finally got over the work rush after our little trip to Goolwa and some "real" sailing[}:)] We managed a nice run down Goolwa bwach to the Murray Mouth, then a brilliant fang around on Pt Germein. That was a ripper beach , over 700m wide at the time.
having got home , we headed to the claypan to get back in the groove, and do some testing related to experiment 107( sorry no photos).
on my first run across the lake, I fluffed a simple gybe, let go of the sheet rope, which whipplashed my bits in passing, then found myself sailing backwards.
with the lake being pristine, I got to go back and check the footprint of my little mishap. It just shows that you always have something to learn 
Shoot Paul that looks like something that should be on a Road Sign
What a lovely pristine surface indeed. It is a pity you had to spoil it.
Ron[}:)]
next shower of rain or windstorm and it will be clean.
so much for the great wet 
I think the gaps in that track are the missing bits of a landsailors DNA string that stop you from growing up
Looks like the ice skaters Torvill and Dean were there.
A fantastic bit of history in that shot.
Your "O ring" will tighten every time you see it.
I just noticed the Wet Patch on the bottom center of the bottom Pic.. What happened there? [}:)][}:)]
Those type pic's tend to confuse my perception a tad as I could swear that you had 2 wheels airborne at some point? It probably happened so quickly you aren't too sure either?
Ron
I was there too! Not a wet patch just the centre of that section of a dried puddle which ends up being of thicker than the rest and therefore higher and in the sun has a slight shadow effect which just makes it seem darker.
When you spin out like that, as the yacht spins the sail is blown around and when the slack in the sheet rope(caused as a result of the yacht spinning) runs out, the sudden force tends to lift a wheel. If a whheel is already off the ground then both rear wheels will be off the ground momentarily and the yacht spins around that bit quicker on the front wheel. The trick in this situation is to hold your body still in reference to the yacht otherwise it will end with the yacht tipping over(which invariably happens to me as I try to control the spin)
Yeah Well! That is your explanation. Ha! I prefer to think someone has piddled in their pants from the shock!!!
Anyway that looks like a nice little Clay Pan. Just how big is it as the perspective would suggest it is only little.
That Loosing the Sheet is not a pleasant experience, particularly on a Pac Mag cos you have to try to sit up and grab the end. The Shock of it tends to leave you wondering what you should do and recovery seems to have taken forever. I should imagine that it could be disastrous at High Speed as well.
Ron
Its not huge but we can get some good speeds and its a great place to chase willy willy's(and get sucked in and spat out)
Hey! Now that sounds like it could be a Hoot---------providing you came out the right way up
Ron
Love those pics Paul!
What a magic spot.
Good to see the wheels can handle it......not like those ones that I munted!
Just did a deal with Fallshaw and a distributer in Devonport.....6 wheels for $25 each.
Will be into it now!
That is a good deal. Every time I throw in Pensioner/Vietnam Vet they seem to up the price or refuse to give me a better Deal. Oh Well! If they want to play those games? I'm not a game player in a small way.. I prefer to go to the extremes, "Up yours the, I'm sure the overseas competition will like the business".
Ron
PS; I just unraveled those tire tracks.. Just as well you weren't Flying Naked! You
sure as hell would have finished up Plaited
its a double 360. the tracks coming in are when the yacht is already over 90degrees into the spin. normally I would recover, straighten up and just keep going , but the sheet slipped, the sail goosewinged( glad it wasnt some fancypriced monofilm) the boom stood up almost vertical and got the second spin, then it sailed out. the key is probably the smooth front tyre, and keeping the front wheel locked straight at all times
this is one of the moment where some landyachts rip the clew eye out of the sail due to a fixed downhaul
