Hi. Average wind at this time of year is 18 knots. For the past 3 years over a 2 week period I have use sails from 4.5 to 7.8m. It is a trade wind that blows all the time from june to october, lighter some days and stronger on others. General sail size would be 6.0-6.5 on 90-100ltr boards.
Last week had 3 days of 25 to 30 knots.
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As previous post mentioned sailing time is limited each day by the tide, it's been a while since I was there and cannot remember how much time each day we sailed. I also vividly remember as well waiting for enough light in the morning so you could just see where you were going on the water.
Geoff

Got back from Cocos on Sunday after spending three weeks there. I dont know the cost if you go with Jez from Second Wind however if you were to go up there expect to pay largish dollars. For starters:
- dont try and get your own gear up there unless you know some secret formula. I have heard stories of peoples gear not being loaded on your flight up to Cocos, and eventually your gear arriving on the day you leave. Given that the flight is usually booked up (only two per week) room in cargo is very limited, and this is usually taken up with more important supplies for people who live on island (ie. food, postage, etc.) - Secondly if you do get your gear on board, keep your weight of luggage down to the bear minimum. You get 20kgs per person, and from there on in it will cost you $10 per kg. This adds up quickly. - If you organise this trip yourself, look at spending around $1800 on airfare (return), accommodation is around the $1000 mark per week (shared), transport (make sure you book ahead as their is limited car and motorbike hire) is around the $50 - $80 per day mark. You can get around on push bike ($15 per day) and then all you need to do is just get someone to drop your gear off for you at the Yatch Club (you can safely leave all of your gear here). - Food, this is limited, however if you dont have an addiction to cabbage (around $7 each) you should be fine with spending around $15-$20 per meal however these restaurant facilities are very limited and you will need to provide for yourself at times. There is a supermarket however this has limited and at times somewhat expensive supplies. - Alcohol and tobacco, this will be heaven if you drink and smoke too much. Alocohol is very cheap, around $17 for a bottle of vodka (1.125 litres) and apparently about $30 for a carton of smokes.

Another option is to contact Jez and he will organise most of these things for you.

Hi all. I'm going in 4 weeks for the first time and have been told there are some waves (only for surfing) as well. Anyone know what the conditions and acces is like.
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Just got back from up there myself.... always hard to return to reality.

At the normal sailing spot (the yaught club) you are limited by the tides times, normally allowing around 4 hours or in other words more than enough to completely knacker yourself and provide a good excuse for hitting the hammock with your favourite beverage in hand (as previously mentioned these are conviently cheap). Even on a .65m tide there is usually a 3 hour window, of course big fins (35 plus)can make it a bit more difficult.

The other spot mentioned (Rumah Baru) can be sailed all day. Wouldn't worry about the fishies cause they are well feed, but your close to the end of the lagoon and the current sends you toward indonesia pretty quick so you want to be at a fairly competent level with a couple of other crew around just in case.

I've only seen the waves sailed once (by Scott Mck and crew), and I'd say you need to be as good as them to get out there in the first place. Good news is the surfing is nearly always good with perfect offshores (as much as the locals will deny it), and apparantly it works best on a low tide to complementing sailing well. Oh and the snorkelling/diving/boating/pub are quite nice too.... got to love the water stuff at 26 deg water temp.

Well, heres to dreaming of warmer places

Yep, it created a 10cm wave. Apparently because it sits on top of a undersea mountain the wave energy goes around it. The 2004 chritmas one cased a 50cm wave and from what I can find it only stuffed up the tides. Good news is if you get warning all you have to do is swim out to the deeper water and it will pass by. Most people killed in 2004 are reported as being killed by the backwash containing all the timber, rubbish, buildings and crap.