About to head out the Tweed on Sunday at 4.30am,heading to Southport.

Actually looking at the sea breeze forecast for Sunday doesn't look great with strong northerlies!

How did the trip go?

Big NW where I am!

Yep, 4am still had 20k NW at coolangatta! Not a nice trip in those conditions!

Glad to hear your safe anyway SeaDragon.

Yeah lol

Spent Sat night listening to the howling wind in the river

You could head south from Gladstone at a rapid rate ATM lol

southace said..

It's been blowing 5 to 10 knots for the past 6 weeks in far North Queensland I have forgoten what wind feels like!

Wanna swap

Should be fine, tides not great, but Ive only got an 8hp diesel and motor about 4 knots. I tend to use a run out to get out of the river and then the run in at Gold Coast.

I had to motor up to coomera recently, and took me about an hour to go 2nm....against the tide

Have a good trip

SeaDragon330 said..

Got my fingers crossed for Sat.....stayed at girlfriends way to long,she's almost planning the wedding lol

RUN...... or should I say sail 20 to 25 S SE turning 15 to 20 ESE. Have a good trip.

Just got out of a 20yr stretch,not keen to get tangled up again lol

Trip went fine,25kt from the rear seen me surfing towards Soithport.Got circled by a pod of Dolphins before the Seaway. Sitting anchored behind Straddie now waiting for the tide to turn. Took me 2.5hrs from Tweed mooring to Southport Seaway. Having some lunch and a cool drink.

Not sure what your plans are, but yes Jacobs Well is a nice spot to spend a few days. We spent a couple of days there just after Chrissy.

Then I think one of the best places up there was in behind Karragara...... Cold water shower behind the swimming enclosure, electric BBq,s, (and toilets) very well maintained. A quick dinghy ride, or ferry trip, across to macleay island, bottle shop, supermarket, reasonable counter meals....we spent about 4 days there, kids loved it, could have been longer!

Cheers
Rick