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Point Walter Rocks

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Created by Slack > 9 months ago, 11 Sep 2011
Slack
WA, 685 posts
11 Sep 2011 1:07PM
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A. It is a great place to kite on an E or ENE
B. The rocks are not deep fin friendly.

I was having a very nice time (option A) this morning 7:30-8:30am


until it ended in tears when I made contact with an outlying submerged rock (option B).



I thought the fins were supposed to break before they ripped the fin box out of the deck.

AKSonline
WA, 925 posts
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11 Sep 2011 2:01PM
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Damn! you is hard on ya gear Tony [}:)]

DM

Underoath
QLD, 2433 posts
11 Sep 2011 4:23PM
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Spend less time hitting rocks and more time jumping the spit.....

Mind you on less than 15knots you wont be jumping far.



hamburglar
ACT, 2174 posts
11 Sep 2011 7:40PM
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is they kiteboard fins or meat clevers? look at the f#$%en size of em

send in the navy clearance divers before launching

the gaz
WA, 172 posts
11 Sep 2011 6:55PM
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You shouldn't be trying to jump the sandbar on a
sector!! [:)

Could be brave man lending you mine.

Slack
WA, 685 posts
11 Sep 2011 8:07PM
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Hamburglar – You are so right, when I was describing the board to a mate I called them meat cleavers too. First day out I ended with an 8cm cut across one leg and by the end of the week 3 more injuries from them.

The Gaz – I really appreciate you lending me your Sector while mine is being repaired and you are away on holidays and don't worry I won't take her to PW. On the up side for the first time she will get to experience the thrill of carving turns and I promise to tread lightly when I gybe as I know having someone standing on her throughout the turn will come as a surprise to her. Also at the end of the sesh I will just leave her floating in the water for a while so she still gets that half ridden half not feel that she is accustom to.

jsnfok
WA, 899 posts
19 Sep 2011 5:55PM
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hey man thats looks expensive, what kind of box are they??

and i;ve seen the same with windsurfing fins, except with the back of the board usually snaps clean off!!!!


how fast do you reckon you were going 27-30 knots??

Slack
WA, 685 posts
19 Sep 2011 6:38PM
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I went to Airborne in Osborne Park (www.airbornekitesurfing.com.au) and they just gave me a fin box, standard box on all of the sectors, maybe some of there other boards too.

Then off to see Dave at Katana Surfboards again in Osborne Park(www.katanasurf.com). The board is also cracked at the base of two of the other fins so he said he will grind them back and reinforced them (assuming the boxes aren't cracked too). Not as expensive as you'd think.

The wind was 10-12kn so I sure wasn't doing 30kn.



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