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Windsurfer at deewhy - The Australian

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Created by bigmark100 > 9 months ago, 31 May 2011
bigmark100
NSW, 584 posts
31 May 2011 11:14AM
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www.theaustralian.com.au/nocookies?a=A.flavipes

nice shot

hoop
1979 posts
31 May 2011 9:21AM
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Is that Rob Graham?

Trousers
SA, 565 posts
31 May 2011 11:43AM
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while everyone else runs for cover - we rig up with manical grins.

Crash Landing
NSW, 1173 posts
31 May 2011 1:24PM
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30 knots, a 99ltr Nude and probably a 6.2m Severne? Surely it can only be Rob?!

lao shi
SA, 1298 posts
31 May 2011 1:16PM
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How cool would it be to have a shot of yourself like that?! (Not that I ever jump that high except in my dreams)

K Dog
VIC, 1847 posts
31 May 2011 2:13PM
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Yep - that's an awesome shot!

barn
WA, 2960 posts
31 May 2011 12:42PM
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Where did he jump from?? I have plotted Robs possible trajectories..

roberto
NSW, 190 posts
31 May 2011 3:51PM
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Sweet! was kind of lonely out there but fun! needed extra effort to pull the wetsuit on as it was a bit nippy and few kilos heavier from a few months back.
5.3 blade and 99 nude. fairly onshore so had the big board to get out.
Barn, yep the red line!

stehsegler
WA, 3472 posts
31 May 2011 3:06PM
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Would have joined you if I wasn't struck down with a viral infection. Do you usually sail Longy?

roberto
NSW, 190 posts
31 May 2011 6:35PM
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Yep, or newport. Just 15mins away from my joint.

stehsegler said...

Would have joined you if I wasn't struck down with a viral infection. Do you usually sail Longy?


albers
NSW, 1737 posts
31 May 2011 6:59PM
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Hey Rob, did you head round to Makaha?

We both sailed there exactly 8 weeks ago and it was my last session on the water.

Cheers

Haircut
QLD, 6481 posts
1 Jun 2011 12:47AM
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that's great

we've had thunder and lightening here for the last 4 arvos. i've never before seen goldcoast storms in late autumn / winter. Already we've had a couple of nice westerlies - straaaaange

Troppo
WA, 887 posts
1 Jun 2011 9:40AM
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Nice one roberto.

now you just need to super impose a lightning strike in the shot

roberto
NSW, 190 posts
2 Jun 2011 11:33AM
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Thanks Troppo,
I got a slightly higher res pic from John Grainger the photographer.
I think he must have on-sold it to newltd as I have to buy the high res pic from them which is hard copy only.
I went to the shed this morning to check my Nude board was still ok, still going strong thankfully as it was a pretty hard landing from that height and the size of the board.
Barn you may have re-plot you trajectories


K Dog
VIC, 1847 posts
2 Jun 2011 1:56PM
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roberto said...

Thanks Troppo,
I got a slightly higher res pic from John Grainger the photographer.
I think he must have on-sold it to newltd as I have to buy the high res pic from them which is hard copy only.
I went to the shed this morning to check my Nude board was still ok, still going strong thankfully as it was a pretty hard landing from that height and the size of the board.
Barn you may have re-plot you trajectories





HOLY SH1T! That's insane - didn't realize how heigh till this pic.

dan berry
WA, 2562 posts
2 Jun 2011 3:09PM
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Looks like working for an airline is paying off rob.

barn
WA, 2960 posts
2 Jun 2011 5:28PM
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NICE..

AJEaster
NSW, 696 posts
3 Jun 2011 10:30AM
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Awesome shot of you Rob - you are my new wallpaper.

Great winter seascape too, make me want to put on a jumper!

peto
NSW, 406 posts
3 Jun 2011 2:38PM
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Solid jump Rob nice one.

dan berry
WA, 2562 posts
5 Jun 2011 5:37PM
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Where was the pic taken from rob??

roberto
NSW, 190 posts
5 Jun 2011 10:05PM
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Not sure Dan, guessing at Dee Why end near the ocean pool somewhere.
I am actually sailing at the longreef end and the jump is at the bombie.
I haven't spoken to the photographer yet.
P.S. Ta Peto and AJE.

dan berry
WA, 2562 posts
6 Jun 2011 10:18AM
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Pretty damn impressive zoom!!!!!

albers
NSW, 1737 posts
6 Jun 2011 3:59PM
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Hey Rob, your "15 minutes of fame" seems to be lasting forever.

You'd make Andy Warhol very proud

albers
NSW, 1737 posts
6 Jun 2011 4:03PM
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dan berry said...

Pretty damn impressive zoom!!!!!


I'd estimate the camera was about 1500m away!

pierrec45
NSW, 2005 posts
6 Jun 2011 8:31PM
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Funny, it seems way too far away for the cameraman to be at the pool, also too high. It's as if he was in a boat offshorish, but doesn't make sense either with that kind of weather.

Fast Eddy
NSW, 174 posts
6 Jun 2011 9:02PM
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He would have to be at the viewing platform at the end of the boardwalk.

Nice shot

onya Rob sweet jump



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