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The "Official" VP thread!

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Created by Gestalt > 9 months ago, 8 May 2008
Gestalt

Gestalt

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8 May 2008 11:16PM
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anyone up for a light wind session out on the bank this saturday?

clementd

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9 May 2008 4:36PM
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Where is the bank? where is the strongest wind is SE queensland? My biggest sail is a 6.6m2 :(

Daneli

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9 May 2008 7:44PM
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Sounds good. I think high tide is at 1.30pm (1.61m) will that be enough water to sail?

Gestalt

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9 May 2008 9:20PM
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clementd said...

Where is the bank? where is the strongest wind is SE queensland? My biggest sail is a 6.6m2 :(


hi clementd,

that's a tough question. i don't know how much you weigh, how big your board is, what fin you got? so i dunno, lightweight guys plane in 10-15 knots on bigger freeride boards and 6.6 sails but us fatties need big boards and bigger sails.

the easy stuff is the bank just south of coochiemudlo island. we sail there from thompsons beach at victoria point. usually, the best wind in a SE or S is Victoria point. but for some unexplainable reason it can be patchy from time to time. as in there could be 15 knots at thompsons and 5 knots at the bank or vice versa. so a bit of local experience helps.

Daneli said...

Sounds good. I think high tide is at 1.30pm (1.61m) will that be enough water to sail?


hi daneli,

the bank is only good at low tide. say 1.5 hours before or after low. the bank is easiest to get to when the tide is going from low to high cause you don't get the big chop encountered on the way out there. but from high to low the chop is there. great on wave gear but not fun on small speed gear. though the like of vando and pierre seem ok with it.

i've sailed my formula kit all over VP with a 70cm fin, yeah at low tide there is not much water but if i stay to the channels all is good. at hightide, just go anywhere no probs.

Daneli

Daneli

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10 May 2008 7:53AM
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Sorry Gestalt change of plan and I can't make it. Apparantly Mothers Day is actually "Mothers Weekend". I have put forward the "but I've got a new board" argument and might be able to manage a late one at the Train on Sunday.

Happy sailing

Gestalt

Gestalt

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10 May 2008 12:06PM
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Daneli said...

Sorry Gestalt change of plan and I can't make it. Apparantly Mothers Day is actually "Mothers Weekend". I have put forward the "but I've got a new board" argument and might be able to manage a late one at the Train on Sunday.

Happy sailing




no worries Daneli,

getting to sail on mother's day is one of those rare things so enjoy it for all of us. [}:)]

Gestalt

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10 May 2008 1:02PM
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winds starting to kick.

packing now,



vando

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10 May 2008 1:11PM
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Gestalt said...

winds starting to kick.

packing now,






pffffff

Gestalt

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10 May 2008 1:20PM
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and i don't even have the formula board at the mo.

Daneli

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10 May 2008 6:32PM
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How was VP

Haircut

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10 May 2008 9:26PM
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who's dat?



Daneli

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11 May 2008 1:22PM
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Daneli

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11 May 2008 2:06PM
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Sail seems very flat. Too much outhaul??

evlPanda

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11 May 2008 3:12PM
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Daneli said...

Sail seems very flat. Too much outhaul??


Not enough wind

Gestalt

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12 May 2008 11:03AM
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Daneli said...

How was VP


was crappola.

only positive was the topless sunbathing.

couldn't go sunday.

yeah it blew sunday.

Gestalt

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12 May 2008 11:04AM
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Daneli said...

Sail seems very flat. Too much outhaul??


stance is coming along nicely.

clementd

clementd

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13 May 2008 1:50PM
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thanks for the response Gestalt. I normally sail at Manly, (close to my house). got a 140L board, weigh 84kg, and got 5.7 and 6.6 sails. manly is not too bad at low tide, I heard Wello point is worse.
Might try Victoria point sometime...when the wind comes back! (I reckon I need at least 17knots to plane)

evlPanda

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13 May 2008 1:58PM
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Gestalt - don't you dare say anything about that chart thingy!

Gestalt

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13 May 2008 7:29PM
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evlPanda said...

Gestalt - don't you dare say anything about that chart thingy!


no need to, you beat me to it.

vando

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13 May 2008 11:34PM
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Gestalt said...

evlPanda said...

Gestalt - don't you dare say anything about that chart thingy!


no need to, you beat me to it.


Gestalt

Gestalt

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19 May 2008 11:08PM
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this coming weekend i looking good....

gregwed

gregwed

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7 Jun 2008 9:32AM
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Anyone for VP this weekend?
Not sure if the SE will be in by lunchtime for high tide, Sun & Mon look OK.
I'll keep an eye on the Obs, haven't had a sail in ages -want to test out the old joints

gregwed

gregwed

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7 Jun 2008 5:31PM
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Ended up going to VP, got on the water about 12:30pm and fussed about in low wind. Left about 2:30pm and looked like it was just starting to come up. Oh well, at least I got some salt water up my nose - my fix for the w'end! Better luck tomorrow (Misses away so have three days to check it all out!)

NotWal

NotWal

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7 Jun 2008 8:50PM
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Was just there m'self. Got on the water about 4. Rigged a 6.5 on a 75 wide board and was under-powered to start with but it filled in. I doubt that it got over 16 knots though. Nice just the same.
There were 4 kites out there and one other sailboard. The kitys had just come up from Melbourne for the long w/e - a long way to go for some wind and warm water.

Haircut

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7 Jun 2008 9:26PM
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got an hour or so of pretty good wind here on gc.

are you guys heading back to vp tomorrow? thinking of heading there myself

vando

vando

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7 Jun 2008 10:33PM
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Haircut said...

got an hour or so of pretty good wind here on gc.

are you guys heading back to vp tomorrow? thinking of heading there myself


If its Southerly I be there

chairman

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8 Jun 2008 7:49AM
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Setting off now H C
See you when the red wine haze clears

Haircut

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8 Jun 2008 10:44AM
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on me way, see u there

chairman

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8 Jun 2008 3:05PM
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Good call HC
Had a great day

Gestalt

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8 Jun 2008 6:44PM
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was definately a good day.

hey i got loads of photos today, will upload later tonight. i tried to get one snap of at least everyone on the water. but there were som many guys "&" girls out i may have missed someone. oh, and they might be blurry to, not sure yet.

also i got a photo of jinxy trying his flat water backloops. impressive.

vando

vando

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8 Jun 2008 7:11PM
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Gestalt said...

was definately a good day.

hey i got loads of photos today, will upload later tonight. i tried to get one snap of at least everyone on the water. but there were som many guys "&" girls out i may have missed someone. oh, and they might be blurry to, not sure yet.

also i got a photo of jinxy trying his flat water backloops. impressive.


Awesome session today


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