Pinnaroos (WA, Australia) - 2015-06-21
Sailor 2 Second Peak (Kts)5 x 10 Second Average (Kts)1 Hour (Kts)Alpha Racing 500m (Kts)Nautical Mile (Kts)Distance Travelled (km)
tailwind
26.166(D)
23.17(D)
5.254(D)
9.535(D)
13.959(D)
9.728(D)
Jonah
38.925(D)
33.002(D)
0(D)
14.341(D)
21.432(D)
21.698(D)
JJ
40.267(D)
37.232(D)
7.636(D)
11.073(D)
33.095(D)
41.814(D)
Lunny
38.896(D)
36.522(D)
7.437(D)
18.506(D)
29.997(D)
42.347(D)
lao shi
35.407(D)
33.709(D)
12.789(D)
19.356(D)
22.044(D)
60.783(D)
Obelix
27.573(D)
25.536(D)
6.26(D)
0(D)
9.535(D)
11.108(D)
Windxtasy
28.361(D)
23.386(D)
0(D)
7.457(D)
8.76(D)
2.86(D)
Pointman
Chris Porter
Jeff
paddymac
JC2
Jemma
scarrgo
Windtech
Ricey
Bunyip
AC1
Hooksey
Flatchat
Snickers
Kenny
Pacey
SRS73
AndreaMunich
Gloria
Reg
Topcat
Clue Thirst
The Shroom
fingers
Finback
Peanut
Average39.6036.8810.2118.9331.5551.57
tailwind (7476km):
3204 days ago

Melville Beach, WA, AU

R5 6.2 111 vector36

Hard work for not much reward. This has to have been one of the gustiest sessions I have ever sailed. Thank goodness for the toasty wettie as I spent several long perods in the water waiting for the scawls to pass.

It was great to get out there again.



Jonah (2414km):
3203 days ago
3 categories

Point Walter, WA, AU

was solo parenting this weekend preventing much travelling but dropped the kids at the neighbours to get out for a quick blast.

went to point walter and rigged up the 5.4 ive never used before (code red cost me $150 from Jesper!)

hit the water as the wind dropped and drifted across to the sandspit.

then the wind started coming through but mega gusty!

managed to catch one gust right behind the little island and got a 39.2 on the dial

thought a 40 knot run was possible but never got a good gust at the right spot again.

Im expecting some top speeds from the crew who travelled further afield

isonic 86 code red 5.4 delta weed 28



JJ (25827km):
3203 days ago
5 categories

Coodanup, WA

On the water at 1pm just as the wind booted in to about 25 knots.

Thought I'd left it too late for a NM run but went for it anyway. Mad chop near the channel, got lifted clear out the water but fluked a clean landing.

Grabbed the speed board and joined the rest in the Pond - great fun. A bit weedy and the run was a bit square but awesome seeing Salty smash through 40 knots and huge PBs from Craig and Paul on slalom boards.

M91 (NM)  M47,   CL SL2 28,  Vector Weedy 20,  GPS 5.5  

 

             



Lunny (42007km):
3203 days ago
4 categories

Coodanup, WA, AU

Great arvo out in the Chook pond. First time using the KA race and took a little tweaking to get things comfy, im sure its capable of a bit more speed but a PB is a nice little gift from it. Probably could do with a tad smaller board for days like today too so a speed board might have to be sorted. Great bunch out there today, got to witness Saltys run and see the look on his face at the peak of the run, he knew it was quick.Surprised

Oh and how could i forget the tunes while sailing. Got some bluetooth headphones, quite a different experience with some tunesLaughing

Thanks for the good company today Fellas.

Mistral 91, ReflexII 6.2 (NM) Tribal WS 29, KA Race 5.5, Vector DWS 26



lao shi (41082km):
3203 days ago

Not the best choice!

Couldn't find flat water / wind combo anywhere and after a sail dynamics class from the Slow one it would appear that my mast isn't helping my performance.

Serious bullets but big holes also.

Good to catch up with Yoyo who went faster than me on all of his 3 runs!Laughing

Had a look at Pt Grey (which was an adrenalin ride across the channel)

No flat water over there either.

Still fun in the sun for a fair bit of the afternoon even if I was slow!Cry

Thanks to Slowy for a trial of the Tribal 25.

Loft blade 5.6, MSL91, MXR 22 weed then Tribal 25

Peel Inlet, WA, AU



Obelix (3335km):
3203 days ago

Melville Beach, 96L / 7m

Gusty, choppy, cold, the sail too big.... Could not hold onto it after 90 minutes.

Damo was flying around, otherwise a lot of sailors, but couldn't spot any Pinnaroos.

Fantastic speed and PBs guys, given the conditions today.



Windxtasy (13853km):
3203 days ago

"Shall I compare thee to a summers day?" seems like an appropriate quote for today.

Liptons M41, 4.9K, 21 Tribal weed speed 

It was horrible out there. As others have said the wind at Liptons was very westerly (although as I got to Coodanup I checked seabreeze and it said SW so I continued on the Liptons) and when I got on the water it was very strong. It was flat in the lee of the shore but once you hit the windline (or the windline hit you) the chop grew very quickly and felt quite dangerous. A bear-away was out of the question. Kudos to Slowie who did 40 in that. I decided to quit before I got injured. Probably the worst session I have ever had in terms of no fun at all. I even had a long walk back to the car towing my gear through thick snotweed. I was almost too embarrassed to post my numbers but 28 is the fastest I have gone since the 10th of March so there it is.

Positives: I got a workout. I feel like I have gone 10 rounds with a heavy weight. The heavy weight won.

I did not get injured 

I made it home safely

Speedchat was fun once I got it working, but it wasn't enough to make me risk life and limb to hear faster speeds.

It was good to catch up with Shaw, Mark, Slowie and Yoyo. Thanks Yoyo for braving the cold and rain to check that I had made it back to my car safely. It is always reassuring to know we are part of a caring community who looks after each other.

Apologies to Mark for suggesting we go to Liptons today. I know you felt cheated. Sorry. I know you could have done 40+ at the chook pond.



Comments
Sausage


QLD
Australia
3203 days ago

Sweet pb Jonah.  Well done.

JJ, Great 2 sec, 5x10 and cranking nm.

JJ


WA
Australia
3203 days ago

Huge congrats Jonah and Lunny - top stuff Cool

Saltynuts


WA
Australia
3203 days ago

nice catching up today JJ and Lunny and congrats on the pb's Lunny and Jonah.

Tomski


WA
Australia
3203 days ago

Great effort Lunny. Congrats

Nice 40 and NM JJ first class

STROPPO


WA
Australia
3203 days ago

Nice to sail with you fellars today welldone JJ on the 40 and super effort Craig and Jonah on the pbs im sure you guys had the heater cranking on the way homeCoolCoolCool

Decrepit


WA
Australia
3203 days ago

Great PBs guys! That's an insane NM JJ in those conditions.

Stretch


WA
Australia
3203 days ago

Congrats on the PBs guys, great effort!!

lao shi


WA
Australia
3203 days ago

Great numbers, fellas!

Congrats on the PBs, Jonah and Lunny!Cool

Nice to get another 40 and sweet naughty, JJ!Laughing

fangy


WA
Australia
3203 days ago
STONKIN work Lunny, huge congrats mate :-) JJ punching past 40 again! Huge respect there fella!
(Mu-) fin


WA
Australia
3203 days ago

  

 

        Nicely done on the PBs guys .        Smile   

Windxtasy


WA
Australia
3203 days ago

Nice work boyz!

Jonah, nice work! Sooo Close to 39!

JJ, giving the padawan a masterclass again. Well done!

Lunny - good thing you were granted leave from painting duties. Bettered your previous PB by more than one knot, and a 5X10 as well. A very happy boy tonight no doubt. Well done!

Good work on the nms also, both of you.

Mark, 35knots and 60 km out in that weather is really good going. It was no summer cruise today. Thanks for coming and supporting the team. It was good to see you again.

Tailwind and Obelix, It takes great courage to sail in wild conditions like today. You stuck it out longer than I did.

Stu


WA
Australia
3203 days ago

Nice work on the PB's Cool

40's looking good sooner rather than later

Oaf


WA
Australia
3203 days ago

Good work on the PBs Lunny and Jonah. Great 40s there JJ, but that NM impressed me the most. I had a go but the chop and a gust got me.

ray gun


WA
Australia
3203 days ago

Super numbers there Pinnaroo's 

Congrats Lunny and Jonah sweet Pb's 

JJ sweet Nm and blazing speed as always.

Doddi


WA
Australia
3203 days ago
Jj nice NM an peak for the conditions. I like it
Saltynuts


WA
Australia
3203 days ago

Well done JJ and Lunny on the NM. Took some balls charging across the bay.Not exactly flat.Smile

Mineral


WA
Australia
3203 days ago

Huge guys, well done on the PB's and to the rest of the crew braveing those conditions. Cool

And no not yet mended, but not that fussed seeing the conditions your all faced yesterday afterr the doldrums of winter have set inSurprisedLaughing

Snake


WA
Australia
3203 days ago

Great PBs Jonah and Lunny! Cool JJ, smoking quick as usual Wink That mile run sounds fun Surprised

GS


WA
Australia
3203 days ago

Nice number there.  Well done guys!  I chickened out at Coodanup after seeing Fangman and others getting smashed.

Windxtasy


WA
Australia
3203 days ago

GS, chickening out was a wise move! Being a chicken in the Chook Pond was even wiser...

Top effort on the nm guys! Top nm for the month in the GPSTC (Aus) and only a few Dutch teams in front internationally.

sms09


WA
Australia
3202 days ago

Well Done Craig, Jonah Nice NM to JJCoolCool

Tricky Bogan


SA
Australia
3202 days ago

Jonah & Lunny nice one, PB's are Cool

Jeff


WA
Australia
3202 days ago

Well done on the PB's guys. JJ it must be a bit annoying to get over 40 but no PB, at least you got the bean!

Havent had time to get out in the last few weeks myself (renovations) and didnt feel I was up to it yesterday (cough and cold). Stayed in the warmth and watched it out of the windows. should be able to get back out again "soon" when the planets align again.

fangy


WA
Australia
3202 days ago
Hey Anita, I am suss about the weather station at Mandurah. It is at the yacht club and I used to have my boat parked right next to it. Immediately to the west is the hill of Halls Head. When I was working on my boat in winter storms, I noticed that when the wind was WSW the vane used to point more to the south - I think it might be due to the wind funneling around halls head to the south where the ridge is a little lower and then blasting North out the channel. Also on any Northerly the breeze tends to get funneled down the channel to the south by Halls Head. So on a Northerly, wind speed readings probably should be taken with a pinch of salt.
Windxtasy


WA
Australia
3202 days ago

Fangy, I know it certainly underreads in any direction with south in it. I think they should move it somewhere more open, like Boundary Island. Despite the readings, On Sunday while I was at Liptons the wind was swinging SW to WSW and back and even W I expect. I really had a horrible time and I am still sore despite the short distance sailed. I wish I had gone to the chook pond, but you wind some you lose some.

sboardcrazy


NSW
Australia
3202 days ago

Good speed for the conditions Anita! better than mine for the month. Our spot has finally got some flat areas after several months of hellish chop but now theres no wind!Cry