How often on water in Melbourne?

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calanda_brau
calanda_brau
WA
7 posts
WA, 7 posts
18 Jul 2005 3:23am
Concidering moving to Melbourne to study. How often will I get to surf at Port Philip Bay with ca 100L for my 80 kg's?
RAL INN
RAL INN
SA
2898 posts
SA, 2898 posts
18 Jul 2005 7:17am
plenty of time all year, just bring your wetsuit for winter.

sail sizes 5 - 7m

best winds
Tony Lorenz
calanda_brau
calanda_brau
WA
7 posts
WA, 7 posts
18 Jul 2005 5:53am
Cheers mate! Will bring my wetsuit. (But it can't be colder than Norway anyway)
calanda_brau
calanda_brau
WA
7 posts
WA, 7 posts
12 Aug 2005 11:53pm
By the way...which part of the bay is best? And how is St.Kilda/Elwood?
RAL INN
RAL INN
SA
2898 posts
SA, 2898 posts
13 Aug 2005 8:27am
your choice really

depends on wind direction,
Greens point, pt Ormond(nth end of elwood beach), and middle park(nth a little bit of St Kilda) are all good and within sight of each other.
across the bridge is Altona on the NW side of bay (20mins).
1hr away is Geelong. 1hr20min is Torquay.

when you get here go straight to a newsagent and get a Melways directory.

when do you arrive?
best winds
Tony L
ju_724
ju_724
231 posts
231 posts
13 Aug 2005 8:35am
hey there young tony;

hows things in sunny melbourne, have you been out for a sail in the snow yet??? praise the lord for booties?? I had a quick sken at the vic forecast you seem to be scoring 25knts NW all the time!!! is this the case or are the guys at the bom over cooking it as usual...

cold winds

Julien
RAL INN
RAL INN
SA
2898 posts
SA, 2898 posts
13 Aug 2005 11:15am
Hey Julien, aka pommie defector

Actually those NWers seem to be a BOM translation for anything they are not sure of usually being westerlies.

this is OK if you like the shore break at 13th beach. I reakon the water temp is 10 degrees less in the bay than along the coast.

nearly was up for a sail in the so called SW 20-30kts on weds. at Torquay. But when the radio said it was 2.8 degrees at Geelong at midday I changed my mind (also it was westerly) drove back through Dalesford in the snow.

Tomorrows northerlies might drag me too Pt Ormond.

Or maybe the SG-1 marathon on TV1.

I am sure that since the forcasting witch hunt of that Syd-Hob race the BOM declares a strong wind warning for anthing above 5kts.
So if the BOM says15-20 then it must be formula gear stuff and 20-30 means fat freeride, 30+ = 5.8 on the wave board.

10-20 means wakeboarding in bass straight.
best winds(but not WA)
Tony L
calanda_brau
calanda_brau
WA
7 posts
WA, 7 posts
13 Aug 2005 9:52pm
Thanks! Will arrive Januar/Februar if I'm going to Melbourne. Haven't decided yet if its gonna be Melbourne or Sydney. Is there anyone else in their early 20s that windsurf in Melbourne?
Jimmy@Tas
Jimmy@Tas
TAS
77 posts
TAS, 77 posts
14 Aug 2005 7:22am
Hi Tony,

Couldnt agree with u more in regards to the BOM, there seems to be a real shift towards the putting the average as the strongest possible gust that may occur. Im finding the same result, unless it says 25 -35knts its only golf weather, and i dont play golf.

Jimmmy
RAL INN
RAL INN
SA
2898 posts
SA, 2898 posts
15 Aug 2005 7:28am
The BOM got me again.

20-30kts N 4cast 4 Sun.

cool that's overstated should only need 4.7 as smallest sail.

What does the Beaufort scale say about horizontal spray?

That Kaos went well above and beyond the call of duty.

I wish I were as fit as all those teenie boppers out there just to make me feel old.

oops, Above Average.

mind you it felt good to string together some logo high jumps and land em.

anyway that was Greens point for me, cold, bring on the southerlies and get me back to Pt Danger.

best winds
Tony L
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