Double Demerits (NSW, Australia) - 2014-12-26
Sailor 2 Second Peak (Kts)5 x 10 Second Average (Kts)1 Hour (Kts)Alpha Racing 500m (Kts)Nautical Mile (Kts)Distance Travelled (km)
Remi Dunoyer
30.94(D)
29.8(D)
8.81(D)
22.58(D)
25.58(D)
25.57(D)
Artur Kowalski
30.9(D)
28.97(D)
13.47(D)
17.9(D)
21.02(D)
35.16(D)
Adrian Vos
32.45(T)
28.21(T)
14.71(T)
19.5(T)
20.6(T)
43.96(T)
George
26.78(D)
25.68(D)
11.89(D)
16.15(D)
19.23(D)
50.55(D)
Jethrow
Karl
Waiting4wind
Laff77
Peter (Wineman)
Roar
Carol
AlfaMale
Sparky
Cheeky Monkey
Nigel
Barks
Palleaon
JohnM
Dean Seal
Starboard64
Andrew
Erik
Dieter
Rico
Rodskeg
Jules
Greg Kay
Remi Roques
Average31.7029.3914.0921.0423.3047.26
Remi Dunoyer (24497km):
3408 days ago
4 categories

Kyeemagh, NSW, AU

Exocet RS4-2 - Mauisails TRX 7.0 - 41-37-33 fins

Rarely seen Botany THAT choppy.

Add to this the d.......s on their jetskis... no comment!



Artur Kowalski (21634km):
3408 days ago
5 categories

Sans Souci, NSW, AU

Exocet rs2 mauisails tr9 6.3sqm fin 31



Adrian Vos (3785km):
3408 days ago
2 categories

Budgewoi Lake, NSW, AU

KA72 Link: http://www.ka72.com/TrackRecalc.aspx?fid=92722

Got a Delta fin from Mick Kay, and then got help from Mick and Mike and a couple others to get it to fit my board. Thanks Guys!!

i97, Delta 19, RS MkiV 7.0

Finally got on the water around 5pm after the traffic going up ang getting the fin sorted and rigged, Everyone else was coming in!! Thought it was going to a waste of time, but there was enough wind to keep me planing most of the time, and even got a few gusts around 20 knots. I had a good time, and it topped the 2 hour trip to get up there.

The fin feels very different. Very little vertical lift, so the board loses all its liveliness and feels stuck to the water. Once you get going though, it is quick. Just a bit challenging in gybes as you have to be committed to the rail, and also will spin out easily in the chip, but fairly easy to recover, and I could also recover from spinout mid gybe most of the time by just committing more to the rail.

It is seriously easy to go quick on flat water there. the board makes a different sound (and musch less). popping out 32 knots in a mildly powered bear off in a gust that lasted about 5-10 seconds. I am sure I could add at least 5 knots to that in some good wind there. It really changes teh rules of going fast.

Thanks again to the local guys for all the help!

Cheers,

Adrian

 



George (32558km):
3408 days ago

Sans Souci, NSW, AU || 22-26 S

i101/ Koncept 6.2/ Sonntag 35

Overpowered and too choppy in the first half of the day, then the gusts and chop dropped a little and it was fun to ride up and down the long swell. Love this fin I just got, makes the board feel on rails



Comments
Nigel


NSW
Australia
3408 days ago

And here I was feeling like I'd missed out Undecided You still managed a nice Alpha

I hope the ordinary looking forecast changes and we get a couple of decent days while off work.

 

N
George


NSW
Australia
3408 days ago

Adrian with that fin you can move the mast track further back. Did you get a 21?  It's a great feeling to go faaaast in such smooth water, waiting for the right day to go up again.
sboardcrazy


NSW
Australia
3407 days ago

Glad it was worth the trip Adrian.. It was pretty average for up there yesterday although at least there was some flat water for once!

We just needed more wind in the flats.Not the best wind angle.It certainly makes PB"s easy if you can line the planets up!

 grr you get that speed on a average day not powered up and it's almost my Pb 2 sec..UndecidedWink
Adrian Vos


NSW
Australia
3406 days ago

I actually ran the base a bit forward to ease off the pressure on the fin. It seemed to work ok. I got the delta 19 on recommendation from mick. It was ok. I could get upwind ok once planing. A few spunouts from just pushing too hard against it. Definitely not as nice to use as a good pointer fin. Feels like the board wallows around and suck to the water until you are reasonably well powered. Not unlike a weed fin I guess.