thanks gav, this is interesting, but on face value I am a bit concerned. Point danger already gets pretty crowded, and having a cam focused on the point as per your linked post would mean that everyone will know what it's like, and the uncrowded days are likely to be fewer and further between. There's already a camera at Torquay surf (800m away) club and juc, which I think is already too much. Danger just doesn't need any more exposure, and its so easy to check it from the car anyway.

I'm probably ona hiding to nothing here, but I'm old school and reckon if you can't make a call based on the forecasts and sticking your head out the window, then bad luck. Soon we'll have a wake up call service in case someone has a sleep in and misses the early.

Could we just leave it at the weather station on the saling club please?

No worries gav, I watch the sailors out a fair bit (can't do it thanks to my back) and can see the buzz in everyone being out, and see you understand the other side of the coin. I reckon that 20kt switch could have legs!