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THIS PAGE CONTAINS ALL EVENTS FOR 2006 DAY1 - DAY8 CLICK HERE FOR DAY9 AND BEYOND .SUPASKUA.COM DAY 1
true conformation as to how many boats would make this day a success. Then the boats began to arrive eight in total, with half experiencing the georges river for the first time. not long after leaving como, about five km, we had the water police right on our tails, but he was cool just a safety check. then it was of to banks town for lunch hungry jacks and of course a lot of swamping. after lunch we turned our attention to the wonie. and after pissing of the locals it was not long before the water police made another showing. luckily no was driving when he came around the corner. the day ended with a water police escort out of the wonie all the way to como, much to the amusement of the locals.as they pointed and smiled with pleasure,finally to see skua's' obeying the speed limit, if only the same could be said for them. ANYHOW a BIG THANKS to all who turned up to make this day (the first day of supaskua.com) a success. see you all again on Day 2 DAY 2 OK what a day the eight who made it last time made it again. once again the weather was perfect blue sky and 18 degrees. but
the cold air did not stop a few fellahs from going for a free board.
to some calmer water, this is when alex and kyle showed off a little.then it was my turn. DAY 3 what a morning with a few missing today's run 4 other commitments,(just slack i say and afraid of the cold) any how,the sky is blue and five skua's made the day interesting,and a jet ski who for some reason could not leave alex alone,yes he got swamped more than once.(see the vid. alextday3). although i had a bad hangover i managed to get some still filming done. we drove to the end of the georges that is to the weir opposite Liverpool station a first time for many. it was good to see jason who has a 40 merc this man took the shot of the day with calm water and a smooth driving style he showed how much fun these toys are.(see the vid thej). the water police did not show once therefore no hassles. apart from some kids dropping rocks at us as we passed under the bridge near georges hall. a note to all bring padding for the drivers seat go to clark rubber, buy a yoga matt for $60this will cover all three seats.you can buy straps from whitworths in caringbah.dont buy ones with metal.(they will rust).
see you all on DAY4 DAY4. DAY 5 a better turn out even though the wind made a challenging drive for all of us as we made our way to Bundeena. many boaters took little time to show their dislike to our unique driving style, they just don't understand,a common prejudice that all skua drivers must cop on the chin .anyhow some calm water was found and some big sits and swamping done .Steve with his 3 cylinder 30 took the sit of the day, steveday5. this guy has a smooth style, and good control. alex showed off with some good skips and big swamps, alexday5.
DAY6 the warm weather got more boats out this time, and also the school holidays.
DAY7 everything is coming soon, but i must say the steigers were awesome to watch, if you ever want to be thrilled in a supaskua ask them to take you for a spin. they rock. and be prepared to have the shit scared out of you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
day 7 footage is up, a big thanks to all who made it today, six skua's in total and two 12ft speed boats, one of these is driven by the national wing boat champion Steve Scott, if you have seen the video footage you will know how fast these boats can move. unfortunately these guys only hung around till picnic point, due to a lack of fuel availability, thanks for making a showing Steve, also making a showing for the first time were the steiger brothers, again i will say these guys are awesome, they can seriously handel a skua, i am sure there boat was vertical more than once on this day. these guys run a ss prop about 12pitch, as you can see this helps hold the nose high and gives better bite than the larger pitch props, therefore better control when womping swamping and getting vert. they day started of with clean blue sky's and a light wind which made perfect weather for supaskua driving, as we headed up the river it became apparent that the warm weather is encouraging more people to mess up the river, those people that take their boat out once a year and who are totally incompetent. it is usually these guys that are quick to judge the skua's. if only they did not judge us by there own incompetence, anyhow after stopping at the usual spot for lunch we were able to find a quiet spot were we did not cause annoyance to others and so therefore we went crazy, Brendan provided the candid moment of the day when he fell of the front of the skua, this was of course after the steiger took him for a spin, a common theme is emerging the beachie, and i am sure at the next meeting there will have to be a comp for the longest beachie. any way it was awesome if you weren't there you should have been, be there next time then. AGAIN THANKS TO ALL WHO MADE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DAY8 it came and went see you all on day nine. I have a new camera!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! awesome sit aussie
supaskua.com would like to welcome it's newest member Ben who passed the initiation with natural skill & great enthusiasm, cheers mate you have the agility for a supaskua freak, and also his mates, 4th photo, slide show day8/01
Christmass Day 2006
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