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General Gps & Speed Waves Foiling Gear Reviews Lost & Found WA NSW QLD SA VIC TAS
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firiebob
firiebob
WA
3182 posts
firiebob firiebob
WA, 3182 posts
20 Apr 2009 10:12am
I flew over this river mouth a couple of months ago and thought what a great speed sailing spot and only just north of Cairns, the ruler is a Nm



Only two problems, wind direction and croc's, it's the Daintree River mouth
I'll see what Troppo says when he's in town
mkseven
mkseven
QLD
2315 posts
mkseven mkseven
QLD, 2315 posts
20 Apr 2009 1:00pm
i'll bet ya 300 leather handbags the crocs wont be a problem
GalahOnTheBay
GalahOnTheBay
NSW
4188 posts
GalahOnTheBay GalahOnTheBay
NSW, 4188 posts
20 Apr 2009 1:51pm
What's the prevailing wind direction for that spot?

Also looks like access might be a bit of a challenge too...
Gaz45
Gaz45
QLD
113 posts
Gaz45 Gaz45
QLD, 113 posts
20 Apr 2009 2:02pm
I'll volunteer to sit in the boat and keep watch for you Firie

choco
choco
SA
4186 posts
choco choco
SA, 4186 posts
20 Apr 2009 7:34pm
firiebob said...

I flew over this river mouth a couple of months ago and thought what a great speed sailing spot and only just north of Cairns, the ruler is a Nm



Only two problems, wind direction and croc's, it's the Daintree River mouth
I'll see what Troppo says when he's in town



you should mount a siren off the fire truck on your board that should scare them off,how big do they get there 1m long?

firiebob
firiebob
WA
3182 posts
firiebob firiebob
WA, 3182 posts
20 Apr 2009 7:04pm
GalahOnTheBay said...

What's the prevailing wind direction for that spot?

Also looks like access might be a bit of a challenge too...


Top of photo is north, wind normally from SE, but I'll deff have a look and see how it works ?

Access is easy, it's just north of Wonga beach so can sail to it (downwind).
firiebob
firiebob
WA
3182 posts
firiebob firiebob
WA, 3182 posts
20 Apr 2009 7:09pm
Big enough Choco, sad to say a young fella was taken further upstream recently

Shame because the water was like glass when I flew over.
Might have to learn to croc hop
jp747
jp747
1553 posts
jp747 jp747
1553 posts
20 Apr 2009 7:20pm
is this where the Dr. Cam vid came fromcatapulting over crocs or running away from them is a prob
firiebob
firiebob
WA
3182 posts
firiebob firiebob
WA, 3182 posts
20 Apr 2009 7:35pm
jp747 said...

is this where the Dr. Cam vid came fromcatapulting over crocs or running away from them is a prob


Na the Cam vid was at Green
Haggar
Haggar
QLD
1670 posts
Haggar Haggar
QLD, 1670 posts
21 Apr 2009 12:09am
You could pay for your trip in hand bag sales
Troppo
Troppo
WA
887 posts
Troppo Troppo
WA, 887 posts
20 Apr 2009 11:16pm
you can go first bob.

at best your alpha's might improve, at worst i get myself a new carbon art!
decrepit
decrepit
WA
12884 posts
decrepit decrepit
WA, 12884 posts
20 Apr 2009 11:34pm
Troppo said...

you can go first bob.

at best your alpha's might improve, at worst i get myself a new carbon art!


Might not be so new with crocodile teeth marks in it.
Troppo
Troppo
WA
887 posts
Troppo Troppo
WA, 887 posts
20 Apr 2009 11:55pm
nah ive heard kiwis dont taste very nice
sailpilot
sailpilot
QLD
787 posts
sailpilot sailpilot
QLD, 787 posts
21 Apr 2009 9:18am
Having just seen the movie 'Black Water' I'll leave that spot to ya Bob !!
izaak
izaak
TAS
2013 posts
izaak izaak
TAS, 2013 posts
21 Apr 2009 11:07am
you should try it first bob too see if you can beat my top speed
jp747
jp747
1553 posts
jp747 jp747
1553 posts
21 Apr 2009 9:33am
izaak said...

you should try it first bob too see if you can beat my top speed


wow a challenge to the down to the teeth firiebobbut be carefull izaak you might get your words chewed
firiebob
firiebob
WA
3182 posts
firiebob firiebob
WA, 3182 posts
21 Apr 2009 2:50pm
izaak said...

you should try it first bob too see if you can beat my top speed


Don't worry Izaak you're already in my sights after your PB the other day
treedweller
treedweller
QLD
59 posts
treedweller treedweller
QLD, 59 posts
7 May 2009 11:03am
cairns local tea bagger here, we had a run in there last week and it is glass, and clean wind. just not real deep when the tide is low enough to expose the sand bank , certainly worth looking into, with some friends around i would think it was worth it
sailpilot
sailpilot
QLD
787 posts
sailpilot sailpilot
QLD, 787 posts
8 May 2009 11:09am
Hey treedweller, why's it only worth it with friends around?? Do you secretly sprinkle them with paprika before going out.
sailpilot
sailpilot
QLD
787 posts
sailpilot sailpilot
QLD, 787 posts
8 May 2009 11:24am
Here's a spot that looks OK, Hook Rf Circular Quay Reef (thanks Yoyo)offshore from the Whitsundays. The ruler is 8 km long.

treedweller
treedweller
QLD
59 posts
treedweller treedweller
QLD, 59 posts
8 May 2009 1:45pm
pretty much, meercat philosophy more eyes looking out for "logs" . with just 2 of us there we did not have the balls to do anything but scream up and down a few times in the perfect flat water then ride away giggling.
yoyo
yoyo
WA
1646 posts
yoyo yoyo
WA, 1646 posts
8 May 2009 11:46am
I bet there are some big fish with sharp teeth in that channel.



By the way sailpilot , according to my map your image is of Block Reef and Circular Quay reef. Hook and and Hardy reefs are slightly west of your image.
choco
choco
SA
4186 posts
choco choco
SA, 4186 posts
8 May 2009 1:41pm
yoyo said...

I bet there are some big fish with sharp teeth in that channel.




there would be heaps in there but there's plenty of food as well
sailpilot
sailpilot
QLD
787 posts
sailpilot sailpilot
QLD, 787 posts
8 May 2009 9:47pm
Good spotting yoyo, tis infact circular Quay Reef, not Hook. Looks like it lines up well with the predominant SEers here. Wouldn't worry about Noahs though, there's enough snorkellers to keep them satisfied
Rossx
Rossx
QLD
55 posts
Rossx Rossx
QLD, 55 posts
10 May 2009 11:29am
Looks to be about 80k's off Airlie, so just need someone to lend a bunch of windsurfers their maxi yacht for a few weeks and no doubt could get there. If the yacht had free food and drinks with topless waitresses that would be sure to attract a crowd.
Rossx
Rossx
QLD
55 posts
Rossx Rossx
QLD, 55 posts
10 May 2009 12:17pm
Hey Firie. S'pose if you look hard there are some good potential spots up this way here are a few more that I will be looking at in the next few weeks. Both not to far south of here and might be good in S through to E.




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