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Upwinder Torquay To Lorne

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Created by Surfer62 > 9 months ago, 26 Feb 2008
Surfer62
1357 posts
26 Feb 2008 7:44PM
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The usual suspects were at it again, me, thekiterformallyknownascoil, waxhead, fatso, dingo, rathead and two very good looking euro chicks decided to harden up and do an upwinder, downwinders here have become a bit boring, way too easy.

So last sunday we lucked out with a 20knot southerly, launched at Torquay and upwinded to Lorne, took a good 5 hrs but the lorne hotel beer garden was worth the effort. Big thanks to tank for picking us up and putting up with our shyte all the way back.

Highly recommend upwinders. Anyone else done one lately??

Pics at: http://www.Kiteskullduggery.com/pics.lorne

atomic
WA, 94 posts
26 Feb 2008 8:47PM
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i guess its better than doing hill sprints in lorne

sink cut
NSW, 105 posts
27 Feb 2008 5:18PM
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5 hours of going up wind - sounds so exciting. And you did not even have to go screaming down wind at the end of it.

If it makes you happy thats all that matters

meerkat
WA, 644 posts
27 Feb 2008 3:37PM
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Surfer62 said...

launched at Torquay and upwinded to Lorne, took a good 5 hrs


A mini sydney to hobart, who won line honours?

Surfer62
1357 posts
27 Feb 2008 5:07PM
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Hey thanks highsakite, you were going that fast they are probably blurred

Meerkiter, fatso (now known as skinnyo) was first and he also did the right thing havin a round of pots lined up for us at the pub, what a guy

Upwind vs downwind, its a bit like whether your pot (schooner for the others) is half full or half empty

sink cut
NSW, 105 posts
27 Feb 2008 7:24PM
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Was it straight up wind(tack tack tack), or more across the wind?... at least the story ended with a drink.. the appreciation of that is probably more universal.

elemental
NSW, 165 posts
27 Feb 2008 8:06PM
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Nice to see people doing something different!! I like my pot! oh half full half full!!good on ya to skinnyo!!!

Surfer62
1357 posts
27 Feb 2008 9:22PM
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We do lots of different stuff down here

surfoil66
NSW, 89 posts
28 Feb 2008 10:24PM
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bring back coil will ya- kind of quiet without him

coastalkombi
VIC, 93 posts
1 Mar 2008 1:28AM
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i agree

Surfer62
1357 posts
1 Mar 2008 9:10AM
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wilfredthekiterformerlyknownascoil

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