UFO at Sandy Point.

Last Sunday there was a kitesurfing get-together at Brighton beach and due to no wind the kiters had SUP's to play around on.

At first all it seemed that they wanted to do was to be towed behind the boat and use the SUP as a giant wake board.

As I was heading off I saw some guy taking his daughter (who was laying on the nose of the board) for a paddle and all the boards were out as the young guys played around on them and finally realizing they they're good fun.

On Monday I drove down to Sandy Point were there was a windsurfing get-together and again there was SUP's there for them to play on while there was no wind to windsurf.

For those who've never been to Sandy Point here's a few pictures that I took..Sandy Pt is very close to Wilsons Prom..and when you get there the main road takes you straight onto the beach where you are alowed to drive.



Once on the sand I drove about a kilometer up the beach to the main car parking area..It was a beautiful day.



Looking up the beach.



Looking down the beach.



I haven't been to Sandy Pt for years and it's a classic speed sailing spot and that's the main reason that I ever went there..

My memeries of the place were like this.

Cars started to roll up and before long it was like a shopping center car park.



The smart ones parked above the high tide mark.



The guys from SHQ rolled up in their new shop van loaded with SUP boards..



I noticed this huge container on the beach that never used to be there.



Behind it was something that looked like a UFO.



This thing is a real UFO..well at least a flying object..It flys across the water at high speed and will hopfully break the world speed record one day.



The pilot would sit here.



It's an Aussie design and if they get the perfect conditions you might hear about it on the news one day.. The sail and gear would be inside the huge container.



Here's a vid showing the type of craft that it is.



The guys at SHQ got some great pictures of the windsurfing crew having a go at SUP'ing in the waves the day before and if I get them I'll post them here.

I heard that they had a great day and the GSI guys came down with demo boards and it was like the Torquay demo day that we had not long ago.

One last pic (not that there's anything wrong with that)..

DJ

How is that rig hey, looks like an old Midget windsurf sail. 42kts in 17.5 kts thats nearly 3 times the wind speed, astounding and they broke it a couple of days earlier. Walvis is really taking over as the speed venue of choice.

Rod