so who's up for the strip on sunday?

4.05pm low tide.

should be good for an all day session finishing with some blasting along the strip...

whats the 'strip' as VP all about? is it anything like the lota creek speed strip?

mmmm just looked at the forecast for Sat NE 20-25 could it be true.
Lota creek Sat, VP on Sunday awesome.

sounds like it could be the go

Sunday at VP sounds like a party. I'll be there. If Saturdays blowin a NEster I'll head down to the Train. I've been dying to have a go at those boat wakes.

admittendly the T hasn't been all that big-boat-wake friendly the times i've been out this spring. Lots of potentials but by the time I reach them they have either been too rounded or had disissipated. I've missed many good days there for it this year's season so far. I still reckon it is the place for your first. At mid-to-low tide the boat swells hit the shallow sand area and stand right up, and u can hit them side on plus slightly down wind which is perfect for the first few attempts at them

was great!

Gestalt, how come u left so early, especially when the strip was just starting to work?

Hey Gestalt,

What a day!

I saw you do a tack, was very impressed. But really, nothing holds a candle to this milestone:
I managed my first carve gybe ever!!! And a couple of hours later I did another one, to prove it wasn't a fluke. Holy toledo I've only been trying to plane out of gybes for like 6 months, finally with the right conditions it all came together.

You couldn't have asked for better conditions at the strip, wind was awesome, lots of sails out on the water with some familiar smiling faces underneath. Vando was his usual self, at least I think it was him, all I could see was a blur that made me look like I was standing still.

Eventually the only thing that made me stop sailing was getting really dehydrated, if I'd had a drink out there I would have sailed till dark... what an awesome session

hi nebbian,

congrats on the carves!! if only we had a boat then we could take the drinks to the strip, maybe even setup a bbq as well over there. all that time on the water lately has been doin good things by the looks of it. you ripped!


hey vando,

yeah, second that for sure.

how good is VP that it can turn on so much different stuff all in one day. earlier was better for the wind. around 12pm it started pumping. definately 30 knots coming through. the swells were better earlier too. about 0.5m and breaking along the bank at the eastern end of thompsons off the mangroves. had to gybe with the front foot in the strap to stop myself bouncing out. it was funny to see all the speed guys turn up as the tide dropped. a bit like the next shift coming on.

i did the run over to the speed strip in the arvo once the tide went out. I was knackered by then so i left once i got there. it must have just got better as the tide dropped even more. it was heading towards glassy when i was there but still a little bumpy. i hear you and pierre clocked some very decent times..

did anyone get photos?

Vando & Pierre doing consistent 36kts+..... t'was fun

Me on the Stoke 106, too big a board but had a good time. Slalom this sunday with Qld windsurfing. May see you there.

MAYBE..... Sat morn- Lota Ck., Sun morn- Vic Pt., Sun Arvo- Slalom at Manly. Nice to dream!!!

hi wesdawindat.

sounds like around wynnum, manly or wellington point may be what you are after. they are relativly close to the airport. 40 minutes to the airport and 30 mins to the city. rentals can be a bit pricey though.

the local sailing spots near there are wellington point (wello) and manly. both very good for blasting. those 2 areas will work in all wind directions except a southerly which is why most people these days go to VP when it is blowing south.

VP (thomsons beach) only works in SW-S-SE wind really. it is a superb spot to sail when the wind is right. During a NE seabreeze wello or manly are better spots. all the VP locals sail at point halloran which is the northern side of victoria point in summer or go to wello or manly. the real problem with victoria point is transport. trains, busses etc.

if the wind is right for VP then it is only about 30min drive from manly or wynnum. so it is still very close.

other spots are cleveland, capalaba, lota, ormiston. all except capalaba are suburbs on the water. don't tell everyone but the bayside is the best place to live. for starters it is cooler. sometimes up to 3 degrees cooler than brisbane. the constant breezes see to that. and there is lots to do as there is a good cafe culture and outdoor lifestyle. also, the area is not over crowded.

you may also want to look at the redcliffe area. it is close to the city and airport. gets the same great temps and winds but doesn't have as much flat water. it is still very good for blasting and will also work in any wind direction. you can also find small surf there if you want to push things a bit. queens beach north is the most popular spot.

Awsome Gesalt,

Great stuff, Any one of these areas will be the go anyway i think.
Last couple of years have been driving from 1.5 hrs to go down to Geelong area or 4.5 hrs to go down too Sandy Point for a blast so it will be all too easy. Local lakes here in Central Vic are bone dry, actually i was riding my trail bike on the floor of Lake Eppolock excactly where i used to sail. What would be your most used sail size there Gesalt, talkin to some Qld guys down at SP and they mentioned 7.5m?
Vando, yeh probly was me down there for Speedfortnight ( for the weekends anyway ) Great event and a top bunch of guys, A top effort from Al hey!

Lenny