Coal Point, NSW, AU Too rough for Steeevie, but Walshy you're an amazing sailor, I cant believe how you can sail that fast in that chop, and your mate is pretty good as well. Still was a nice sail earlier on the 7.8, ended up on the 6.2 with my arms stretched.

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Budgewoi Lake, NSW, AU

7m, RS1, 25 fin. Nice arvo

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Coal Point, NSW, AU

15-19kts NE Peel st Budgewoi Lake, NSW, AU

  7m OD - 89ltre falcon - 19 delta

 79ltre falcon - 25cms Chris lockwood weedie

 115xcross - 38cm makani weedie

 Didn't enjoy the speedsailing today. The wind seemed to be mainly in the chop and I felt I spent all the time trying to get upwind. Hate those b deltas with a vengance! Some swearwords going on out there today when it let go..Wasn't game to put any pressure on the stupid thing especially in the chop. Only did 2 bearawaya as after several tacks I finally got above the post and didn't want to lose too much ground..

Gybes were going ok.

 I've always rigged the 7m on a 430 80%..Probably because for the first year that's the only Severne mast I had. I realised last sail that they recommend the 460cm so I used that today. Much better! It's 100% carbon so it was much easier gybing etc and the boom cam actually popped properly most of the time..

I just didn't feel comfortable on the 89ltre so I got the poops and decided to try the 79ltre as the gusts felt pretty strong. Put the 25cm lockwood fin on ( I think its only 40 degrees?). Anyway I don't like it .I think it might be ok with a 6m sail or 5m but not enough for the 7m and when it did spinout it was much harder to correct. I stayed out in the chop more with that due to the depth.

It was getting stronger but gusty and more northerly so came in and got the slow freemove and had a ball!  Put a decent fin in it and went for long runs in the chop. Nice to trust the fin and equipment..felt fast but only c 23kts..

Lots out - Larko, Mick , Milsy , Mat ( later+ youngens) Alwyn , wayno, Paul , Pete , Michael , + some late comers..

Coal Point, NSW, AU. Strong NE 20-25 kts

Started off on CA70 with 7.0 Overdrive. Felt great. Bit patchy at the islands but plenty of wind. Changed to the Mistral Speed board. Which was a bit of a battle to sail over to the islands. Did quite a few runs over there, but it never felt that great - probably just a bit too choppy for it. It was a real handful sailing it back to Coalie through the 1 metre swell.  Walshy then let me try his Isonic 90. Just had one run over to the islands and back, so fast 32.6 kts. After battling my speed board the isonic felt lush and super quick. With some proper foot straps it could be the perfect board - Thanks Walshy.

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Bonnells Bay, NSW, AU

Maui S2 8.4 exocet RS4, select Vmax 43

Maui S2 7, Exocet RS2, select V max 33

WoW what a cracking day shame I had to go to work at 1 20pm.

Sailed up around the island and what a buzz coming down wind fully powered up on the 8.4 in chop.

by 12 30 blowing 25 so rigged the 7m and that was unreal putting the foot down for KM's how open and long the runs are, tops as seen by a very good Nautical in open water.