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River Sailors Rule

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Created by hardie > 9 months ago, 22 Jan 2011
hardie
WA, 4084 posts
22 Jan 2011 3:12PM
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lao shi
SA, 1300 posts
22 Jan 2011 6:17PM
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I swear it looked like that at Pt Walter in that big Easterly that we had a while back.
Too much chop for you, Hardie!

What was the dead thing in the water at 1.23? Big fish?

hardie
WA, 4084 posts
22 Jan 2011 4:08PM
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lao shi said...


Too much chop for you, Hardie!




Just a tad choppier than Alphaland how'd ya like to crack a 20kt Alpha in that

CJW
NSW, 1718 posts
22 Jan 2011 7:51PM
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Man they get such pimp swell at the Gorge, DO LIKE!

sausage
QLD, 4873 posts
22 Jan 2011 11:03PM
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Thanks Hards, great to watch (impossible to do ) Looks like the chop we get here in Yeppoon

Trousers
SA, 565 posts
23 Jan 2011 10:50AM
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zomg! i don't know how that gets classed as a river! it looks more like cape horn to me.

those sailors are seriously bold. the sheer explosive power they put into their airs makes it fascinating to watch.

izaak
TAS, 1977 posts
23 Jan 2011 11:55AM
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that was a mad as vid!!

WINDY MILLER
WA, 3183 posts
23 Jan 2011 9:04AM
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whats the go here....??

where do the waves come from ????

hardie
WA, 4084 posts
23 Jan 2011 9:19AM
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WINDY MILLER said...

whats the go here....??

where do the waves come from ????




I think its the strength of the current water flow, vs the opposing strong winds, that are funnelled up the Gorge??

sboardcrazy
NSW, 8045 posts
23 Jan 2011 12:37PM
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Wind opposed tide & I think its snowmelt so be B cold! Cripes one guy was jumping hooked in...

Gestalt
QLD, 14437 posts
23 Jan 2011 11:59AM
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souithern tip of bribie island in qld gets similar to that in a strong SE'r

7 knot outgoing tide and 25 knots from opposite direction. it's intense sailing even without the massive jumps.

NotWal
QLD, 7428 posts
23 Jan 2011 1:14PM
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Those Shadow Box gps must have a clever way of handling altitude.

As I understand it gps altitude readings are generally unreliable. The Navi readings certainly are. The Garmin cycling gps use a barometric doodad for altitude and they are are still considered unreliable by some.

SB records acceleration and attitude too and reports a bunch of derived data. I wonder if it uses some clever gps analysis or maybe it has an inertial recorder, a gyro or some such?



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