The races are on again this Sunday, here are the rules:

http://www.windsurfingqld.com/2006site/noticeofrace.htm

Hopefully the forecast improves by then *crosses fingers*

Hey Vando,

You're right, forecast is marginally better, still going to be struggling with a 6.0 though (my biggest sail!)

What's wello like in a North Easter?

do you guys know which side of wello the racing will be held?

yep, will be.

was curious so if i manage to get there early i go to the right spot.

Man I hope it blows... I'll check in the morning, if so then I'll see you guys there!

Those wind meters are on crack. Biggest gust I got when out there would have been about 17 knots, mostly the wind was 15 or below, so as usual I struggled. Not surprising when everyone else was on 7+ with 120 litre+ boards, and there's little old Nebs trying to get planing back up wind with a 6.0 and a 105 litre board

Good racing though, couple of incidents, including one porkchop who while jostling for the start somehow managed to hit the anchor rope for the official boat and catapult himself heavily...

you guys are joking, all the graphs from caloundra to coolangatta read 20 knots with higher gusts.

everyone on 8+ sails got hammered.

i can tell you it was full on trying to make the formula kit broadreach through that chop and swell. i was totally out of control.

my vote is for 18-22kn, with some holes.

for sure nebbian, you were out bought on the start line. that was an amazing array of expensive gear.

Have you been hanging out with the kiters Gestalt ? 15 real knots = 25 kiteboarder knots

Hey Justin,

From one Justin to another.

Around midday-2pm was the best wind. It had defintely dropped off by 2.00 pm - sitting at home I alomst bought the warp speed down for spin at 12, but by 2 the wind had dropped.

In a N-NE the weathernow station is pretty close to the true wind. In S it tends to have some 'shadow' effect.

I was running down the bank at Wello and best I could muster speed wise was high 27's - just no grunt in the wind. 15 knots tops by my feeling. In 18 knots I will clock 28's and 29's.

With regard to the weather stations - BNE Airport seems to be in a wind tunnel in N/NE and in a 'hole' in S/SE. Banana Bank and Inner Beacon are too far awy from Manly and Wello to make a good call.

I was measuring 12-14 on my meter at water's edge when I went out.

IMO there was more wind at wello than Manly - but the weed (thicker at Manly) can also make it harder to plane - hence less wind.

- J

Hi Gestalt,

I think in fairness you copped a 20 min gust which put you back onto dry land, if you'd stayed out then you might have a different story to tell.

Be that as it may, hope I'm not speaking too early when I say that this weekend looks the goods