Has anybody gotten any reports back from Karel and his race in Perth? By checking the results, it looks like either equipment or course might have played a part in his finishing time.
http://www.oceanpaddler.com/Static/Events/TheDoctor/Results.aspx
Submitted by mbsski on Sat, 01/17/2009 - 1:30pm
No mention about trouble, they were happy with an average speed close to 13 km/h.
#1 Sat, 01/17/2009 - 1:37pm
Looks like he was first in oc1. Lots o fast surfskiers! Wow, 16.7 km/hr for the winner-simply amazing!
#2 Sat, 01/17/2009 - 2:01pm
12.3 km/h = 7.64 mph
faster than I could go. but just a bit short of the 20 mph speed limit of the chined hull. there must not have been much wind.
#3 Sat, 01/17/2009 - 2:51pm
Still pretty fast, especially if it was flat. Under 8 minutes per mile.
#4 Sat, 01/17/2009 - 3:12pm
if the surfskiers were reaching their top speeds, it would seem that the conditions weren't that bad.. and the surfski.info site had conditions as "perfect".
rambo?
#5 Sat, 01/17/2009 - 3:54pm
i agree james, definitely fast.
#6 Sat, 01/17/2009 - 5:06pm
Don't patronize me, McColesteiner.
#7 Sat, 01/17/2009 - 11:25pm
Aussie Olympic gold medalist Clint Robinson won, he is a gun, even in old age.
#8 Sun, 01/18/2009 - 1:13am
35-36 yrs old OLD MAN?
#9 Sun, 01/18/2009 - 6:55am
If hes` old Clarkie, whats that make you and me and others like jibofo?? Dinosaurs????
#10 Sun, 01/18/2009 - 7:01am
I'm prehistoric (but not yet extinct).
#11 Sun, 01/18/2009 - 1:47pm
Hi All
Just got back from putting Rambo on the plane with all his footage. He got some really good stuff and knowing Rambo he'll put together a fantastic package with some good surfing footage of Karel. It wasn't perfect "Doctor" conditions with the wind and swell coming more out of the south than the south west, so the conditions were coming at a 45° angle over the right shoulder. The skis loved the conditions, as seen by the times, but it wasn't the perfect downhill condition for Karel and OC1's to keep up with them. There were also some huge bush fires on the mainland the day before the race so on race day you couldn't make out the mainland through the smoke haze until the paddlers were at least 3/4 of the way across, so staying on course was also a challenge.
Rambo got some great footage of Clint Robinson in the closing stages of the race, he was on fire and pumped it was awesome to see.
So we'll wait and see what Rambo comes up with, we got lots of good action footage of Karel from the boat from all angles plus his two wide angle cameras on the canoe. It should be good!
Cheers
Barts
#12 Sun, 01/18/2009 - 3:13pm
Look in the mirror boys, I keep cracking them.
Yes he is old, by the standards of my 17 year old daughter he is ancient!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#13 Sun, 01/18/2009 - 3:38pm
Yep, i'm home now and very happy with the footage we got of the race.
Rambo
#14 Mon, 01/19/2009 - 5:14am