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curac

1160 posts

curac

WA, 1160 posts

27 Mar 2005 12:11pm

god damn i am going crazy with all this light wind sailing.
I am in margaret river at the moment and am lucky to get out once a week.
it still cool fun to grovel out and surf in but i want to do some jumping again.
oh the woe..

does the wind come back in a month (so that you can sail at least twice a week or is it like this all winter..??

yoyo

1646 posts

yoyo

WA, 1646 posts

27 Mar 2005 1:46pm

I'd say 3am thursday...how's your night vision??

Lesley

38 posts

Lesley

WA, 38 posts

27 Mar 2005 2:43pm

Did anyone find enough wind to sail anywhere around Perth/Safety Bay etc yesterday (Sat) or today (Sun)????? We need an indoor windsurfing arena for days like this.

Mark _australia

23685 posts

Mark _australia

WA, 23685 posts

27 Mar 2005 7:04pm

Don't worry Curac, another 2 months and you'll be able to sail twice a week no worries. Hope you have a 4m

Dunno about Margies in winter though......
If it's too onshore there, a good blow will make the drive to Augusta worth it. Else if you're in Perth for winter, try Crazy Waves, just south of South Beach, in a westerly thru to northwesterly

Jens

348 posts

Jens

WA, 348 posts

29 Mar 2005 11:28am

Curac,

What's Margarets been like in Feb/March. I was there for most of Jan and also around XMAS, and had lots of sailing. I'm hoping I didn't miss out on too much since then.

Cheers, Jens

Haircut

QLD

6491 posts

Haircut

QLD, 6491 posts

29 Mar 2005 6:37pm

the east coast is caaaallllliiiingggg you Mr Curac. There's never any wind in WA..

rosey

NSW

575 posts

rosey

NSW, 575 posts

29 Mar 2005 6:52pm

mmmmm...nsw, gotta love it
a great week over here with 4 sailable days, 1 nearly not sailable!!
rosey

bluejuice

334 posts

bluejuice

WA, 334 posts

29 Mar 2005 5:02pm

"when does the wind come back to WA"........about mid MAY !

gazza

647 posts

gazza

WA, 647 posts

30 Mar 2005 4:29pm

Lesley i sailed Scarborough on Sat, Wind was light at first but pick up at around 5pm heaps of swell though a few big bombs snuck through i was using a 5.5

Haircut

QLD

6491 posts

Haircut

QLD, 6491 posts

31 Mar 2005 7:11am

quote:
Originally posted by rosey

mmmmm...nsw, gotta love it
a great week over here with 4 sailable days, 1 nearly not sailable!!
rosey

strange thing is, if you went by the seabreeze graph, you'd recon nsw never had wind! It hardly ever gets out of the red. Maybe they need to move the weather station to a better spot so we can get a proper reading.

h

shmage

318 posts

shmage

WA, 318 posts

31 Mar 2005 5:40am

Looks like the wind has come back for a few days

and with swell

Bladez

NSW

95 posts

Bladez

NSW, 95 posts

31 Mar 2005 5:22pm

Yea I find the graphs for nsw to be atleast 5knots short of whats happening, sometimes more.
The the most reliable :/

FilthyAmatuer

877 posts

FilthyAmatuer

WA, 877 posts

31 Mar 2005 6:20pm

omfg i must be dreaming

(rubs eyes) ooo ooo i cant wait

mdjnelson

33 posts

mdjnelson

WA, 33 posts

31 Mar 2005 8:03pm

Tomorrow by the looks of it :D

Though this season is basically over and starts again in November or late October. I may be wrong.

I thought Perth was windier than NSW ....

Greenroom

7608 posts

Greenroom

WA, 7608 posts

31 Mar 2005 9:07pm

so where is everyone going tomorrow?
i got the day off
anyone going out in the morning in the SE?
or do you think the arvo would be better with the SW?
how realiable do you think the SW will be for the arvo?
gusty?
consistant?
im really not keen on these non seabreeze winds?
if you can call tomorrow a seabreeze?
looks more like a front with all the rain?

FilthyAmatuer

877 posts

FilthyAmatuer

WA, 877 posts

1 Apr 2005 8:42am

rain is gay

leski

NSW

661 posts

leski

NSW, 661 posts

1 Apr 2005 11:06am

THE RIVER WILL BE THE BEST OPTION!!!

gazza

647 posts

gazza

WA, 647 posts

1 Apr 2005 10:01am

im going to scarborough should be all time with this swell and wind direction

oj

28 posts

WA, 28 posts

1 Apr 2005 12:31pm

nsw graph is not good.The last 2 weeks have been great, nothing but 5.0 and 4.4 sails 4 days a week.It allmost made up for a crap summer.

curac

1160 posts

curac

WA, 1160 posts

1 Apr 2005 3:24pm

nature is mocking me ..
today is gotten to windy for my smallest sail working sail.. (which is a 5.0) it must be gusting 40knots at margs today..

to who every asked what margs is like in feb march.. i don't know a feb but march is pretty ****ty when i first arrived here at the beginning of march is was ok.. llight winds but enough to get out and surf in.. and the waves were ok..
but late march was ****. just once a week kind of thing.

Greenroom

7608 posts

Greenroom

WA, 7608 posts

1 Apr 2005 4:02pm

HOLY @#$%
how windy rainy and cold was it

not to mention it still is

i had a crack at lunch time and my smallest sail being a 4.2m i had no hope

i didnt even hook in from fear of breaking myself or gear

i was on survival runs and even got the boom ripped clear out of my hands in an unexpected gust

lucky i wasnt hooked in

bouncing around like a mofo

my scrawny frame and tiny muscles cant handle these strong winds

damn im a whoos

anyway at least the wind was over 15knots

i hope everyone else had some fun

Haircut

QLD

6491 posts

Haircut

QLD, 6491 posts

1 Apr 2005 6:34pm

march april and early may in victoria were always very stable windless months. Good for fishing. June onward will probably start to get some good winter blows.

h

bluejuice

334 posts

bluejuice

WA, 334 posts

1 Apr 2005 6:37pm

Now that was a good warm up for some up and coming winter sailing

I can't remember strong wind like that for a quite few years now.

FilthyAmatuer

877 posts

FilthyAmatuer

WA, 877 posts

1 Apr 2005 7:37pm

Greenroom you big pansie...
Wasnt too windy on the river, just very gusty, how ****... oh well
Hey Steph, Dave, Bertie and Simon, you guys end up heading out at cott??? how was it, I need a smaller sail

shmage

318 posts

shmage

WA, 318 posts

1 Apr 2005 7:51pm

Yer, simo, bertie and i went out. dave wrapped himslef in a sleeping bag

It was pretty nuts at dutchies. could have used a 3.3 or something but i think everyone else needed one too

mdjnelson

33 posts

mdjnelson

WA, 33 posts

2 Apr 2005 2:05am

I was at the river today. Was insane. Ripped a harness line and put a hole in my 4.5 sail. My weight of 65kg wasnt enough. I had a few bad catapults

drum

30 posts

drum

WA, 30 posts

3 Apr 2005 7:33am

Great initiation on Friday arvo after work for new rocket at Pelican point. Old ex raddis slalom 90l 32cmfin and 5.3sail. i only lasted 40 minutes but havnt been so scared for a long time[:)

Haircut

QLD

6491 posts

Haircut

QLD, 6491 posts

4 Apr 2005 9:50pm

have you checked Brisbane's chart for this week??!! Two highs in a row over Vic, and a low up north. MMMmmmmmm indian summer me thinx

Something is wrong around here, but i no complain

Greenroom

7608 posts

Greenroom

WA, 7608 posts

4 Apr 2005 9:09pm

hey haydz.... at least i went out

next time i go shopping ill buy you a blouse

rooster

243 posts

rooster

WA, 243 posts

5 Apr 2005 8:30am

Good on ya Greeny

I went to Avalon Friday and got blown off the water with my 4.2

At 107kgs thats no mean feat

Anyway scored Pozo like conditions only it was side-sideoff

Happy

Some dude broke his nose trying forwards in 40knot gusts

Insane

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