Hi,

I am french and should go to Australia in August. I am looking for a spot where to practize (with a rental shop as I would not bring any stuff) or even to have a trainee session (lessons + eventually lodging)in a kind of club.

Where to go between Byron Bay and the Whitsundays?
A place with or without nightlife?
How is the wind in August? The temperature?
Thanks for your answer as I found info on the west coast but none on the east one.

Valérie

Thankx a lot. this website is interesting. So far, I didn't really get any practical and interesting piece of info from the webmaster who wrote everyone could ask for anything... , anyway, I'll see and hopeto find elsewhere...
Valérie

i don't really know about anything below queensland.
although they spots that are on the windsurf queensland website would have you thinking queensland is rather crap.. its not..
try golden beach at coloundra onthe sunshine coast.. its got flat water, and it goes out through a channel (gap thing) where you get some good surf. in high winds the surf can get pretty big there..
ummm gold coast is ok.. but the wind is a bit on and off, they broad water at southport is ok for flat water, and burleigh, kirra area are ok for waves.

if you go up north there is a place called Bowen which is execellent for windsurfing. there arn't waves for wavesailing very often but the swell and chop is there so you can do plenty of big jumps, also the water is warm and clean and no shark nets. so you can sail as far as you want, its behind the barrier reef so sharks are not a problem, (not that they ever are when you are on a windsurfer) and the wind is blows often August is a fairly wind time, and there is a beach for every direction of wind. but you can sail off any beach in any wind. and the wind blows consistanly all day. if its 20 knots at 5am its 20 knots at 7pm. oh Bowen is at the top of the whitsundays.. 20min from ayrle beach.

gold coast city, plenty of party
sunshine coast large towns, there are clubs and wot not
bowen, small town, not much night life wich is ok cause you will be too sleepy from windsurfing.. its got farms so if you are picking fruit while here.. thats there..

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hey rick.
you live on the gold coast.. i have been looking for some big waves around the gold coast.. and i can't really find anything "big"
so if you know anywhere around the gold coast- sunshine coast where there are big ass waves.. then can you let me know.. thanks

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well then i'm off to western australia then

so whats employment like over there.. or will i need centrelink to sponsor me again

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Valerie,

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The west seems to be paradise in summer but not my level....

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c'est surtout que en Western Australia il ya beaucoup plus de vent et beaucoup plus regulierement.
il ya plein de spots hyper faciles pour tous niveaux...donc pas besoin d'etre une pro!
Donc si tu te gaver de planche n'hesite pas un jour a venir tester les spots de WA ( en ete.. )

enjoy your time on the east coast!!

L'australie de l'ouest a des conditions très de l'une pauvre ces jours. Nous ou a des semaines et des semaines d'aucun vent, ou la sauvegarde de montées de cyclone très forte 40 knotts plus cette saison. Les européens deviennent très arrogants quand sur l'eau et montre de très mauvaises manière. Est meilleur pour vous et les amis pour examiner le protocole de vague poli si vous ne dérangez personne quand la vague naviguant. Ceci serait le meilleur regard dans la côte de l'est comme le local un ici très très agressif. Surtout l'un ils appellent Hardman!! LOL! !!!!

Getting gone!!!
Seaton

You Bastards!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't join in, I knew I should have learnt Russian when I was at school, BUGGER

Hardie SoftBoy

ouya all peaksa renchsa?

OUYA UNCHBA OF ROGGIESFA!!

when you get to the east coast.. you can buy a ****ty car for pretty cheap.. it may make it up and down.. but most likly just.
when you get to the gold coast (if you go there) ask some windsurfers about ken or the kernal he, has pleanty of cheap **** to sell. its what he does.. you can get some good deals from him

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Kecksoff wrote:Est meilleur pour vous et les amis pour examiner le protocole de vague poli quand la vague naviguant.
Ceci comme le local un ici très très agressif. Surtout l'un ils appellent Hardman!! LOL! !!!!

Like your poetry Kecksoff..
I met the Hardie warrior...better watch out.. I've heardzovich is zo agressivelaic sometimez that he fight witz tha reefz and smackzovich board into it.
but well backz zoon tha beach is usually coolaii but just have to bribe him witz few whisky cokeclovack...(I spoke in Russian so that Hardie can't understand one bit)


Valerie:
no UCPA style around here as far as I know..but they should be some rental stuff
"I can’t take my stuff with me from France "...who are you flying with? apparently Malaysian Airlines are doing a good deal for windsurf equipement?
au fait d'ou viens tu?

ADONF:
yep I am in perth? what about u? haven't seen many windsurf froggy's around here


Rick :
epya umchba of roggiesfa....heta nesoa hatta lwaysaa atingea heeseca noa heta indsurfwa potsa arkingpa.

My dear Frog's

Isn't it interesting how the French can create a legend out of someone being an idiot

The hardest thing about me is is my appendage on a strong wind day

If you really want to intimidate someone You could send me around in my G-String on a 30 knot day, if he's genitally challenged, he'll be really intimidated

Hardie SoftBoy

he still moves a fair bit of stuff.. specially boards.. we go up there every couple of weeks to see what he has got.

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nah.. up to his place.. since you go up and down hills and its a fair bit higher than the coast.. i say up..

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