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WindWanderers Redcliffe Meet

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Created by Gestalt > 9 months ago, 11 Apr 2010
Gestalt
QLD, 14709 posts
12 Apr 2010 1:54AM
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Just a quick heads up we are aiming for a meet at Suttons Beach, Redcliffe this coming saturday........

forecast has potential so will wait till thur/fri for more details.

all the usual fun in the sun and bbq madness is being planned as well as a forward loop session.

NotWal
QLD, 7433 posts
12 Apr 2010 2:34PM
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Well that's cheered me up.

Gestalt
QLD, 14709 posts
12 Apr 2010 5:39PM
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always good to hear dave.

i'm thinking we go even if the forecast is only 15knots?????

what's the thoughts?

Party for scully?????

lee1972
QLD, 921 posts
12 Apr 2010 6:06PM
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Sound good count me in, tried a few loops recently. Does it count if the board doesnt loop with you??

NotWal
QLD, 7433 posts
12 Apr 2010 6:29PM
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6 knots plus is good enough for me.

A goodbye to Scully? Why not - any excuse for a beer

Have you scared up any speed gear yet Scully? Stick to freestyle I say. Freestyle all over the Pit. he he. They love it down there.

Scully
WA, 412 posts
12 Apr 2010 4:45PM
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NotWal said...

6 knots plus is good enough for me.

A goodbye to Scully? Why not - any excuse for a beer

Have you scared up any speed gear yet Scully? Stick to freestyle I say. Freestyle all over the Pit. he he. They love it down there.


Abit early for my farewell, 5ish weeks left of qld. thow coronas are heaps cheap
atm, two cartons for 70$ !!!
Nah i changed my mind, to just stick to freestyle and mabey wavesailing. Big thx to mark for a 2min chat that answered heaps of me questions on speedsailing.

Gestalt
QLD, 14709 posts
12 Apr 2010 7:42PM
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nice one lee, i reckon any atempt at a loop is a loop in my books.......

scully, we can have another bash before you go.

looks like saturday is gaining support. i don't need much wind either so i'm keen.

KenHo
NSW, 1353 posts
13 Apr 2010 10:02AM
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So, I'm not really up to speed on Windwanderers.
A socil club, I'm guessing ??
Is there a sub or membership required ?
I'm thinking about making the effort to come up and meet people on Saturday.
If there is wind, I'll probably be there.
What time are you thinking about ?

swoosh
QLD, 1929 posts
13 Apr 2010 10:14AM
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hmmm pretty keen. but if the winds light i dunno if i can be bothered to drive all the way to redcliffe, may just stay local.

Gestalt
QLD, 14709 posts
13 Apr 2010 10:53AM
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Hi Ken,

Wanderers is a social club, we meet avery 5 weeks or so and usually wait for a good forecast to hit the water.

we sail different ,ocations from north kirra up to lake cootharaba hence the name wind wanderers. usually i try and pick the best location for the wind.

all members need a mebership. any awa affiliated club membership will do. wanderers memberships are

$40 for social members
$45 competitive members (allows you to race or compete with any club in australia)
$50 passionate members. (include competitive insurance)

$105 familly social membership
$120 familly competitive membership.

the membership includes 12month 24hr cover all over australia insurance

normally meets officially start around 12-1pm.

Hi Swoosh, yeah, a few of us are keen also. if the forecast completely dies (ie. red arrows) then we'll push it back but at this stage if it's around 10-15 knots it's on.

KenHo
NSW, 1353 posts
13 Apr 2010 12:47PM
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Gestalt said...

Hi Ken,

Wanderers is a social club, we meet avery 5 weeks or so and usually wait for a good forecast to hit the water.

we sail different ,ocations from north kirra up to lake cootharaba hence the name wind wanderers. usually i try and pick the best location for the wind.

all members need a mebership. any awa affiliated club membership will do. wanderers memberships are

$40 for social members
$45 competitive members (allows you to race or compete with any club in australia)
$50 passionate members. (include competitive insurance)

$105 familly social membership
$120 familly competitive membership.

the membership includes 12month 24hr cover all over australia insurance

normally meets officially start around 12-1pm.

Hi Swoosh, yeah, a few of us are keen also. if the forecast completely dies (ie. red arrows) then we'll push it back but at this stage if it's around 10-15 knots it's on.


Cool.
I assume I can sign up on the day ?
We'll see what the forecast brings.

Scully
WA, 412 posts
13 Apr 2010 11:34AM
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swoosh said...

hmmm pretty keen. but if the winds light i dunno if i can be bothered to drive all the way to redcliffe, may just stay local.


We can carpool with my new ute if ya want.

gregwed
QLD, 556 posts
13 Apr 2010 4:23PM
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Scully - do you mean the ute with the SUP on top??
Well done & Congrats.....

VanillaSky
QLD, 6 posts
13 Apr 2010 5:08PM
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I'll be there if its blowing. :D

Gestalt
QLD, 14709 posts
13 Apr 2010 11:17PM
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i hope it's blowing seems a fair bit of interest.....

Scully
WA, 412 posts
15 Apr 2010 11:57AM
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Anybody going to the Redcliffe meet happen to be a SUP'er?
If so bring your SUP paddle, im going to bring the Coreban Icon to share around. I have a board but no paddle :P

fitz66
QLD, 575 posts
15 Apr 2010 7:58PM
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Hey Scully this is what you need mate

KenHo
NSW, 1353 posts
16 Apr 2010 2:24PM
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Sooooooooooo, what's happening ??

Gestalt
QLD, 14709 posts
16 Apr 2010 5:02PM
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swoosh
QLD, 1929 posts
16 Apr 2010 7:18PM
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cool i'll be there.

Gestalt
QLD, 14709 posts
16 Apr 2010 8:02PM
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^ sweet,

tomorrow is, aerial flare gybe day

ikw777
QLD, 2995 posts
16 Apr 2010 9:35PM
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I'm pretty sure I'll show up Justin.

Gestalt
QLD, 14709 posts
17 Apr 2010 10:22AM
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looking good so far.

see you all at Suttons

steller_3
QLD, 123 posts
17 Apr 2010 11:39AM
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Scully, where did u get 2 cases for $70 i looked around but nowhere to be found


Scully said...

NotWal said...

6 knots plus is good enough for me.

A goodbye to Scully? Why not - any excuse for a beer

Have you scared up any speed gear yet Scully? Stick to freestyle I say. Freestyle all over the Pit. he he. They love it down there.


Abit early for my farewell, 5ish weeks left of qld. thow coronas are heaps cheap
atm, two cartons for 70$ !!!
Nah i changed my mind, to just stick to freestyle and mabey wavesailing. Big thx to mark for a 2min chat that answered heaps of me questions on speedsailing.


Scully
WA, 412 posts
17 Apr 2010 9:59AM
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steller_3 said...

Scully, where did u get 2 cases for $70 i looked around but nowhere to be found


Scully said...

NotWal said...

6 knots plus is good enough for me.

A goodbye to Scully? Why not - any excuse for a beer

Have you scared up any speed gear yet Scully? Stick to freestyle I say. Freestyle all over the Pit. he he. They love it down there.


Abit early for my farewell, 5ish weeks left of qld. thow coronas are heaps cheap
atm, two cartons for 70$ !!!
Nah i changed my mind, to just stick to freestyle and mabey wavesailing. Big thx to mark for a 2min chat that answered heaps of me questions on speedsailing.





i know aye lol, ive stocked up and spent most of my paycheck :P
i think theyre called Wine Cellars? Ive never been there before until i noticed this chalk board saying. 48 Coronas $70!!!

swoosh
QLD, 1929 posts
17 Apr 2010 8:31PM
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thanks for organising it, wind didn't really cooperate but it was good to catch up and share some snags.


thumbs up from me






lee1972
QLD, 921 posts
17 Apr 2010 10:22PM
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Yet another new board swoosh?

Missed the snags yet again, left early doors this morning. Went straight to Queens beach which for a few hours this morning; was awesome, 100ltrs and a 5.4 a huge smile and a few nice ramps thrown in for good measure. That was until 1 0'clock and then nothing..... headed to sandgate around 3ish for a look, pretty windy there but to far for a lazy pom like me to drag my gear.

SurfConnect
QLD, 1674 posts
17 Apr 2010 10:41PM
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Should have had it at Sandgate Justin! We had solid 15-20kts most of the day!

swoosh
QLD, 1929 posts
18 Apr 2010 6:53PM
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lee1972 said...

Yet another new board swoosh?



yep.

got to sail it today, it does indeed sail as sweet as it looks. can't pick which is better at this stage, the skate or the joker.

when i upgraded to the joker from the jp fsw it was like a light switch, the joker was so much better in every way, there was no reason i would ever want to sail the FSW again. however with the skate and the joker, they are both awesome, just in a different way. I think the skate probably carves better then the joker? either way had no problems laying down consistent gybes today. Also the skate definately feels bigger then the joker, thou its only 1L difference in specs. the joker is easier to sail upwind, the skate you kinda have to force it a bit more, I think they both have similar upwind ability, its just a bit harder to get the skate upwind because the straps are very inboard. Also, the joker has double screws for all footstraps which is awesome. So far as I can tell, the skate only has single screws... and they twist quite annoyingly. Might have to take them off and see if there is a 2 screw option.

didn't jump it much, my boge joint has a crack in it, will replace it before tomorrow.

Gestalt
QLD, 14709 posts
18 Apr 2010 10:05PM
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Hi Guys,

cheers for joining in. was a wierd day. wind gauge read 2 knots at one point.

still we hit the water on the freestyle gear.

even though the wind was, well, nowhere, the bbq and hanging out is always great. swoosh's new board was very nice also.

i got a photo of scully with his seabreeze prize.



funny thing with the wind. it was blowing when i arrived. i rigged and waited for a few others to show up. as everyone got there a storm came through and killed the wind.

and yes, i hate to say but as the last few were driving out of the carpark it kicked in again. dave was blasting around out the back! darren waited for it to die back a bit before heading out on his 9m again.

with winter approaching we'll start to look at places that work in westerlies etc. we also have the bribie meet on again in june.

looking to early may for the next meet.

cheers
JB

i took 3 photos at the meet.



v that's a nice sail in the photo.

KenHo
NSW, 1353 posts
19 Apr 2010 4:29PM
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Yeah, I looked at the chart, and it just switched off at 1pm. I figured some of the famous wind-vacuums had turned up.



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