SA Speed Demons (SA, Australia) - 2009-06-13
Sailor 2 Second Peak (Kts)5 x 10 Second Average (Kts)1 Hour (Kts)Alpha Racing 500m (Kts)Nautical Mile (Kts)Distance Travelled (km)
Full Bogan
35.981(D)
34.642(D)
24.574(D)
26.438(T)
31.5(D)
91(D)
Hamma
38.362(D)
35.888(D)
11.131(D)
20.904(T)
34.639(D)
40.094(D)
Choco
31.908(D)
30.164(D)
8.639(D)
18.059(T)
27.174(D)
14.682(D)
Norman Clarke
27.66(T)
25(T)
7.387(T)
17.013(T)
19.045(T)
14.391(T)
Retired Bogan
30.07(T)
27.846(T)
8.928(T)
22.865 [PB](T)
21.178(T)
29.984(T)
Chris Reiffel
Joe
Dave M
Dr Duck
Dazz
Kym Manning
Ricky Hamood
Kaz
Dee
Warren Mudge
PK
Hayden M
danny
Pineapple
Stan
Average37.1735.2717.8524.6533.0765.55
Full Bogan (42931km):
5402 days ago
5 categories

Great spot - happy with numbers in only 15 - 20 knots. AwesomeLaughing.

Clayton channel - 15 - 20 knots.

Fanatic falcon 91, 6.2m loft blade and 31cm sl7.



Hamma (12022km):
5402 days ago
3 categories

Tabou 59.30cm tectonics5.5Evo 2,/CA44 venom24

Clayton channel 15-20.



Choco (14530km):
5402 days ago

7.5 Blade Manta 67 Select sl7 37  light wind cruise 8-15 knts  Lake Bonney

 

 



Norman Clarke (4257km):
5401 days ago

Isonic 94, 6.0 vapor. NM has gybe in in it.



Retired Bogan (6747km):
5401 days ago

New Clayton spot. Got over 30 knots for the first time.

 

 F2 104, 5.7 NP Expression. Numbers verfied by Mark on Real Speed.



Comments
Captain skip bogan


SA
Australia
5402 days ago

Wicked numbers guys - can't wait to sail thereLaughing x 1,000,000.

Hardie


WA
Australia
5402 days ago

Awesome numbers there Sam, Cool Some of us have to work SaturdaysYell

Vando


QLD
Australia
5402 days ago

Nice Nm Hamma Cool

those numbers going to be hard to beat this time of year

Chris Dimond


SA
Australia
5402 days ago

Nice session guys.

Great NM Anthony. This place should really produce the goods when the northerlies really strengthen. Just imagine what you could do in a solid 30-40!

nebbian


WA
Australia
5402 days ago

Wow, nice numbers!

You guys are going to be very difficult to beat, looks like the people going to green island are going to have to try that extra bit harder now!

Well done Laughing

Dave M


SA
Australia
5402 days ago

Wind look "Light" but perfect today, wish i could have made it.

great numbers, i can see them being blown away when a decent front arrives

So, Hamma you glad you stayed on a day ??

Elmo


WA
Australia
5402 days ago

Hamma Time, Awesome NmCoolCoolCool

Shelby


VIC
Australia
5402 days ago

Looks like you speed demons are in a pretty strong position at the top of the yearly ranking,that might make for some

grumpy SRMersWink

Very nice team sessionCool

Might have to get some Pit Crew together for a run to Clayton Channel in a big NortherlyTongue out

Hardie


WA
Australia
5402 days ago

hammaSurprised though surely must have been more than 15 to 20?

Choco


SA
Australia
5402 days ago

Great times guys i feel sorry for the rest of the teams this new spot is going to break alot of records.

Firiebob


WA
Australia
5402 days ago

Awesome NM Hamma Tongue out How about a Google map Cool

Hey Chocco you got a spare room, jumper and wetsuit ?

Snides


WA
Australia
5401 days ago

wow some awesome numbers guys!!Surprised sounds like the new spot is going to be getting a hamma ringCool

 be interesting to see if it can equal or surpass the pit as choco suggestsTongue out

Choco


SA
Australia
5401 days ago

we measured the run today(google earth) and it's approx 6km long with  gradual curves,to think it's been there all this time

nebbian


WA
Australia
5401 days ago

oooooooh nice Tongue out

Bender


WA
Australia
5401 days ago

Houston we have wood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Tongue out

Snides


WA
Australia
5400 days ago

Choco, so the pic you have posted is of the same spot that Geoffs google shows? if so the googgle shot was taken before the drought effect?would this be right?

Chris Dimond


SA
Australia
5400 days ago

Hey Snides,

On the right hand side of Geoff's pic, you can see the faint outline of a channel below the water. The width of the water here, is now the full length of the area in the photo....and longer. It is approx 150m wide (plenty of room for 'alpharing') and long.......way long.....about 6 or more Sandy Points. The bulk of the channel runs due east west. The western end (Geoff's track) curves slightly SW. In winter we get a lot of NE, N + NW winds that are pre-frontal. So theoretically, we could get 2-3 days of building winds swinging slowly to the NW where they can reach 30-40 ahead of a front. The big NW will be square for the first 250m or so then you bear off and sail due east for .....I dunno.....maybe 5.5km in dead flat water. When the front hits, we pack up and drive 5 mins to the other side of the island and sail the Alpha Channel in the W/SW winds.

A few of us sailed this last year, but the water hadn't exposed the true channel - it was still a bit choppy.

Dave Mossop and I cruised the entire length of this place in the boat back in Jan/Feb. We were amazed at what we found. It has clean edges along both sides. You can sail 1m out from the bank is 2ft of water, or 2m out from the bank in 8ft of water (nice mix of metric and imperial there). We putted along in the tinnie with Dave at the front using the top half of an old X9 490 mast as the depth tester. It is very clean edged the whole way. We sat in that boat with stupid smiles on our faces for about 4 hours not really saying much, just smiling.

The only potential down side is the acidic water, acidic soils, acidic dust storms in 30-40 knots of wind, and the 700m or so that you have to carry your gear to get out there. And of course, you will want more than one board and sail, so multiply that distance.

But......effort = reward!

This place should rock. I hope we have the skills and the weather conditions to maximise it before we lose it. We've got 3 days of NE-NW coming again this weekend......

You may be envious, but the reality is the lakes are phucked! They are a good 2m lower than usual. Wildlife is suffering, tourism etc suffering and hopefully the SRM might suffer a little too.

Of course, we are happy to share it with any of our fellow speedsters.

 

roodog


WA
Australia
5400 days ago

nice one guys , back to the top, the srm must be wondering about this year.Wink

Great pbs geoff

Keep up he great work 

Hamma


SA
Australia
5400 days ago

nearly 4km run.

Snides


WA
Australia
5400 days ago

cheers for the heads up guys, i hope it goes off for you guys while the water is low...it would be great to see some world class times come out of this area comparable with sandy!Laughing (or betterSurprised)

as for the west..the endless wind drought continues.... i get excited when i see yellow arrows nowFrown

nebbian


WA
Australia
5398 days ago

Sam and Hamma's numbers verify successfully.  Thanks guys Smile

Choco


SA
Australia
5397 days ago

why was there any doubt? if that's the case all times posted on team challenge should be verified to make it fair!

nebbian


WA
Australia
5397 days ago

Times are checked randomly, or if I think that a mistake could have been made.  Times will also be checked if someone questions a score.

Please don't think that someone is questioning your honesty if a track is requested, it's more that we want to stop mistakes propagating through the data.  Every time that a score has been rejected (and there has only been a couple of these), I firmly believe that these were honest mistakes.

If you're putting up your hand to check every score Choco, then please, PLEASE step forward!

The system isn't perfect at the moment, suggestions to make it better are welcomed Smile