Racing - Sunday 22nd August

Racing is scheduled for North Haven this Sunday with a 9:30 Briefing.

Winds should be N-NW at about 10-20 knots.

Should be a great day with a good turnout.  Come and give it a go, you don't have to be an expert!

Last Session @ the Clayton Channel

I edited this clip about a year ago but didn't get around to posting it. The wind was light and gusty from the north, great for long reaches but you had to gybe before the big lulls. The water was nice and flat and will be greatly missed by the SA Speed Demons.

Joe, Sam, Chris & Carl make an appearance, I took the head cam footage.

Onboard & Windsurfing SA Movie Night

Happy New Year!

With a few more days to go until postings have to be in it looks like Sam (pictured right) has finished first in the overall individual GTC rankings! Sailors are from L-R: Geoff, Chris, Carl, Joe & Sam.

Other notable performances were ...

Chris finished 5th in the individual rankings.

Norm finished second in the legend (60+) category.

Carl finished 4th in the open (18-34) category.

Sam achieved the first 27 knot hour.

Anthony achieved a 38 knot NM.

New Boggy Satelite Images

Found this up-to-date image of boggy on the net. Looks like some exploration is in order!

Is Boggy 2 better than Boggy 1?

I had my first session in months at Boggy 2 yesterday and it was one of the best sessions I can remember. It was only 12-17 but the centre flat section was magic and the runs were at east 4km long. My GPS is cactus so I dont know how well I did but is was just fast and effortless.

That got me thinking, is Boggy 2 better than Boggy 1?

Boggy 1:

+ Short walk to the water.

+ Big carpark, plenty of rigging space for 10+ sailors

+ Great Breeze.

+ Safe on a Northerly if you break something!

+ Did have a weed speed run on a westerly.

+ Can camp there.

+ Now it is great for landsailing.

- Only NM runs on eather N or S directions.

- Choppy.

- Gusty near the far bank.

- Tiger & Brown Snakes

- Carpark can be a mud pit when it rains

- Now it is empty!

Boggy 2:

+ Clean wind and awesome long reaches.

+ Choice of water states and even ramps when it howls.

+ Fewer snake sightings with the cows eating the cover.

+ Lots of nice grass to rig on.

+ Can camp there.

- Bit of a trek to the deep water.
- Carpark can max out with 10 cars or so.
- Off shore (out further) on a Northerly can be dangerous if you break something!

- Has had Carp problems when the water is low.

- Sometimes has a have fishing net.

These are just my initial thoughts, anyone have any other things they like/dislike about either?

Sessions 09 - 22/11

A nice team effort was posted on Sunday the 22nd with sessions at Goolwa, Barmera, Seacliff AND Lake George! Well done Dee on a first post and welcome to Jamie (AKA Jimbob) from the SE.

Jamie said the weed is returning to the lake, we can only hope for the conditions of the early 90's to return. They had to be seen to be believed!

This Saturday looks like having some good wind so lets nail some big numbers and climb back up the GTC ladder!