We'll let people know to look out for a flathead wearing some nice reading glasses and Pete's false teeth ...............
Hope the trusty s. Easters return for burrum heads windfest next week. Got talking with Jeff about motorbikes. Seems his need for adrenaline rush needs go way back a and that was his old passion. My son and myself ride often up through glasshouse area. He told me Andrew l thought you meant pushbikes but Jeff tells me its motorbikes.. Tony and wade also have trail bikes. How many more are there out there. Or for that matter who does downhill mountain bikes and knows the track on road to Woodford where we ride.
Can,t help but notice all the 4wd,s too. Lets face it. We are all outdoor adrenaline junkies. And we should but our heads together to share it.
Did you know Jason polakow also rode motorcross when there wasn,t enough wind. Wonder if he ever managed a forward or if he described his jumps by mast height.
MX is my thing now Johnno, I trail rode for years but don't have the time for big rides any more. I'll message you about some local, low wind weekend options, Beachmere is my playground.
Haha, I agree Jonno - we're all adrenaline junkies. Although I do notice I'm getting old and slow now, and content to sit around where I used to be always doing everything non stop like a blue-arsed fly.
I did pushbikes too - for about 13 years I raced road and some track cycling in clubs, did a few state championships and so on. I was totally obsessed, at a time when nobody much here in Australia was interested in cycling at all. When I gave it up I went back into the RC gliders which is where I met Jeff. He was the composite construction guru and we all learnt heaps from him passing on his hard-learnt info. With the gliders I was into slope soaring but got obsessed with dynamic soaring ... now that's an adrenaline junkie activity. Google it. Heavy RC gliders with no motors accelerating to insane speeds on the downwind side of a ridge, in the right conditions. I went to California twice to experience the real deal with their winds and hills, and more recently to NZ. The world record for dynamic soaring is 513mph ... (825mph) ... I have only flown my planes to just over 300mph, but I've radar gunned the speeds at 460mph. Standing on a hill with a 11kg missile heading right at you at those speeds is sort of interesting ...
I did dirt bikes a lot when I was younger and even raced some one day enduros with reasonable success and absolutely loved it and thought I'd never be without a dirt bike. But windsurfing took over as the obsession in the late '80's. Then the cycling. Then the dynamic soaring. Always some full-on obsession. These days I've backed off the gliders a lot and am reviving some old skills by getting back into the dirt bikes and windsurfing!
Really looking forward to getting together on bikes with some of you guys ... I am a fairly gumby rider and can show you how to fall off a lot!
Thanks Andrew. Happens to be a hill in on the tracks right near the downhill bike track on the rd between mt beerburrum and Woodford. They just recently harvested all the pine trees. No 4 wd needed. Show you photos or can try sending. Views of all glasshouse mountains and virtually 360 degrees. Will show Jeff first.
And no worries seems paddles and l might trying to keep up to you on a mx bike. I need to buy a gps. Ever tried one on your gliders. Or a go pro. wade where are you. Seems not only do you have the 300 2 stroke. Glynn merrit speed sailor in Moreton bay mob says you are getting into the gps comp with them. I know him from way back when we sailed and raced together. Great bloke. He,s trying to get me into their group also . Don,t yet have gps. Our playground is perfect for all the disciplines if you wanna rack up some points with me. Think glynn might lure some of the mob up too. Apparently a couple have tried sandstone already. Glynn wants to after our convo. Gonna have to update to keep up to that mob. We all will including our skill and endurance. Keep playing hard guys. And keep charging those Duracell batteries Janet.
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Haha, I agree Jonno - we're all adrenaline junkies. Although I do notice I'm getting old and slow now, and content to sit around where I used to be always doing everything non stop like a blue-arsed fly.
I did pushbikes too - for about 13 years I raced road and some track cycling in clubs, did a few state championships and so on. I was totally obsessed, at a time when nobody much here in Australia was interested in cycling at all. When I gave it up I went back into the RC gliders which is where I met Jeff. He was the composite construction guru and we all learnt heaps from him passing on his hard-learnt info. With the gliders I was into slope soaring but got obsessed with dynamic soaring ... now that's an adrenaline junkie activity. Google it. Heavy RC gliders with no motors accelerating to insane speeds on the downwind side of a ridge, in the right conditions. I went to California twice to experience the real deal with their winds and hills, and more recently to NZ. The world record for dynamic soaring is 513mph ... (825mph) ... I have only flown my planes to just over 300mph, but I've radar gunned the speeds at 460mph. Standing on a hill with a 11kg missile heading right at you at those speeds is sort of interesting ...
I did dirt bikes a lot when I was younger and even raced some one day enduros with reasonable success and absolutely loved it and thought I'd never be without a dirt bike. But windsurfing took over as the obsession in the late '80's. Then the cycling. Then the dynamic soaring. Always some full-on obsession. These days I've backed off the gliders a lot and am reviving some old skills by getting back into the dirt bikes and windsurfing!
Really looking forward to getting together on bikes with some of you guys ... I am a fairly gumby rider and can show you how to fall off a lot!
I was hooked on RC Gliders also I think I might have seen you fly at Bandicoot Ridge once crazy day 40kt westerly when a mate Ken and I came to watch.
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Thanks Andrew. Happens to be a hill in on the tracks right near the downhill bike track on the rd between mt beerburrum and Woodford. They just recently harvested all the pine trees. No 4 wd needed. Show you photos or can try sending. Views of all glasshouse mountains and virtually 360 degrees. Will show Jeff first.
And no worries seems paddles and l might trying to keep up to you on a mx bike. I need to buy a gps. Ever tried one on your gliders. Or a go pro. wade where are you. Seems not only do you have the 300 2 stroke. Glynn merrit speed sailor in Moreton bay mob says you are getting into the gps comp with them. I know him from way back when we sailed and raced together. Great bloke. He,s trying to get me into their group also . Don,t yet have gps. Our playground is perfect for all the disciplines if you wanna rack up some points with me. Think glynn might lure some of the mob up too. Apparently a couple have tried sandstone already. Glynn wants to after our convo. Gonna have to update to keep up to that mob. We all will including our skill and endurance. Keep playing hard guys. And keep charging those Duracell batteries Janet.
should be back on deck next saturday arvo
Yeh my brother talked me into a GPS so we will see how it goes only just got it so saturday will be my first try.
Going down to NSW on Sunday to look at getting on of these to play with on the lighter days
Not a bad little light wind session practicing gybes. Keen to stay dry as I forgot to put a towel in, didn't quite work.
Tried out my Delta fin on the 165 Go with an 8.8. Worked okay, not as much lift as a bigger fin, but got me on the water. Only just on the plane a few times with heaps of pumping.
Stayed out waiting for some extra wind from the squall that was coming over, but it went slightly north and wet the Angels mid "Am I ever gunna see your face again"
Should have stayed for Jimmy, but was getting dark and dinner was ready.
At least you got a sail in Brad, it was so light I didn't bother on saturday and just did an early road ride on the pushy with the girls before hitting the mx track late afternoon. Sunday was day on the green and I need to harden up, I was flaked out in my chair before it even got dark .......... stupid vodka! Hey Wade, I thought you already had a Hobie 16!
Had a late Friday arvo race board session with Bones at a new secret spot as well.
Lucky he was there as mast base popped out mid stream and I was having a biatch of a time floating around trying to get it back in, just as it was getting dark.
Hopefully catch up with you guys on the weekend.
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At least you got a sail in Brad, it was so light I didn't bother on saturday and just did an early road ride on the pushy with the girls before hitting the mx track late afternoon. Sunday was day on the green and I need to harden up, I was flaked out in my chair before it even got dark .......... stupid vodka! Hey Wade, I thought you already had a Hobie 16!
Yeah but a Hobie 17 is 1 foot better.
I am selling the 16. Atleast the 17 is designed for 1 person but handles a few easily. The 16 is a handful on your own.
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At least you got a sail in Brad, it was so light I didn't bother on saturday and just did an early road ride on the pushy with the girls before hitting the mx track late afternoon. Sunday was day on the green and I need to harden up, I was flaked out in my chair before it even got dark .......... stupid vodka! Hey Wade, I thought you already had a Hobie 16!
Yeah but a Hobie 17 is 1 foot better.
I am selling the 16. Atleast the 17 is designed for 1 person but handles a few easily. The 16 is a handful on your own.
But an Hobie 18 is 1 foot better again 
and has a Spinnaker - reminds me of Uni days. 4 up 2 on trap in the foot straps, flying a hull - hanging on for dear life
Our daughter and grandkids etc are camping at Elanda Point so Janet wants to load up the van with our gear and go up to visit for the day tomorrow (Saturday) and do plenty of windsurfing. We should be up there around 10am I think, and staying till 4pm or so.
If anyone else is keen, we'd love the company.
Our daughter messaged a photo of someone windsurfing there about an hour ago, so someone's already there.
I'm going to a kid party at sandstone point hope the wind is blowing so l can have a sail
I think I'm out this weekend guys and the forecast looks quite good. Gotta go to a wedding at Kingscliffe Saturday evening but if I'm home early enough on Sunday and the wind is in I'll probably be keen.
Elanda Point was excellent today! The water level was quite high, so walking out wasn't so critical. We had excellent wind: I sailed the Bic Astro Rock with North Crossfire 6.6m. Janet the Bic Metal Rock with Severne Blade 5.7m. Both perfect for the conditions although Janet was overpowered some of the time.
When I think of a friend who windsurfed in Sth Africa, and now lives in the UK where he just won't windsurf as it's so cold, I think how lucky we have it here. Today was perfect. Air temp 28 deg. Water temp 25 deg. Ample wind and fresh water where you can touch bottom. No sharks, no stingers. Doing long blasting runs and pulling off plenty of successful gybes does a lot for the sense of well-being too! And my daughter cooked up potatoes in the hot coals of a fire for lunch - a banquet with all sorts of sauces etc.
Not a bad day!
Now how about some dirt bike riding tomorrow ...
Still at burrum windfest with Jeff. Has been wind everyday up to or just over 15 every arvo. Heading back sun. Thinking rather than wait for tide and wind all morning to leave here early to catch the early arvo session down there. Otherwise it is leave late tomorrow and long drive late. Too loaded up for dirt bikes Andrew . Hoping for s wind report down there from somene close late tonight or super early. Still wind here but bscks off in morning.. About to start loading tonight . Festivies are over and l,m keen to sail and beat morning traffic if its a goer rather than struggle home tomorrow night. Any other night owls send us a hoot and have another coffee. Wake me if you find me sleeping on the beach on the incoming tide in the morning.
Good to get back on the water after my Burrum trip
Great to sail with Pete again.
Had a wonderfull run with him chasing me yelling out - stay committed!!!! Don't button off. ;-)
Feeling positive about my sailing - feeling more confident going over the chop at speed. Recorded 22.45 on jpslw 8.5 Ezzy and 56 fin. Not too bad given I got 22.99 at Burrum on the speed course
Adam got into the spirit of speed and borrowed the GPS recorded 17knt on his beginner gear - wahoo
Great to have Pete back from his sojourn south.
The 2 johns were revelling in the conditions
Great afternoon
More tomorrow??
Cheers Jeff
I'm in for tomorrow, what time? I just spoke to Adam, he said it was fun there this arvo.
Great to be back with the gang again.
Everbodys sailing has improved remarkably in the the six weeks I was away - except mine due to only three sessions in that time.
Ill just have to catch up and lose those four kg I packed on in the holiday. I'll be there tomorrow again, see you all there!!
I got delayed at home yesterday and knew I would miss the tide 
., went to Redcliffe instead. Very rough and windy was out on a 5.8 Atlas and 100L board. Squeezed a very scary 25kts out of it before packing up, I knew I would breaking something (or myself). Keen to get back up there at some point. It's a great place to practice and a good group of sailors. Stay safe and have fun ??
