Date - 14.03.07
Location - Lechenault Inlet (Australind)
Details on self - 82kgs 33yrs old been sailing since i was 6yrs old
Speed - 51km/hr (Max diplayed on my Garmin 101)
Gear - (Board)Hypersonic 105L,(Sail)6.0 NP V6 (Fin) Techtonics Goldwing 34cm
Conditions - very gusty on/off ranging from 12knts to 20knts. The wind picked up and i think i went quicker but my batteries went flat DOH!!!!
Hi guys
First up a MASSIVE thank you to Laurie for setting up the 'stickie' for the 'Ask the Speed Guru' and 'GPS Speed Sessions' - Top job on a top site
At WindWarrior we are compiling a full list of ALL GPS Speeds logged from highest to lowest but includes rider comments and more importantly the kit used and wind strengths/conditions when the speeds were recorded
Full Listing can be found here:http://www.windwarrior.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58&Itemid=66
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Date: 15/03/07
GPS Display Maximum Speed: 59.9 km/h (32.3 knots)
Conditions: 14 to 22 knots averaging 17 knots SSW
Equipment: Board Waihoo Slalom Custom, 96 Litre, 56cm wide, Fin 28 Lockwood Custom, Sail 5.8m Gaastra F1
Self: Age nearly 47, 88kg, 180cm, 23 years exp
Comments: Bit frustrating wind never came in, kept getting lighter AFTER A WHILE, couldn't crack 60km/h which was frustrating, I need new gear, better more modern sails, and a coupla good fins, and a coupla good boards, all my gear is around mid to late 90's vintage.
Date:15/03/2007
GPS Display Maximum Speed:33.32Knots
Conditions:16-20knots SSW, Chop in best section 5-10cm
Equipment: JP Slalom II Pro Ed 84L, NP RS4 6.2m, Finworks Slalom 28cm
Details about Self: 43, 185cm, 88kg, 6 years exp
Comments:Rigging up and the Hardie Fella measured a gust to 22knots and we thought game on, but unfortunately it slowly dropped from there. First time using an old Finworks fin, felt ok but was I felt it was maxing out a bit. A nice fun session
Date - 15.03.07
Location - lechenault Inlet (Australind)
Conditions - SSE 10-18knts very gusty, chop approx 100 to 200mm
Gear - 105L hypersonic, 7.5m cammless mauisails pursuit and 34cm techtonics goldwing fin
Max display - 23.1knts (Garmnin foretrex 101)
Comments - today was really crappy. I started on smaller gear in a SW'er and at 5.30pm the wind died and swung to the SSE. I rigged the above combo and managed this speed after an hour of picking the gusts. Kit felt good as i have a new carbon boom(thanks Elmo), oh waht a difference.
Date:15/03/07
GPS Display Maximum Speed:31.8kn
Conditions:choppy but ok
Equipment: kinetic gladiator 115, Gaastra Neutron 7m
Details about Self: 195cm, 130kg, 38 haven't changed
Comments:choppy but ok in safety bay, wind was constantly moving around and fluctuating in strength. Was surprised that i got above 30 for the conditions
Date: 15/03/07
GPS Display Maximum Speed: 24.4 knots
Conditions: 15-20 knots, big sharp chop (upto 2 foot)
Equipment: Gun Booster 8.7m and a borrowed 145ltr free-ride, 43cm fin
Details about Self: 27, male, 88kg, wavesailor/freestyle having a blast by going fast!
Comments: If it were flat i'd have gone an extra 5 knots, all kit was way too big!! impressed that an 8.7 can go that fast (reckon I could get to 30 knots with it). Didn't realise how fast 30 knots actually is!
Date:15/03/2007
GPS Display Maximum Speed: 28.6 Knots
Location: Melville Beach
Conditions:17-21knot SSW, chop ~20cm-30cm
Equipment: F2 Stoke 96L, Tushingham 6.0m Storm, Leading Edge 30cm Pointer, Hydrodynamix Custom Alloy Boom.
Details about Self: 48, 183cm, 85kg
Comments:Hit the water about 6:15 - 6:30 PM and clocked fastest time on the first run out.
Wind just dropped off progressively after that.
Date: 16/3/2007
GPS: 25knts
Conditions: Very rough 15-25 avg 18knts
Equipment: 5.8m Ezzy Wave, 74l Fanatic Goya wave, 23 cm wave fin
Details about Self: 31yrs, 80kg 183cm
Comments: Very rough conditions made it hard just to stay on board at times, did best speed in calmer patch.
Jimmy
Date:17-3-07
GPS Display Maximum Speed:24.8 (22.14 10sec ave)
Conditions: 18ks when i rigged up,15 kts when I got to the water,10kts when I was in the middle of the channel and 5 kts come back
Equipment: pryde v8 7.0 ,Starboard KidsProS, Torquay freeride 30
Details about Self: 40year old male
Comments: Better to watch the F1 cars than go for a sail.
Kato,
Don't you just hate those sessions, just enough to get you out, not enough to get you back
Date: Thursday
GPS Display Maximum Speed: about 20ish
Conditions:EPIC
Equipment: Stoney and an s1 5.3
Details about Self: very content.
Comments: ok it's not speed sailing, but it felt real fast with the power of the wave included.... plus nice big turquoise flat stretched out sections before bombie ramps....,
it would be intresting to see what a gps reading coming down a wave would be??
go on elmo,do it, use yer F2 , imagine the ariel if you managed to hit the lip 
Windy,
I've clocked 50kmh coming in over chest - shoulder high waves at Sharkies with the SX, you don't touch much of the wave face on the way down
Date: 1/3/2007
GPS:29.2knts
Conditions: Swells and steep chop, 18-22 knots at Botany Bay
Equipment: 6.8m Gun Mega XS, RRD 100ltr Freestyle wave, 32cm free-ride fin
Details about Self: 28, 88kgs
Comments: First time with a proper race sail, first proper GPS session, I sailed over 60kms in 3 hours! If I can do those speeds slightly overpowered in bad chop then I'd love to know how fast I'd be with a slalom board and flat water!
30 should be just around the cormer then Crash. Come in and borrow a slalom board and see what you can do.
Date:19/03/2007
GPS Display Maximum Speed:29.7knts
Conditions:15-20knot SW, chop 20cm-30cm
Equipment: 105L Hypersonic, 7.0m Arrows Dragster, 34cm Goldwing
Details about Self: 33yrs young, 82KG and 173cm short
Comments:Everything felt right yesterday and i managed to have some screeming runs.
Date: 2/11/05
GPS Display Maximum Speed: 34.9
Conditions: 14 to 19 knots SW
Equipment: Jp SuperX 116, NP Saber 6.2, Fin NSM 36cm Slalom
Self: Age nearly 47, 85kg, 185cm, 2o years exp
Comments: Totally smooth water at Sandy Point, perfect angle but not enough wind.
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Date: 2/11/05
GPS Display Maximum Speed: 31.9
Conditions: 15 - 28 knots NNE
Equipment: Exocet TB62, NP V8 6.5, NSM 32cm Slalom
Self: Age 47, 85kg, 185cm, 21 years exp
Comments: Choppy but found some sooth patches near the run way at Botany. It was a great days, got about 5 runs over 30 knots.
And it ****s me that I allways seem to get a sometheing .9
Date: 21/03/07
GPS Display Maximum Speed: 59.1 km/h (31.9 knots)
Conditions: 10 to 19 knots averaging 15 knots SSW
Equipment: Board Waihoo Slalom Custom, 96 Litre, 56cm wide, Fin 28 Lockwood Custom, Sail 6.6m Gaastra F1
Self: Age nearly 47, 88kg, 180cm, 23 years exp
Comments: Just happy to get a coupla speed runs in, just trying to learn to go fast in all different conditions, wind was really up and down.
Date:21/03/2007
GPS Display Maximum Speed:32.07 knots
Conditions:14-19 knots
Equipment: JP Slalom II Pro 94L, 32cm JP Slalom Fin, NP RS4 6.2m.
Details about Self: 43, 185cm, 6 years
Comments: First session on a new toy to tryout, wind was Holier than easter
Date: 22/03/07
GPS Display Maximum Speed: 61.7 km/h (33.3 knots)
Conditions: 15 to 20 knots averaging 15 knots SW
Equipment: Board Waihoo Slalom Custom, 96 Litre, 56cm wide, Fin 28 Lockwood Custom, Sail 5.4m Gaastra F1
Self: Age nearly 47, 88kg, 180cm, 23 years exp
Comments: Just bought a second hand 5.4 Gaastra F1, tried itin the bottom end of it's range, extremely efficient, felt underpowered most of the session, but managed to get a coupla good sustained 20 knot gusts and she took off, posted quite a few 33's. Very happy
Date:22/03/2007
GPS Display Maximum Speed:33.69knots
Conditions:15-20 knots
Equipment: JP Slalom II Pro 94L, 32cm JP Slalom Fin, NP RS4 6.7m.
Details about Self: 43, 185cm, 6 years
Comments: Saw Hardie struggling with the lulls so rigged 6.7 to cope with them, not quite the right sail for top end but a fun session
Date:24 march 07
GPS Display Maximum Speed:32.03knts
Conditions:2-3 foot chop,12-18knots sw
Equipment:Carbonart 44 ,C3 X1 25cm Speed fin,used mates RS6 6.2m
Details about Self:42yrs - 100kgs - 185cm
Comments:First sail on the Carbonart board,used mates RS6 for a few runs very fast rig ,cannot believe the Carbonart 44 with my weight(used on fresh water lake) the thing just jumped onto the plane and the control was exceptional one word easy speed.I have a Ka Koncept on the way and if it's half as good as the RS6 i'll be wrapped.
Date:24-3-07
GPS Display Maximum Speed:38.9 (35.64 10sec ave)
Conditions: smoooooth with rolling chop at the end 35kts/20kts ss/w
Equipment: modified 90s speed board, Koncept 5.8 Fin TM45V6
Details about Self:40y Male
Comments:One good run before it went too far south.Second run crashed at the end and punched a hole through the sail.Spent the rest of the day blasting on the Kids Pro (Max gps on this was 36.7)
Date:25 march 07
GPS Display Maximum Speed:30.6knts
Conditions:1-2 foot chop,12-20knots southerly
Equipment: Fanatic Ultra Hawk, 275, 32cm fin, Neil Pryde MPR 5.7
Details about Self:39yrs - 75kgs - 185cm
Comments: Found a 'new' spot in Botany bay, first sail there and I should have rigged bigger but it's a venue that shows heaps of potential. Missed my PB by only .3knots so I'll get it next time!
Date:18/3/07
GPS Display Maximum Speed: 40.2
Conditions: Quite choppy
Equipment: Exocet Warp slalom 58 Demon design C4 speed 6.0 Curtis modified 25
Details about Self: 40 100kg likes pie
Comments: had the wrong fin in at first then went to the Curtis and went 2 knots faster when the speed course went to chit.
quote:
Originally posted by SimonH
Date:18/3/07
GPS Display Maximum Speed: 40.2
Conditions: Quite choppy
Equipment: Exocet Warp slalom 58 Demon design C4 speed 6.0 Curtis modified 25
Details about Self: 40 100kg likes pie
Comments: had the wrong fin in at first then went to the Curtis and went 2 knots faster when the speed course went to chit.
Hi all,
Noticed that most of the fast guys use C3 fins? Is there a website for this brand of fin?
David
