Date: 29/6/08
GPS Display Maximum Speed: 22.84
Conditions: Very light 10 - 13 with the occasional gust but very cold
Where you sailed (Code ok for secret spots): Williamstown
Equipment: Started on 95 Sonic but ended up on 155 GO with 6.5 Severne NCX
Details about Self: Very keen with a long way to go
Comments: Great to sail new area and get a few gusts late in the day.
The cold wouldnt have been so bad if there was a little more wind. Marcus, Geoff and Brett all wondering what they have to do to catch the GO
Date: 15 June 2008
GPS Display Maximum Speed: 35.51
Conditions: 15 -30 knots
Where you sailed (Code ok for secret spots): Run de Hard {Mandurah}
Equipment: 95 Kinetic Gladiator, 5.8 KA koncept 08, 32 Tectonics Falcon
Details about Self: 44 yrs, 185cm x 96kg, keen as hell!
Comments: Crasher came out of his shell on this day!
Date: 5 July 2008
GPS Display Maximum Speed: 26.46
Conditions: 3-23 knots
Where you sailed (Code ok for secret spots): Runhard {Mandurah}
Equipment: 110 X-Cite, 74 down to a 6.6 Loft02 36 JP weedy
Details about Self: Bit too keen some days
Comments: Bloody hell it was gusty as all crap down there today
Date- 6-7-08
Gps max speed display- 25.4
Conditions -6-12 knots
Where- Golden Beach
Equipment- Futura 111, Koncept 7.5, 38cm drake free slalom
Self 70 kilo international man of mystery
Comments rain grey cold, roll on summer
Date: 5th of July, 2008
Gps max speed display: 21.018 (2 second peak - GPS display was wrong)
Conditions: 5 knots, gusting 10. Preety flat due to having no wind
Where: Boggy Lake 2, SA
Equipment: Naish Supercross 114L with 7.8 KA Kontrol (rigged big for crappy conditions).
Self: About 65kg, around 6ft. Going slow as have recently come out of heart surgery - first session back since.
Comments: See Team Challenge for sull comments: http://www.gpsteamchallenge.com.au/showsession.php?date=2008-07-06&team=32
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Date: 5-07-08
GPS Display Maximum Speed: 15.44
Conditions: No wind
Where you sailed Yorkey's Speed Strip
Equipment: Nothing big enough
Details about Self: Stupid Old B*stard
Comments: I want that fin [}:)]
Date- 6-7-08
Gps max speed display- 20.9
Conditions- 6-12 knots
Where- Golden Beach
Equipment- Techno 283 Barge , Pryde V8 8.4, 42cm stock
Self- 82 ++ kilo old fart
Comments- rain grey cold, give me more wind
Date:6th July
GPS Display Maximum Speed:23.4
Conditions:flattish 13-17kn
Where you sailed (Code ok for secret spots):South Mackay
Equipment: Xcite 105 +techno283, NP supersonic 7.4
Details about Self: 39 yo, 90kg
Comments: first helitack today, maybe a spock 540 tomorrow!
Date:June23
GPS 2sec peak 37.74
Conditions:25-35 sse-choppy over shallow reef
Where you sailed -Green is off Cairns
Equipment: Isonic 50 speed 6.7 np rs racing
Details about Self: 46yrs 185cms 87kgs
Comments: Brilliant day for it -would have like to have gone faster !!
Date: 09/07/2008
GPS Display Maximum Speed: 34.04
Conditions: Cold Westerley to 20+kts
Where you sailed (Code ok for secret spots): Wello in balmy South East Qld
Equipment: Naish Sp80, Select SL7 31, Maui Sails TR-4 6.6m
Details about Self: 37yrs, 80kg and decreasing; 173cm
Comments:Always learning
Date: 10-07-08
GPS Display Maximum Speed: 21.57
Conditions: Light
Where you sailed Yorkey's Speed Strip
Equipment: 6.6 Infinity & 100L Gladiator
Details about Self: Getting older but not smarter
Comments: I still want that bloody fin
How is it drawn Harder Hardie, number of posts in the hat or sailers
Date:11/7/08
GPS Display Maximum Speed: 28.319
Conditions: 22 - 27 knots, choppy and gusty.
Where you sailed (Code ok for secret spots): Lucky Bay.
Equipment: 5.5 Severne Overdrive, 76 litre Isonic, 28cm Northshore Fin.
Details about Self: 13yo male.
Comments: Got FAR more than my fair share of catapults, but still extremely pleased with the day after a fortnight of NO windsurfing.
Date: 11-07-08
GPS Display Maximum Speed: 28.75
Conditions: Hairy arse chop
Where you sailed : Yorkey's speed strip
Equipment: 6.6 Infinity & 100L Gladiator, agaiiiiiiiiin
Details about Self: Worn out old fart
Comments: Dreaming of flat water
i would love to enter this competion, so do you think you guys & girls from all the other states could stop using up all the bloody wind before it gets to nsw [sydney ] so we can at least enter . thanks. PS . all wind donations greatly accepted .
Date:11-7-08
GPS Display Maximum Speed: 31kts PB
Conditions:ice cold southerly about 25-32kts not too bad chop.
Where you sailed: Australind estuary
Equipment:88litre Mistral electron 4.7 NP combat
Details about Self:19 yrs old , sailing 18 months, poor apprentice mechanic
Comments:as the tide got lower and lower the water got smoother so i was able to go for some good runs , sailed a total of 109.8 kms that day , also a PB
Date: 24/06/2008
GPS Display Maximum Speed: 30.15K
Conditions: Gusty Nor'wester, 20-25K
Where you sailed: Melville
Equipment: Kinetic Gladiator 115 + KA Koncept 6.6
Details about Self: 39yrs old, sailing for 25 years, GPSing for 12 months.
Comments: Late arvo blast at Melville, some nice gusts up to 25K, but rather choppy.
Date:11/07/08
GPS Display Maximum Speed:42.35
Conditions:20-30 knots WSW. Bloody Freezing!
Where you sailed (Code ok for secret spots):The PiT
Equipment:Starboard iSonic 50, KA Koncept 5m, Time Machine TM45v7
Details about Self: Gettin' too old for this crazy winter sailing.
Comments:It was a great day playing in the elements with some other crazy guys.
Date:20-07-2008
GPS Display Maximum Speed:21.54
Conditions:beautiful one day, perfect the next,
Where you sailed (Code ok for secret spots):where else but QLD. Manly
Equipment: Warp S 76, 9m Daytona, 47 select.
Details about Self:Not looking at retirement village just yet.
Comments:Almost bought a Maui Fin, but forgot about winning this one.
Date: 18/07/2008
GPS Display Maximum Speed: 34.28
Conditions: Balistic 15-44 knots Super high tide
Where you sailed: Hardies stunt sailor training run
Equipment: NP RS4 6.2m Mistral Flow 276, JP Freeride weed 31cm, JP Slalom Pro II 84L, 'ken-Elmo 40º 24cm.
Details about Self: To old, to fat, to slow.
Comments: Awesome frontal survival sail, managed to get away unscathed, 6.2m just a touch to large for the conditions, need to invest in something a bit smaller
Respect to all those who braved the conditions.
Date:18.07.08
GPS Display Maximum Speed:31.97
Conditions:suicide chop in 25-40+knts
Where you sailed (Code ok for secret spots):on the Lechenault Inlet/Ocean
Equipment: Isonic86,X-15 5.2m,32F1
Details about Self: Just wanna beat Elmo
Comments:On the water by 6.45am for a quick pre work sesh. After the first two runs in the knee+ high chop and breaking waves i decided it was too dangerous.
Thanx for the interest guyz, the winner has been drawn and I just need permission to announce it.
I know whom it is nah na na nah nah