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Forums > Windsurfing   Gps and Speed talk

Lake George Photos 31-01-12

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Created by sailquik > 9 months ago, 2 Feb 2012
Jeffrosail
QLD, 169 posts
3 Feb 2012 11:44PM
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By George the pics look great!

Kimba
SA, 458 posts
4 Feb 2012 12:28AM
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Some helmet GoPro stills...


Its chopping up in this 20 knot breeze


Kato


Tricky


Falcon's sexy curves


Glassssss


Hard to gybe well in this crap ;)


Glassy exit


Wake


Dave


Daffy

A few more here whitelionwindsurfing.blogspot.com/2012/02/lake-george-2012-01-31.html

yoyo
WA, 1646 posts
4 Feb 2012 11:37AM
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What a surreal spot!

hardie
WA, 4105 posts
4 Feb 2012 2:31PM
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Saliva dripping onto keyboard again

slowboat
WA, 560 posts
5 Feb 2012 5:04AM
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that isnt a lake its a very very big puddle.

legless
SA, 852 posts
5 Feb 2012 8:19AM
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slowboat said...

that isnt a lake its a very very big puddle.


Jimbob will get the ****s with you saying that about his local spot!

Spotty
VIC, 1619 posts
5 Feb 2012 10:11AM
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PJCiesa said...

Spotty what brand gear did you use to take the snaps? Love to know:-)


GoPro HD, not the new one, otherwise the pics would look better again.

choco
SA, 4097 posts
5 Feb 2012 10:05AM
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here's one from left field, not so long ago there was some talk about speed kiter's sailing in shallow water and gaining from ground effect or something along those lines, are we experiencing anything similar sailing in such shallow water?

red
VIC, 741 posts
5 Feb 2012 3:13PM
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choco said...

here's one from left field, not so long ago there was some talk about speed kiter's sailing in shallow water and gaining from ground effect or something along those lines, are we experiencing anything similar sailing in such shallow water?


Choco!!!.... wash your mouth out!!! I never heard such dribble... It was obvioulsy the skill and courage of the sailors ..

choco
SA, 4097 posts
5 Feb 2012 5:40PM
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red said...

choco said...

here's one from left field, not so long ago there was some talk about speed kiter's sailing in shallow water and gaining from ground effect or something along those lines, are we experiencing anything similar sailing in such shallow water?


Choco!!!.... wash your mouth out!!! I never heard such dribble... It was obvioulsy the skill and courage of the sailors ..


sailquik
VIC, 6155 posts
5 Feb 2012 8:16PM
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choco said...

here's one from left field, not so long ago there was some talk about speed kiter's sailing in shallow water and gaining from ground effect or something along those lines, are we experiencing anything similar sailing in such shallow water?


No. The water is at least half a meter deep in most of the lake. Where it is a bit shallower it is actually slower because your fin drags on the weed.

However, it is an advantage to sail on such flat water! Someone spent many thousands of dollars digging a canal in France to achieve flat water. They should have just planted some weed! Ask the dutch guys about how the weed in Strand Horst keeps the water flat!

choco
SA, 4097 posts
5 Feb 2012 7:48PM
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sailquik said...

choco said...

here's one from left field, not so long ago there was some talk about speed kiter's sailing in shallow water and gaining from ground effect or something along those lines, are we experiencing anything similar sailing in such shallow water?


No. The water is at least half a meter deep in most of the lake. Where it is a bit shallower it is actually slower because your fin drags on the weed.

However, it is an advantage to sail on such flat water! Someone spent many thousands of dollars digging a canal in France to achieve flat water. They should have just planted some weed! Ask the dutch guys about how the weed in Strand Horst keeps the water flat!


took your time responding Daffy gee i missed the weed today

tony wyn
VIC, 81 posts
5 Feb 2012 10:46PM
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Hmmm
last time I asked some dutch guys about weed................. Na forget it[}:)]

mvm
49 posts
6 Feb 2012 4:47AM
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Whahaha...we never sail on weed, I can assure you. It'll slow you down. But seriously this is no comparison with Horst. This spot is insane. If you get 40+ knots winds I wouldn't be surprised if 50 knots average will be broken.



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