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beachball57
beachball57
SA
540 posts
SA, 540 posts
2 Jul 2009 10:36pm
hi all has anyone here in SA sailed the beach at kingston in the south east, i know that the kite buggy people use to go there on the australia day longweekend every year, just wondering what the beach would be like to sail on..... looking for new places to sail port gawler getting a bit ho hum at the moment
cheers
bb
Gizmo
Gizmo
SA
2865 posts
SA, 2865 posts
3 Jul 2009 9:32pm
Here are some suggestions for sailing sites in SA.

I don't know the current state of these, the availabity or legality.
EXPLORE AT YOUR OWN RISK.... and don't blame me!!!

Do your home work first and don't kill the locations for others by doing stupid things.
www.google.com.au:443/maps might be a good place to start.

I have been to most over the years and sailed many.
Starting in the South East of SA and working north.
#8 Mile creek near Pt. MacDonnell
#About 2km North of Kingstone SE (enter off Long Beach Rd.) This would give MANY km of good sailing.
#many salt lakes in the area but most are in poor condition.
#the mud flats near Chinamans Well south of Salt Creek
#The Coorong (hard going)
#Goolwa beach, south of the 4WD beach entry track ONLY .. about 5km of good sailing.
#Aldinga / Sellicks Silver sands beach (now very much a holiday resort so I doubt it)
#West Beach near the Adelaide Shores caravan park ( go north on the beach)
#Largs Bay from the Yacht Club (go north)
#North Haven beach, between North Haven and Outer Harbour
#Start Finsh Line area of the Clipsal V8 track
#Port Gawler
#Middle Beach
#Lower Light Beach ( via Bog-a-duck Rd. [and they mean it in winter])
#Port Germain
#Lake Bumbunga at Lochiel.
#Lake Gairdner
#Lake Gillies

I haven't explored the York and Eyre Peninsula or North of Pt Augusta to much.

I hope this helps and as i said..
I don't know the current state of these, the availabity or legality.
EXPLORE AT YOUR OWN RISK.... and don't blame me!!!

beachball57
beachball57
SA
540 posts
SA, 540 posts
5 Jul 2009 10:03pm
hi thanks,,, i have a holiday house at marion bay and have been looking around the yorketown area,, there are near 200 dry saltpans and dry lakes inthe area between yorketown and edithburg even if only a few were good for sailing on that's a lot to choose from large and small...........another question,,,,,does anyone know if there is an australian land speed record for the different classes of yachts,,, lastly the adelaide land yacht club is trying to organise a weekend trip to lake gillies at this stage it;s going to be on the october long weekend..
cheers
bb
aus230
aus230
WA
1660 posts
WA, 1660 posts
5 Jul 2009 9:12pm
I dont know if there are any offical records but we hope to establish some for all classes on lake lefroy. The event is posted in the events and more
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=51857

Cheers
AUS230
Rocket Ship
Rocket Ship
23 posts
23 posts
7 Jul 2009 8:15am
beachball57 said...

hi thanks,,, i have a holiday house at marion bay and have been looking around the yorketown area,, there are near 200 dry saltpans and dry lakes inthe area between yorketown and edithburg even if only a few were good for sailing on that's a lot to choose from large and small...........another question,,,,,does anyone know if there is an australian land speed record for the different classes of yachts,,, lastly the adelaide land yacht club is trying to organise a weekend trip to lake gillies at this stage it;s going to be on the october long weekend..
cheers
bb


Hi BB,

Can other clubs come & play at Gillies in October? As I know a few Blokarters that would love to sail at Gillies as well.

Thanks RS
beachball57
beachball57
SA
540 posts
SA, 540 posts
7 Jul 2009 8:55pm
hi guys, as far as i know the october long weekend trip to lake gillies is open to anyone who wants to go,,, i think it's a social trip more than anything,, i'll post more details of the trip in a few weeks time,,,, at this stage i and a few others are heading up there on the friday of the long weekend aand ailing sat'day and sunday then home monday.... not sure but maybe camping at the lake, don't really know as i've never been there before....as i said i'll post more details when i have them,, cheers
bb
Rocket Ship
Rocket Ship
23 posts
23 posts
8 Jul 2009 5:57am
Hi BB,

Thanks for the info, can you post your findings of the Lake when you gat back from your weekeng away?

Wind, Lake surface, Access road into the lake & post some picks?

Thanks
RS
beachball57
beachball57
SA
540 posts
SA, 540 posts
8 Jul 2009 3:16pm
hey rocket,,,
yep no prob's will do a full debreif after the weekend trip,,,, gong to check a beach on the way up there as well so will report on that as well..
cheers
bb
Rocket Ship
Rocket Ship
23 posts
23 posts
9 Jul 2009 6:08am
beachball57 said...

hey rocket,,,
yep no prob's will do a full debreif after the weekend trip,,,, gong to check a beach on the way up there as well so will report on that as well..
cheers
bb


Thanks BB your a little GEM

RS
Rocket Ship
Rocket Ship
23 posts
23 posts
20 Jul 2009 6:19am
Hi BB,

Anything to report????????
beachball57
beachball57
SA
540 posts
SA, 540 posts
20 Jul 2009 5:13pm
hi no haven't been yet,,,, not going until 1st weekend in october,,,, going on leave in 3 weeks time going to havea look around kingston and such,, not sailing though heading over to the snow via the south east so not taking yacht with us......will post something as soon as i have something to post

cheers
beachball57
beachball57
SA
540 posts
SA, 540 posts
27 Jul 2009 10:39pm
i wasn't aware that there were any other land sailing clubs in adelaide apart from the adelaide land yacht club,, as far as i know lake gillies is open to the public and anyone can go there as long as clean up their mess before they leave and don't drive their cars on the lake surface, the october long weekend is an adelaide land yacht club event but it's a big lake.....
Gizmo
Gizmo
SA
2865 posts
SA, 2865 posts
28 Jul 2009 10:42am
www.nettiser.com.au/SAILS/
beachball57
beachball57
SA
540 posts
SA, 540 posts
28 Jul 2009 9:47pm
hi
yes i have seen that sails web site but there is never any activity on that site, or at least never any when i've looked on there,i have joined the adelaide club anyway,
bb
port
port
VIC
446 posts
VIC, 446 posts
2 Aug 2009 6:36pm
Yep never seen that site very active if at all.
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