Lake Macquarie (NSW, Australia) - 2019-07-13
Sailor 2 Second Peak (Kts)5 x 10 Second Average (Kts)1 Hour (Kts)Alpha Racing 500m (Kts)Nautical Mile (Kts)Distance Travelled (km)
sboardcrazy
31.926(D)
27.342(D)
9.891(D)
16.749(D)
19.109(D)
27.84(D)
rus13b
35.757(D)
32.286(D)
10.708(D)
21.734(D)
23.087(D)
39.937(D)
mick13B
31.936(D)
27.021(D)
9.744(D)
13.607(D)
18.241(D)
34.068(D)
Tim Ford
29.371(D)
23.992(D)
3.844(D)
16.645(D)
12.312(D)
7.566(D)
James Farley
Greg Kiskarpati
Mick Saunders
GeoffS
Big Tom
nick0
Byron Mcilveen
Ian Wright
John Pearce
Glenn Rumford
Steve Walsh
Andrew Haigh
adamhatfield
Hugh
Bruce Healey
Ben Turner
Murray Towndrow
Cluffy
Bear
Tibor
Nige Watts
Timbotto
Bostonfoil
Ant-man
Woody
katelyn
Chopper
Brent Hopkins
Craig Forbes
Where's Leanne
MobZ
Croanster
dutchie1964
Ākos Molnār
dutchie1964
Kev
Brett
Average33.8529.8110.3019.2421.1037.00
sboardcrazy (24353km):
1739 days ago
1 categories

Patchy 5-20kts W Budgewoi Lake, NSW, AU then 25kts plus - Level 0.51m

 7m M2OD- 87ltre iso - 21.5cm FF ( cutdown 24)

Thought about taking the 111ltre board out and it would have been better for the first hr but I'm glad I didn't have it when the wind hit! The 87 was getting thrown around.

Tried a few alphas but couldn't time it so I had any wind on the exit. I've got a head cold so I wore out quickly  and was too tired to gybe. Some flatwater to be had if you could catch a gust and find a flat patch. Got a few ok gusts then it picked up. Thought about getting the 80ltre but it died again. 

When it first hit I decided to go for a bearaway. Waterstarted and hooked in as i came up then bore off straight away to get the flatwater. The board got lifted out of the water ( felt  30cm above the water but probably only 15cm)..Laughing . I managed to get it down and went for it and got the 2 sec. 

Decided it was time to go in. The fangys are usually rock solid but even it was letting go occasionally . I was sliding sideways mega overpowered..Laughing

 Decided to walk it in as it was safer. Tiring though.

 Came in and derigged and had lunch intending to go back out but everyone was coming in saying it was ballistic and mega choppy. the guys were rigging 4.5m's so I decided to use my headcold as an excuse and give it a miss..Wink Probably would have been ok but I'm buggered now so I made the right choice.

 Took a few pics that I'll edit and put on seabreeze when I get a chance.

 Rick , Rod and Nigel, Matt, Pete ,George, Larko  and later after I came in Russ, Mick B , Mike,Bruce etc



rus13b (5064km):
1739 days ago
2 categories

Budgewoi Lake, NSW, AU

5.6 r7 sl91 tect 19

Ruff & windy out there 2day. not much fkat water especialy in the gusts,

water heaps high & dirty again, plenty of ppl out there & a few up from syd. 



mick13B (1993km):
1739 days ago
1 categories

Budgewoi Lake, NSW, AU

isonic 86 22 krestral 5.5 hsm

windy choppy some flater water

was happy to survive



Tim Ford (8857km):
1739 days ago

Teralba, NSW, AU

Up and down like a brides nighty. Still good to be out.

Sweet gear set up. JP All Ride 106/NP Hellcat 5.7/JP 32 all ride fin.

Good to have a chin wag with the lads. 

 



Comments
Tim Ford


NSW
Australia
1739 days ago
Whats the best wind direction/strength for Budgewoi????
sboardcrazy


NSW
Australia
1739 days ago

Anything that's decent from Ssw clockwise through NE.No good in SE ,SSE.E.

Peel st for ENE through to W. WSW - S best launched from Buff point. 

Best level for flatwater probably 0.28 -0.34  roughly..0.53 atm.

Levels from Wallarah water station.See Tuggerah Lakes link bottom hrs of Andrews webcam.

sboardcrazy


NSW
Australia
1739 days ago

Often doesn't get as much as Lake Macquarie. BOM  wind map on Met eye  is a good guide to which will be better.

Tim Ford


NSW
Australia
1739 days ago
Thank you
Maree Jordan


NSW
Australia
1739 days ago
Great speed sue heard it was very rough
sboardcrazy


NSW
Australia
1739 days ago

Thanks Maree.. I only got the start of it .You needed a fin you could trust.. one reason I didn't go back out was I didn't think I'd be able to trust the tribal and the FF are a bit untried in the 70ltre.. Not the day to be trying new fin setups..

Laughing

 Some pics I took from the launch..

https://www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/New-South-Wales/Budgy-yesterday-13th-July?page=1