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SPEED FORTNIGHT SANDY POINT 2008 - Final

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Created by mathew > 9 months ago, 10 Oct 2008
mathew
QLD, 2047 posts
10 Oct 2008 9:48PM
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Big BBQ tonight - final results of the fortnight...

Results:
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1. Chris Lockwood : 40.923
2. Dan Engdahl : 40.817
3. Sam Parker : 40.193
4. Michel van der Pligt : 39.251
5. Craig Hollins : 38.483
6. Chris Adamson : 38.233
7. Andrew Daff : 38.018
8. Nick Edwards : 37.093
9. John Rohrsheim : 36.922
10. Chris Dimond : 36.815
11. Shelby Riley : 36.512
12. Luca Sansalone : 35.008
13. Trevor Brown : 34.828
14. Mathew Robertson : 34.351
15. Chris Christensen : 34.217
16. Mal Wright : 34.158
17. Martin Love : 34.11
18. Rick Packham : 33.993
19. Ian Knight 33.625
20. Craig Hammond : 32.999
21. Andrew Donovan : 32.316
22. David Flanagan : 32.022
23. Dale Jones : 31.994
24. Al Green : 31.994
25. Grant Larkin : 31.265
26. Tom Chalko : 31.018
27. Tony Wynhoven : 30.403
28. Alastair Ryan : 29.118
29. Adam Craven : 28.937
30. Dale Keating : 27.124

Prizes:
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Rick Packham : Harness lines frmo Stuart Bell Sails
Martin Love : Harness lines from Stuart Bell Sails
Tony Wynhoven : Mast base protector from Stuart Bell Sails
Dan Engdhal : SPT lockable tiedowns from SPT
Andrew Daff : $300 gift voucher form Surf Sail WA
Dale Keating : Genie GT31 from Tom Chalko

Thanks to the following sponsors for donating the random draw prizes:
- Tom Chalko
- Surf Sail WA
- Stuart Bell Sails
- SPT
- Gath

Gestalt
QLD, 14394 posts
10 Oct 2008 10:06PM
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cheers matthew,

good to see the final list.

the top 4 were so close.

congrats guys,

what gear was everyone on.

i know vando uses starboard and loft sails

and chris is CA and KA

Haircut
QLD, 6481 posts
10 Oct 2008 10:54PM
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all that wavesailing practice has improved your speed sailing vando

vando
QLD, 3416 posts
10 Oct 2008 10:57PM
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Haircut said...

all that wavesailing practice has improved your speed sailing vando


Haha wait till ya see some pics of me airborne down the speed coarse.

RedJimi
QLD, 36 posts
11 Oct 2008 1:16AM
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Nice work Vando!

mr love
VIC, 2356 posts
11 Oct 2008 12:15PM
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Cool, Thanks to Al and all the sponsors. Only got down for one day but thoroughly enjoyed it.
I broke a harness line the other week so it,s just what I needed.
Cheers Martin

slowboat
WA, 554 posts
11 Oct 2008 6:52PM
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Thanks everyone involved for making it another great gathering.

Glad I made it for a couple of days. It was well worth it to catch up with the crew.

One thing that struck me was the general improvement in speeds given the conditions werent ideal. It was great to see everyone having a go in the relatively tricky conditions on Tuesday when the rolling chop usually puts people off doing long runs.

So thanks again Al and Matt, Tom and other sponsors, and all the other guys who helped out and/or made the effort to come down.

We are lucky to have a place like Sandy Pt!

ka43
NSW, 3075 posts
11 Oct 2008 10:48PM
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What a week!!!
that was so much fun, met heaps of cool people and had some great sailing.
Obviously wasnt epic but blasting down that bank and experiencing the pure thrill of bearing off down the strip was so cool. The NSW guys had a ball. You get to see the big boys, hang out and learn so much and get new bests was sweet.
A big thanks to Al, Matthew and everyone else involved for the organization etc.
Plus a couple of the boys did very well indeed!!!

sick_em_rex
NSW, 1600 posts
12 Oct 2008 3:01PM
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and my apologies to the Sandy Point council garbage collectors who are having to cope with 2 and a half recycling bins full of empty beer bottles courtesy of the Sam Parker speed team house

Ads72
NSW, 362 posts
12 Oct 2008 4:39PM
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And for all you sports fans, footage courtesy of Dave Flanagan, editing by Adam Craven. Thanx for the good times boys. Will post my stills on my web site when i get a chance to edit and process in the next wk or so. cheers till then.

AUS-057
QLD, 466 posts
12 Oct 2008 5:06PM
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Nice edit Adam. Looks great. Will have to check out your website for the photos.

vando
QLD, 3416 posts
15 Oct 2008 9:40AM
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Vid from the Monday

whitecaps
VIC, 313 posts
15 Oct 2008 11:33AM
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Indeed a great fortnight - had an absolute blast. Great to meet all the lads, top guys who are v passionate about speed sailing. Thanks for supporting me and teaching me heaps. Many thanks also to Al and Mathew for all their work and support.
DVD will be out in next week or so, just sifting through 1000+ pics and still extracting sand out from my equipment. Will also post more pics on web soon.

fitz66
QLD, 575 posts
15 Oct 2008 6:25PM
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Nice video guys... I'm sure I can hear a 2 stroke motor under Vando's board at 3.50mins.

AUS1111
WA, 3619 posts
15 Oct 2008 6:08PM
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Great video Vando! I particularly like the bits with me in them.

Haggar
QLD, 1664 posts
15 Oct 2008 11:07PM
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fitz66 said...

Nice video guys... I'm sure I can hear a 2 stroke motor under Vando's board at 3.50mins.


Funny, nothin on the Starboard website about motors, but I want one

Gr8 vids guys, want to be there ............

Gestalt
QLD, 14394 posts
15 Oct 2008 11:09PM
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fitz66 said...

Nice video guys... I'm sure I can hear a 2 stroke motor under Vando's board at 3.50mins.


it's a 3 stroke.

surfinchick
251 posts
15 Oct 2008 10:02PM
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Great footage - definitely more important than the kids music recital ?? (3.43) Oops!

mikey100
QLD, 1052 posts
16 Oct 2008 6:40AM
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W.T.F. was that board at 3:15 with the picklefork nose... Didn't look like a "dan E" creation!

ka43
NSW, 3075 posts
16 Oct 2008 9:23AM
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We were there, we saw it and still have no idea!!!!!!!!!

WINDSURFnSNOW
NSW, 1612 posts
Site Sponsor
16 Oct 2008 11:05AM
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Amazing photos Adam. Some of the best windsurfing photos I can remember seeing. Colour and definition made it seem like we were on some tropical paradise if you could ignore the 5mm steamers.

Loved the expression on the sailors faces. Must remember to smile more next time.

sailquik
VIC, 6094 posts
16 Oct 2008 12:35PM
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Ads72 said...

Just finished uploading to my site a bunch of images I took on the Tuesday the 7th, i think it was. Send me an email if anyone is interested in any highrez versions. Enjoy.
<http://www.adamcraven.com/clientlogin.html?password=&submit.x=39&submit.y=2&submit=SUBMIT>;


When I go to that link all I get is a login page and I have no password....

WINDSURFnSNOW
NSW, 1612 posts
Site Sponsor
16 Oct 2008 12:37PM
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Password is sandy.

Ads72
NSW, 362 posts
16 Oct 2008 12:49PM
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Yep sorry guys, as WnS said, password; sandy.(Thanx Sam) And just having spoken to Andrew Duff, I mentioned to him that I am happy for folks to use these images for what ever. If they are being used commercially however, I'd appreciate if they could be credited Adam Craven. Did them for a bit of fun, but always up for any commissioned work if someone was interested out there in the future, of course. Gotta eat/buy more gear! Will post another site in next day or so with link to high-res down load page. cheers

AUS1111
WA, 3619 posts
16 Oct 2008 10:27AM
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Great photos Ads! The lighting in the shots where you are shooting east is just unreal.

mr love
VIC, 2356 posts
16 Oct 2008 2:27PM
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Hi Adam, Nice shots , really shows off what a special place the PIT is.

There are a few shots of Daffy on the 09 KA Koncept proto. I would love to get them on the KA website if thats OK by you. I can guarranty a nice big plug!!!

Seeya Martin

sailquik
VIC, 6094 posts
16 Oct 2008 3:05PM
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I have to comment on the 'final proto' 09 Koncept I was using at this event.

The first time we set it it just looked right without any fiddling around. It really does have to best characteristics of all the Koncepts to date and rigs perfectly straight from the bag on a 4m RDM with a deep powerful profile down low and a lovely even, progressive twist up top. The leading edge has clean, slippery entry and the sail feels beautifully light and balanced in the hands. Even though I was quite underpowered for most of the Tuesday I was surprised that I still found it faster than my '07 5.8 (which I have had quite a long time to get tuned and is another sail I particularly like). I can't wait for a real blow where I can get it fully powered up. I recon there is a new PB just begging to be unleashed. I just wish I had the '09 5.8 version on this day.

A big thanks to Adam Craven for these shots!








Ads72
NSW, 362 posts
16 Oct 2008 4:35PM
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Hey Martin, yeah no worries, go for it. Love to see them up there. Let me know if they're used. Thanx for the compliments all

mr love
VIC, 2356 posts
16 Oct 2008 5:33PM
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Thanks Adam shall do, much appreciated. Regards Martin

AUS1111
WA, 3619 posts
16 Oct 2008 4:21PM
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I reckon that even if you didn't see the results at the top, you would know who was the fastest just from looking at the photos. The excellent techniques of Sam, Chris L and Dan are very obvious.

It's kinda hard to nail down a description of exactly what it is, but it's easy to see.

kato
VIC, 3403 posts
16 Oct 2008 8:14PM
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Thanks for the photos Adam, the green monster looks great.Might sent a copy to James at CA



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