hey guys i will be in geraldton for about 2 week at the start of january as i qualified for the national titles for sailing (boats) and they are held there this time, neway i was just wondering what gear to bring, im about 80kg 185 tall, have no experience in the waves so am probably looking for flatish water.
i can get my hands on quickly
85lt wave board, 100lt slalom board, kiting gear, sails from 7.8 down to 4.3
amount of gear is no probs coz we are putting the boat in a container

can get my hands on more suitable gear if required
cheers

lol isnt there any wind that time of year?

If you are 80kg, a 85L board may be a handful on the better days.... maybe need a 70L and 4.0 in the late arvo.

Whatever you take, take lots of it

yes Coro is the place, dead flat water for about 700m then the waves start, as already said, small at first, (ankle to knee) slowly getting bigger as you go out.
The trap for first timers there, on a moderate swell day, when the sets are a long way apart, is to go out too far, in the false impression you've got past the break. You can find a masthigh plus monster about to break on top of you, if that happens it's a very long swim to your board!!!!

January can be crowded, but it's a big place, wind can start at 20kn mid morning and get to 30 mid afternoon. Can be like that 4 days a week, then a few days "troughed out"

just wondering if it is worth bringing the slalom gear for a blast in the flats at coro or is it not worth it, are the waves the go?

cheers
kris

ha ha ...tried it Mark but the wife is having NONE OF it.

yeah ill try to bring as much as i can, ill just have to get a few drinks into the other guy coming before i mention it

im hoping it firing coz then racing will be called of then time to hit the waves

actual our house is on the market at the moment, were moving closer to the water. last year dad was offer a job in busselton (he is a 5* hotel manager by trade) it had it's own house, was right on the water everything we could want but we just couldnt make the arangment in time to get it done

Kris,
I've lived in Gero for about 18 months (2 summers) and in that time I've never used the slalom gear I brought up from Perth. I think you should bring about an 85lt waveboard and about a 75-78lt board, plus 3 wave sails 4.2, 4.7 and 5.3. There's 2 good shops in town too, in case you break gear.
As everyone else said, Coronation Beach is excellent for beginners through to advanced sailors.
As for Mark's comments on Gero, you get those types everywhere, Gero is no worse, and the windsurfing here is very hard to beat.