Cold and Windless in Port Douglas

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greenleader
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29 Jul 2020 12:10am
So a new world brings new challenges and with no International travel at the moment what better time to check out our great coastline and a place that I hold dear to my heart during winter months is Port Douglas.
greenleader
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29 Jul 2020 12:13am
We tracked down a quaint villa and started rigging on the first arvo


greenleader
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29 Jul 2020 12:24am
Boom out there






greenleader
greenleader
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29 Jul 2020 12:28am
Because of lighter winds in the tropics we added all the toys in our multi sports household....stay tuned






Dezza
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29 Jul 2020 9:08am
Looks a perfect hot spot to be in
mr love
mr love
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29 Jul 2020 9:14am
You should rename this thread..."Photographs to torture Victorians"
John340
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29 Jul 2020 10:22am


Found you! No hot tub?
Richiefish
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29 Jul 2020 11:04am
Yeah doesn't look too bad I suppose but meanwhile here at Manly we have a warm 25 knots from the NE, pretty bikini girls and free beer.
kato
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29 Jul 2020 12:38pm
This should be in HW and labeled offensive
FormulaNova
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29 Jul 2020 11:07am
kato said..
This should be in HW and labeled offensive


You can visit too!

Sorry... I didn't mean right away, and what are you worried about anyway, you have a great place to sail. You just need a 3mm wesuit to put over the 6mm one... Brrrr
da vecta
da vecta
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29 Jul 2020 1:17pm
Down the garden path...


Mev
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29 Jul 2020 1:29pm
Do you need to do any croc dodging?
greenleader
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29 Jul 2020 1:41pm
The jungle drums were beating and the Phantom climbed out of the skull cave and donned his holiday rainbow board shorts..........."the ghost who Wingdings" and mentors foiling






da vecta
da vecta
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29 Jul 2020 1:42pm
Apparently there's been some Crocs and Roughnecks spotted in the river mouth nearby.
petermac33
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29 Jul 2020 12:37pm
Not sure what a roughneck is but the prospect of being taken by a croc is enough reason to stay at home.
ausbinny
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29 Jul 2020 1:54pm
Should've stayed @ Green Island 20 - 30 knots all day today and less roughnecks
greenleader
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29 Jul 2020 3:57pm
The Phantom normally wrestles the crocs with his bare hands before sternly sending them upstream
petermac33
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29 Jul 2020 2:08pm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roughneck
ka43
ka43
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29 Jul 2020 5:41pm
**** it, I knew this was coming!!!!!!!!!!
Richiefish
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29 Jul 2020 6:37pm



FormulaNova
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29 Jul 2020 8:11pm
The Phantom is rough with roughnecks.
greenleader
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29 Jul 2020 11:18pm
Sometimes when it's light.....the waves they come.....but it's really warm weather


FormulaNova
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30 Jul 2020 9:52am
Just out of interest, because I have only kited there, what's the depth like everywhere else for sailing?

I am guessing its fine as you are using foils.

Its a beautiful place there this time of year and no doubt everyone would prefer to be there.
greenleader
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30 Jul 2020 12:32pm
FormulaNova said..
Just out of interest, because I have only kited there, what's the depth like everywhere else for sailing?

I am guessing its fine as you are using foils.

Its a beautiful place there this time of year and no doubt everyone would prefer to be there.


Yep, launching from our house which is about 1 km north of the point on 4 Mile beach there is plenty of water straight off the beach.
greenleader
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30 Jul 2020 12:41pm
Here's the little path down to the beach that is always fun to take your gear up and down






FNQBilly
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30 Jul 2020 3:19pm
GreenLeader, there will be a few more of us FNQ Mob up there tomorrow as well to join in the fun with you and the family. enjoy every bit of our little patch of paradise mate.
greenleader
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30 Jul 2020 7:46pm
Cheers Billy, looking forward to meeting with you guys, we've been coming for 20 years it's a great part of Qld
snorkel962
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30 Jul 2020 10:13pm
FNQ, the new winter windsurfing destination?!?
greenleader
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30 Jul 2020 11:13pm
It's been pretty damn good up here in FNQ and today was no exception, got a mid morning to drinks hour session happening










greenleader
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31 Jul 2020 11:56am
Meanwhile a couple of minutes drive away




FormulaNova
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31 Jul 2020 10:09am
When I was driving up to Port Douglas from Cairns each day, I would look across to a river bank on the left and there would always be a croc sunning itself.... Lucky they don't tend to be out in the 'cold' winter!

Water starts are so much easier when you have motivation
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