Sailing Royalty

Last year I stripped the AI down to Adventure mode and look it out to the end of the point for a fish. These were flying past less than 100m away and I've only just realised who they were. Little did I know, I was sharing the water with sailing royalty. The best of the best.

Lucky for them I was in Adventure mode.

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Don't take life too seriously................it ain't permanent.

Slaughter, that was awesome that you stumbled onto the Hobie TI test sessions. I can hardly wait!

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Tony Stott
2012 Tandem Island "SIC EM" with Hobie spinnaker

Slightly different to the Moth's that I lusted after when I was a teenager. At the time I was sailing dad's Heron and a "Skiff" or "Scow" Moth was the go fast single handed young mans alternative.

I couldn't afford one then, I doubt if I have the skill or fitness now!

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Brad K
Papaya Tandem Island - "Dry Reach"
Lengthened Jet Ski trailer
"Kayaking Bob" Spray Skirts
Trampolines

Aah the Moth Foiler. Is there anything more impressive on the water, other than Slaughter in kayak mode of course?
I saw them a number of times last week as well Russ, when I was sailing out of Toronto.
Also see them often on Brisbane Water. The acceleration is jaw dropping when they lift up ....but they do spend a lot of time in the water trying to get back up when it all goes wrong. Not as forgiving as our Islands are!

Great video, Slaughter. Amazing really. I like the part where the 22 yr old kid sez something like, "Everyone can get out on the water, learn, and bring it back...." Of course, everyone.

Keith

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2015 AI 2, 2014 Tandem

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex ... It takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." A. Einstein

"Less is more" Anon

Fun video. Lucky bastards!

I said to my wife that I need to take a permanent marker with me next time so that I can get some autographs on the front hatch cover.
She said "What are you 12 ?"
I took that as a compliment, turned my hat back to front and zoomed off on my skateboard.

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Don't take life too seriously................it ain't permanent.

Guys, I just spent 1.7M AUD of your tax money with Oracle for support for a year.
Thanks Slaughter, I now know it was well spent

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Cheers, Brian in South Australia
Tandem Island -

Lol! I can only imagine what our Oracle ULA cost the US tax payers.

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2015 Hobie Tandem Island Hibiscus
"Third Normal Form"

• Trampolines
• Hobie cover
• Davis Spar Fly
• Kayakbob's Sprayskirts
• Spine Board Hakas