The spot here has virtually no chop...maybe 1" tops...in 20+knots of wind
www.peconicpuffin.com/the_peconic_puffin/2010/08/the-flattest-water-youve-ever-seen.html
and sets up as a natural broad reach. It's on Long Island (New York) and I'm going to be returning with my GPS as soon as we get the right wind.
Do you guys have any runs as flat as this (and links to a photo?)
Speed loves a sandbar...
we've got a lot of spots that flat in SE qld.
wellington point, burrum heads, victoria point strip
image of burrum heads. 4.5 km of flat. photo was taken in 20-25 knots.
oh and just to tease, the image below is at high tide 10 knots. 
Looks a great spot Michael, not too disimilar to West Kirby over in the UK, save our sand bar is made of steel, rubble and tarmac. 
Here's a pic I shot back in '87, the wind was dead square over the wall, hence as flat as it gets, the wind was a solid F9 with gusts in excess of F12, too windy to sail, just managed to crawl onto the wall to take a few pix.
looking forward to some fast speeds from you guys then, are you on GP3S?
The Burrum Heads photos look like Aruba (but with better wind very close to shore). The man made UK run looks very flat as well.
The one downside to our local spot is that the preferred wind direction is not a prevailing direction (we get wind from all quarters year-round)...if we get more than half a dozen good days for it in a year, that's a lot.
no photo, but Lake George in the SE of South Australia used to have some strange aquatic weed growing up to just shy of ~50cms from the surface (I think sunlight killed it), so that stopped most of the chop from generating. add a long sandy spit that cut the lake almost in half, and you could choose your side for some ultra-smooth sailing, regardless of wind-speed.
of course if you fell in, you would part weed which had not moved for years and it would release an unholy stench...good motivation to nail those gybes!
the lake dried up in on summer drought several years back, and when the water came back, the weed didn't, so it's never been quite the same. but I no longer have to abandon my wetsuit after a sail there...
Trousers
Lake George still has plenty of water and is open to the sea now and there is also huge weed bed areas there again, I have been doing nautical mile runs on weed beds the whole way, Kimba had a photo on here not long ago of planing on a 5.5 on glass water, Onboard and winsurfingSA have organised an event on the October long weekend, we will be having speed on the lake and waves at surfbeach. it has been a top show the last couple years, come join us, will put a post up for event soon. pm me if uou want more info.
Hey Jimbob,
Here are those pics again shot on a crappy disposable waterproof camera. Lake George early 90's.
Wind was 15-20 with a 5.5 and strapper world cup 275(I was a little lighter then) on the southern side of the spit.
A heap of us shoud be heading down this year, it's going to be epic!
What is the longest weedie you can use there at the moment? I'm currently converting a bunch of old chunky fins...
cant compete with Kimba's pic for smoothness..
but here is a shot from a few years ago taken at yo yo's (near Bunbury)
A day that i will remember for some time to come...
first time on water so flat , never got above 30 knots
it was the middle of winter and the sound of 'running on ball bearings' that day has kept me going back time and time again shame i have only had 1 other god day there...
nice old pics Kimba, remember them days well on my old alegro and 3.5, I have been running a 30 select weedie all year no worries, just also got a 36 jp weedie last week. the water level is good, will take some pics and post in our sa section soon, too wild for me to be out by myself on wednesday BIG killer gusts, pm me soon, I will organize barbies for longweekend. can't wait should be good to sail with the team.
It's like a game of 'Snap'!
Here is our entry, (on a calm day):
And here is 'The Man' himself, Spotty, training for his 50 knots run on a slightly more windy day:
Hey, what is the top speed you guys have done on the tandem ?
That was a very smooth gybe !!
Here is a bit of flat water from the last session at the Clayton Channel.
This light Northerly was a lot of fun. Did this a year ago but didn't post it, sorry about the kooky transitions...
Here's Spotty fanging at the Pit this week 
see www.gpsteamchallenge.com.au/sailor_session/show?date=2010-08-12&team=16
That's a pretty good speed for 2 guys. Do you toss for who gets to go up front ?
Is it like being a tail-gunner ?
Here's some youtube footage I shot at West Kirby 20/01/2007, a couple of days after the big 75kt storm when Martin van Meurs hit 2 sec peak of 49+ kts.
The video features Steve Thorp, Dirk Doppenberg, and Martin van Meurs, in order of appearance. Not the best quality .. video that is 
Perks at Henty river a while back 41kts on the day
i think ya mean the other way around johno,im kneeling down.can wait for another sesh the with the new gear,i dont think i have the the same gear every time down there.
