would have joined you if I wasn't struck down with a viral infection. Do you usually sail Longy?

roberto

NSW

190 posts

roberto

NSW, 190 posts

31 May 2011 6:35pm

Yep, or newport. Just 15mins away from my joint.

stehsegler said...

Would have joined you if I wasn't struck down with a viral infection. Do you usually sail Longy?

albers

NSW

1739 posts

albers

NSW, 1739 posts

31 May 2011 6:59pm

Hey Rob, did you head round to Makaha?

We both sailed there exactly 8 weeks ago and it was my last session on the water.

Cheers

Haircut

QLD

6491 posts

Haircut

QLD, 6491 posts

1 Jun 2011 12:47am

that's great

we've had thunder and lightening here for the last 4 arvos. i've never before seen goldcoast storms in late autumn / winter. Already we've had a couple of nice westerlies - straaaaange

Troppo

887 posts

Troppo

WA, 887 posts

1 Jun 2011 9:40am

Nice one roberto.

now you just need to super impose a lightning strike in the shot

roberto

NSW

190 posts

roberto

NSW, 190 posts

2 Jun 2011 11:33am

Thanks Troppo,
I got a slightly higher res pic from John Grainger the photographer.
I think he must have on-sold it to newltd as I have to buy the high res pic from them which is hard copy only.
I went to the shed this morning to check my Nude board was still ok, still going strong thankfully as it was a pretty hard landing from that height and the size of the board.
Barn you may have re-plot you trajectories

K Dog

VIC

1847 posts

K Dog

VIC, 1847 posts

2 Jun 2011 1:56pm

roberto said...

Thanks Troppo,
I got a slightly higher res pic from John Grainger the photographer.
I think he must have on-sold it to newltd as I have to buy the high res pic from them which is hard copy only.
I went to the shed this morning to check my Nude board was still ok, still going strong thankfully as it was a pretty hard landing from that height and the size of the board.
Barn you may have re-plot you trajectories

HOLY SH1T! That's insane - didn't realize how heigh till this pic.

dan berry

2562 posts

dan berry

WA, 2562 posts

2 Jun 2011 3:09pm

Looks like working for an airline is paying off rob.

barn

2960 posts

barn

WA, 2960 posts

2 Jun 2011 5:28pm

NICE..

AJEaster

NSW

699 posts

AJEaster

NSW, 699 posts

3 Jun 2011 10:30am

Awesome shot of you Rob - you are my new wallpaper.

Great winter seascape too, make me want to put on a jumper!

peto

NSW

406 posts

peto

NSW, 406 posts

3 Jun 2011 2:38pm

Solid jump Rob nice one.

dan berry

2562 posts

dan berry

WA, 2562 posts

5 Jun 2011 5:37pm

Where was the pic taken from rob??

roberto

NSW

190 posts

roberto

NSW, 190 posts

5 Jun 2011 10:05pm

Not sure Dan, guessing at Dee Why end near the ocean pool somewhere.
I am actually sailing at the longreef end and the jump is at the bombie.
I haven't spoken to the photographer yet.
P.S. Ta Peto and AJE.

dan berry

2562 posts

dan berry

WA, 2562 posts

6 Jun 2011 10:18am

Pretty damn impressive zoom!!!!!

albers

NSW

1739 posts

albers

NSW, 1739 posts

6 Jun 2011 3:59pm

Hey Rob, your "15 minutes of fame" seems to be lasting forever.

You'd make Andy Warhol very proud

albers

NSW

1739 posts

albers

NSW, 1739 posts

6 Jun 2011 4:03pm

dan berry said...

Pretty damn impressive zoom!!!!!

I'd estimate the camera was about 1500m away!

pierrec45

NSW

2005 posts

pierrec45

NSW, 2005 posts

6 Jun 2011 8:31pm

Funny, it seems way too far away for the cameraman to be at the pool, also too high. It's as if he was in a boat offshorish, but doesn't make sense either with that kind of weather.

Fast Eddy

NSW

174 posts

Fast Eddy

NSW, 174 posts

6 Jun 2011 9:02pm

He would have to be at the viewing platform at the end of the boardwalk.

Nice shot

onya Rob sweet jump

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