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KFC today

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Created by switch101 > 9 months ago, 24 Nov 2012
switch101
QLD, 381 posts
24 Nov 2012 8:33AM
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Looking like we may get a seabreeze should be good to test my new rs racing 3

Haircut
QLD, 6491 posts
24 Nov 2012 9:43AM
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crossing appendages

may see u there

brad1
QLD, 232 posts
24 Nov 2012 10:56AM
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Cool, what size did you get switch?

switch101
QLD, 381 posts
24 Nov 2012 6:45PM
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7 was good to test out the light wind range got going most runs

Haircut
QLD, 6491 posts
25 Nov 2012 12:10PM
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might be more today

tide should be good for the lagoon north of wavebreak. has been awesome there lately

Dag
QLD, 720 posts
25 Nov 2012 3:38PM
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Haircut said...
might be more today

tide should be good for the lagoon north of wavebreak. has been awesome there lately


Hows that work? ENE-Low tide? Where do you leave from?- Oatland Esplanade or Marine Parade,Quota Park? I've only really sailed at the Train but keen to know of a better spot.

Haircut
QLD, 6491 posts
25 Nov 2012 10:42PM
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hi. yes you can sail from oatland esp, or from the playground at lands end bridge. i usually go from oatland. NE is ideal

its best at 1/4 tide or higher but with a 22cm or less fin, you can still sail even dead low

water is flaaaaaat, and great for practicing stuff

Haircut
QLD, 6491 posts
25 Nov 2012 11:18PM
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please excuse the brag

this is from the lagoon today. it's taken me a long time to start to get flakkas, and it was the first time i've managed to do one on video

greenleader
QLD, 5283 posts
25 Nov 2012 11:41PM
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video or it didn't happen!

chairman
500 posts
26 Nov 2012 5:37AM
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Looks smooth hc

da vecta
QLD, 2515 posts
26 Nov 2012 9:34AM
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Well done HC. In front of the Chair too.

fletchsewell
QLD, 31 posts
26 Nov 2012 9:58AM
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Nice one Haircut!

Richiefish
QLD, 5612 posts
26 Nov 2012 10:08AM
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nice one Hairy !.

Haircut
QLD, 6491 posts
26 Nov 2012 2:10PM
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Thank you

swoosh
QLD, 1929 posts
26 Nov 2012 3:42PM
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awesome!

now teach me plz i'm bored of just doing things on starboard tack haha

evilC
QLD, 680 posts
26 Nov 2012 4:07PM
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I expected a louder cheer (at 10sec)

Well done.

Scotf
QLD, 1241 posts
26 Nov 2012 6:20PM
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Sweet matie, looked like a pro... Like evilC I expected a louder woo hoo but perhaps you edited it out?

boardboy
QLD, 554 posts
26 Nov 2012 6:24PM
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very nice.

Haircut
QLD, 6491 posts
26 Nov 2012 9:44PM
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thanks again

swoosh - if you are boored, i gives you a compilation of KFC northeasters from recent weeks, courtesy of a very patient chairman and the duck gybe princess.....take from it what you can

keeping hands in normal sailing position was a kind of breakthrough for me, i always thought they had to be back, like for a grubby or flat water loop etc.

carving downwind followed by raking the sail back like you were starting a carving 360, just before throwing it at somewhere between the nose of the board and into the wind, also helps throw your body and the board around..... i have discovered

i'm only half way there, at best, on the other tack. i'm pretty sure i've found this the hardest move yet

swoosh
QLD, 1929 posts
26 Nov 2012 10:15PM
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awesome footage. kfc is a pretty great spot to sail out of for spins, will have to sail around and check out this lagoon, do you mean the flat water on the west side of wavebreak? and where do you launch?

landed my first spock last week, so keen to get back into learning the flakas, i think i've got the start of them okay, just not throwing the sail far enough forward. At some stage i think i'm gonna have to stop putting it off and start learning how to do stuff both tacks

qldnacra
QLD, 455 posts
27 Nov 2012 12:55PM
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Haircut said...
thanks again

swoosh - if you are boored, i gives you a compilation of KFC northeasters from recent weeks, courtesy of a very patient chairman and the duck gybe princess.....take from it what you can

keeping hands in normal sailing position was a kind of breakthrough for me, i always thought they had to be back, like for a grubby or flat water loop etc.

carving downwind followed by raking the sail back like you were starting a carving 360, just before throwing it at somewhere between the nose of the board and into the wind, also helps throw your body and the board around..... i have discovered

i'm only half way there, at best, on the other tack. i'm pretty sure i've found this the hardest move yet




Sounds like there was a little frustration setting in for a while HC. Don't worry i get pissed off much quicker than that as you have probably heard from time to time. Frustrating sport this but o so worth it when conditions are good

evlPanda
NSW, 9207 posts
28 Nov 2012 3:37PM
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Haircut said...
might be more today

tide should be good for the lagoon north of wavebreak. has been awesome there lately


The gybing area at the eastern end can be sublime; the wind direction curves around with you as you gybe. While the lagoon is dead flaaaaat there can be some nice bump'n'jump conditions in the channel to mix it up. There can even be some excellent ramps on the northern side of the lagoon, where the water is turquoise, just as the high tide has turned to going out.

switch101
QLD, 381 posts
29 Nov 2012 10:37PM
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Heading to KFC this Saturday will there be enough water for a 40cm fin?

Haircut
QLD, 6491 posts
2 Dec 2012 11:42AM
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it looked windy and still quite a bit of water when i went past. if you are going back today it should be okay

Adult freestyle
QLD, 10 posts
4 Dec 2012 5:56PM
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great work HC, u know of any 95 ish jp freestyles floating around for sale?

Haircut
QLD, 6491 posts
7 Dec 2012 6:35PM
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Heya Jesse, would be great to catch u back in it

i can't be sure, but would you be interested in 2010 98l pro model JP? i will ask the owner if they would like to upgrade



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