The last 2 days before New Years Eve we got back to basics down at my favourite sailing spot... Botany Bay
With 2 video cams running, one on top of the mast the other on the boom, we got some perfect small rig training in beautifull 20knt conditions and had the entire Bay to ourselves, apart from a few windsurfers looking for a race
The video looks awesome and should be ready in a few days time...
The guys had some great training time and we got a few rig issues sorted out with the boat now really happy and sailing easily in the groove, and with a bit more centre board case issues still to be fine tuned we are very happy with how the boat is performing
GPS top speed reading 20knts
Day 2 on the Bay was a little lighter, so back to No1 rig, but this time with a 3rd video cam from my neice who happily walked to the middle of Captain Cook Bridge and got some birds eye view of our rigs.
Perfect sunny conditions helped us really get lots of small issues sorted with plenty of perfect and not so perfect gybes and tacks and some moored boat dodging practice to simulate Harbour traffic.
Just a great day to be on the water and now we have hours of video to check over and edit, and see how things look from different angles and perspective... really helps when you dont have the luxury of coach boats
All I need to do now is work out how to use video editing software... should be interesting... stay tuned and have a very Merry New Year... enjoy
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9 comments:
How are you going in the JJ?
Looking forward to seeing the videos!!
Nice website there Fan!!
Seems like the green giant has got you good... how sad it must be live in your shoes
Isn't Paddo the best? Should be a win this year in the JJ!
Cool an internet stalker, how funny
We are not sailing in the JJ and have chartered the boat to the NZ guys whos boat got sent back home due to quaranteen issues
Why someone would waste there own time setting up a web "weluvupaddo.com" maybe my girlfriend as a joke?? HAHA But this, as most people would think is rather weird
Pretty sure I have never ever said on my blog that I would win a jj or that im the best, so whoever this FAN is, they are obviously so bored with there own life to be worried about what me and my guys are doing, and what we are doing is having some great fun sailing around on a awesome boat
But im happy to hear any comments from anyone, sarcastic or not
And ye sorry FAN the videos are nearly ready, obviously you cant wait to see them
Cheers
Oh Paddo - I'm sorry to hear that all of the training and boat prep hasn't paid off... I'm sure you'll be there fighting it out for the lead next year!
Luv u!
xxx
is this some kind of homoerotic love???? or merely admiration and respect????
Mate whAts the story are you not sailing these days?
with comments like the ones from FAN its no wonder nothing has been said here for a while. Seems as though most guys with 18 blogs have faded away in the past year, much easier to just go sailing and keep their stories secret, real shame as i enjoyed reading different peoples take on the awesome thril of sailing around on an 18, hope they come back to life soon
Can't wAit to see you guys out thereagain this season should be great to watch wl you be doing the jj?
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