guys we are not for off from being in the lead this month in Australia,if anyone has the chance to get two or more to sail for a 1hour and some KM's over the weekend,we can do it.
todays session:
gpsteamchallenge.com.au/sailor_session/show?date=2010-09-17&team=27
Rankings so far this month:
gpsteamchallenge.com.au/rankings/
I'll be on your turf this weekend Izaak - how's tomorrow looking for Port Sorell with SW wind and low tide mid arvo?
ok I am happy to help I have just received the gt-31 so if i turn it on when sailing tomorrow I will have a bit of fun downloading tomorrow night.
Cheers Russ
OK Russ, let's get there early and go for 1hr and distance - are you up for 6 hrs of sailing!!
it will pass quick if you have some long runs.even if you just do some KM's.
will Steve be about??
thats great dave hard to beat that again at dorans.must of been really on the edge at times with chop and swell all over the place.....i know what it feels like just to do 40 in flat and then to got into chop thats like 30cm in places trying to pull up...let alone what you had to deal with.
Thats a great effort Dave, I am heading down to Dorans tomorrow for a blast. You going to be about?
This is the guide I used to set mine up: Hopefully Sat and Sun!
Ok I am ready for it Dave
Where and when are you starting?
will my sd card from the GT11 be ok ?
I will charge up over night S...t it so windy here tonight
Bring it on!!!!!!![}:)][}:)][}:)]
See you there
I'm keen to get out by 10 and sail for around 4 hrs (125 kms). Within that period need to get one good 1 hr of over 20 knots!!! Russ, be great if you can target the same!! Plus anyone else who's part of the team, as the more trying the more chance we get that two peopel will get a good set of numbers. This would put us straight into #1 position!!
Mortimer might be better than Doran's tomorrow angle-wise, but I think Dorans will have a more consistent wind, so happy to go there. See you there Bear!!
Steve's back Sunday evening, so no sailing for him this weekend!!
Russ, make sure you format the SD card. If it works, all should be good, if it doesn't, then it won't work and you will need to get a different one.
Hoping to get out Sat. arvo. haven't decided where yet, either port sorell or lagoons beach, will probably be windier at lagoons
Hi Jezstrt,
many thanks for the info
Cheers Russ
Dave I will take the isonic 76 and speed board tomorrow.
cheers Russ
Hi Dave,
good news the gt-11 is working again it was that charger that was stuffed.
Hi Jezstrt,
many thanks, I will look it up now, hope I sort it for tomorrow.
cheers Russ
Good to hear that you have the GT-11 working Russ, fantastic!! Blowing a gale here at the moment, keen to get out reasonably early tomorrow to make the most of it!!!
Nearly 40 knts at Doran's today, Dave that is amazing, it must have been rough as!
someone get Kaleb smith out too, he has been doing a few good 1HR's.
we will try here over the weekend but forecast is not the best.
Hi Easty,
Certainly not like sailing behind a sandbar!! Wind was swinging from W to SW, which made the angle regularly change, which in turn allowed it possible to bear off down existing chop lines. This was the key to getting some speed up. Below photo was taken after we'd all come in. Wind had dropped off from what it was, but gives some idea as to where I was sailing (in the shallower area) and what the conditions were like.
I tell you what, the biggest issue was making sure I knew where those two steel posts were. Whenever I couldn't see them I was a little anxious!!
While we are waiting for mast, if/when. Perhaps we need to ring them again this week.
if no luck then:
Why dont we just get some pvc pipe and a couple of bright orange bouys and slipe it over the existing stake. if any one is standing next to one today take note of the diameter of pipe etc needed.
WT would pay for materials needed, i am sure it would be only $50.00 odd.
better do something if MAST dont give an answer, bit risky for us and especiallly if we had a learner day.
cheers
and by the way dorans only 12-15 knots sw at the moment.
Are those steel posts about half way out where the deep water meets the shallow? If you're sailing from the boat ramp and don't drift downwind too much you should be ok right?
I reckon the wind'll pick up a bit soon, so I'm still planning to be at Doran's soon after 10.
Russ, I reckon ditch the 50L, bring the 76 and the next size up!!
Be good to do something about those posts - they were only just sticking up between the waves yesterday as well, making it pretty dangerous.
Yesterday was fab at Dorans, rigged a bit too big though, now poor old 4.7 got hole in it. I'll be out for another blast sometime today.
You should all live at Lauderdale then you know when it's a good time to go out.
