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Reply in Topic: Board Transport
Orange Whip
Orange Whip
QLD
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QLD, 1091 posts
12 Oct 2026 2:15pm
How you going Olskool?

I’ve mentioned a couple of times on here recently that I’ve had good experiences with Mainfreight lately. Give them a call.
Orange Whip
Orange Whip
QLD
1091 posts
QLD, 1091 posts
4 Oct 2026 7:43pm
nbr said..
Awesome sailing there in March April May. Used to be a good group of us sailing mostly FSW type boards and 4.5 + sails. If Hamilton Island BOM sites reads over 20 knts then front beach is on. Rig next street west of sailing club,good grass to rig on and better launching than at sailing club where wind swirls a bit.Early morning is the best as wind starts to ease after about 1030/ 1100. One of my favourite locations in Qld.Never seen any crocs there unlike Townsville.


Thanks for the info.
Orange Whip
Orange Whip
QLD
1091 posts
QLD, 1091 posts
4 Oct 2026 7:42pm
luca s said..
Works well on south east , and usually early in the morning, arvo sea breeze is better down queens beach , good clear water just the odd turtle , never heard of crocs there


Thanks for the info.

Reply in Topic: garmen GPS watch
Orange Whip
Orange Whip
QLD
1091 posts
QLD, 1091 posts
1 Oct 2026 7:03pm
If you have problems with your Garmin just take it back to the retailer and they replace it with a new one. (Garmin’s policy) I’m on my third which didn’t want to charge the other day, so probably soon on my fourth.
Orange Whip
Orange Whip
QLD
1091 posts
QLD, 1091 posts
1 Oct 2026 5:31pm
I find that when using a Power XT extension you have to leave at least an extra couple of cm otherwise de-rigging the XT will be problematic. Is this what other Power XT users have found?
Orange Whip
Orange Whip
QLD
1091 posts
QLD, 1091 posts
1 Oct 2026 5:19pm
Does anyone on here windsurf at the Front Beach at Bowen on a regular basis? (I.e. where the sailing club is. ) Is it officially called the ‘Front Beach’?

Went past there the other day. Looks like a good spot. Just looking for a first hand account of the conditions. Eg. Wind consistency, best wind direction, number of local sailors, rigging area, croc population, etc.
Orange Whip
Orange Whip
QLD
1091 posts
QLD, 1091 posts
15 Sep 2026 1:22pm
bc said..
I send about 5 cartons a week with them and have had only 2 in the six months that have had extra charges added , but I always add a bit to the dimensions.. Their prices have gone up recently so I thought I would get some quotes from other comapines. Fed/tnt said $69 surcharge for anything over 1.2 m and another $65 if receiver isn't a company Startrack said they are no longer exceping oversize cartons at all, and I am waiting to here back from Direrct Frieght.. I Know EGO is by no means perfect but options are becoming limited for sails/masts/boards ....


Give Mainfreight a call. I’ve sent a board with them recently and a sail before that. They don’t seem to mind the long stuff and prices are good and freight times are less than E-Go and great to communicate with. Well, that’s my experience.
Orange Whip
Orange Whip
QLD
1091 posts
QLD, 1091 posts
20 Aug 2026 12:26pm
I used to send and receive windsurfing gear via EGo transport and never had an issue. Then a Mainfreight Transport depot came to our city and I have used them for last 12 months or so. Good pricing and a lot shorter freight times than EGo. Google says a Mainfreight depot opened in Perth in January ‘24 so I’d be checking them out.
Orange Whip
Orange Whip
QLD
1091 posts
QLD, 1091 posts
1 May 2026 9:30pm
I have seen a few people say that they have had their watch bands on their Garmin watches break without warning, and hence their watch just descends to the bottom of the ocean never to be seen again.
I was in at my local Harvey Norman today getting a new watch under warranty (breakdown in GPS recording) and I asked the question as to whether the warranty would cover this circumstance. I may as well have asked what the square root is of 45678.
Has anyone who has lost a watch actually enquired as to the situation with warranty?