Ill be going prob to Belmont Bay Squids if it NW or W or if WSW /SW Valentine.Ill only be going one day ..will pick the forecast..

nick0 said...

weres belmont bay squids . and valentine u launch at the point/park with the boatramp?

Sorry bit late answering Squids is at the caravan Park on a point that juts out into the lake south of Belmont Yacht club.Heaps of kiters go there as its really shallow.You park in the carpark near the caravan park boom gates & rig on the grass.It can be hard to get a park due to kiters.Its a pain as you have to walk the board/rig up to the end of the point which is 300m(?) + to be safe & avoid the shallows you need to work out a bit .The water is pretty flat until you get up near the yacht club end of a run so its great for speed + practising carve gybes.It gets pretty consistent W compared to the northern end of the lake.If you go out a bit further plenty of chop for jumps etc.It is muddy so if you do hit bottom you tend to shovel along and get a warning . Crap trying to beachstart though as the mud sucks your feet in so its hard to follow the board.
Re Valentine keep going past the boatramp & turn in the turning circle at the Green Point end then park.You rig on the grass and 50' to the water. Great in a SW ,S or rare N as sideshore so if you lose ground downwind you can just walk the board back along upwind in the shallows.Good for practising gybe runs down the shoreline & in a big S get big rollers out in the middle for jumps or surfing..
Ps - went out at Squids rigged a 4m & 95ltre board & not enough so hard work.Put a 5m on & hanging on in the gusts but still good.aching all over last few days..

peto said...

sboardcrazy

Swansea Caravan Park - another 10 min drive south has all of the above except.
1. mud (sand instead)
2. kites
3. a full car park thats not close to where you sail

NickO - if you are into freestyle trciks and stuff, go to Swansea.

Yes but I dont like being restricted to the channels and I dont trust that I will see the shallow bits..if you hit those you would do some damage..I like coming into it from Coal pt in a NE. Maybe I should get a local to show me the best parts there but Im not very fit so I like long runs not short 200m with lots of gybes..Its certainly more beautiful there.

Hi, I had a look at sboardcrazy's favorite spots on google maps street view and there at Green Point is a sailer walking his/her rig up the lawn to a parked white Toyota 4X4.

nick0 said...

anny one sailing now or later this arvo on the lake?

Can't..Next week it's on.. ( I hope)

Maybe Birubi. Looks windy already about 20kt NW.