Waikanae, New Zealand - storm with twisters

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C3
C3
54 posts
C3 C3
54 posts
3 Sep 2009 3:31pm
we had a good days sailing up at our local speed spot the other day... NOT!
just too turbulent winds coming off Kapiti Island a few miles offshore

kato
kato
VIC
3532 posts
VIC, 3532 posts
3 Sep 2009 5:50pm
Whimps
hardie
hardie
WA
4133 posts
WA, 4133 posts
3 Sep 2009 4:02pm
Carrmon Boogie that would be considered a light seabreeze in Perth
fullmoon
fullmoon
WA
314 posts
WA, 314 posts
3 Sep 2009 4:09pm
Just ask Claude!
Bet his response would be "Nice cruisey day on the Swan"
Bender
Bender
WA
2236 posts
WA, 2236 posts
3 Sep 2009 4:23pm
Yep looks like a standard WA seabreeze
snides8
snides8
WA
1731 posts
WA, 1731 posts
3 Sep 2009 6:32pm
ignore the comments from wa boogie those guys are dreamin! we use to have seos like that. they started to drop out when gps's arrived on the scene
ps if you want some testing done send some over !!!!!!!
Bender
Bender
WA
2236 posts
WA, 2236 posts
3 Sep 2009 6:39pm
snides8 said...

ignore the comments from wa boogie those guys are dreamin! we use to have seos like that. they started to drop out when gps's arrived on the scene
ps if you want some testing done send some over !!!!!!!



So now that you older it was always better in the good old days..............
snides8
snides8
WA
1731 posts
WA, 1731 posts
3 Sep 2009 6:46pm
Bender said...

snides8 said...

ignore the comments from wa boogie those guys are dreamin! we use to have seos like that. they started to drop out when gps's arrived on the scene
ps if you want some testing done send some over !!!!!!!



So now that you older it was always better in the good old days..............



it was awesome around the time you where in nappys! whipper snapper
(just checked your age..) ok when you where starting primary school then.............................

when a 5.5 was a big sail
vando
vando
QLD
3419 posts
QLD, 3419 posts
3 Sep 2009 10:15pm
Looks like 8.5 weather to me
AUS02
AUS02
TAS
2042 posts
TAS, 2042 posts
4 Sep 2009 8:07am
Hey, Boogie, pretty windy, how windy would you say it actually was in the strongest squalls!!
C3
C3
54 posts
C3 C3
54 posts
7 Sep 2009 8:03am
hi guys,
we estimate it was around 55 to 60kn in the strongest gusts, but what made the sailing near impossible that day was the turbulence of the wind.
you can see the 500m high island a few miles out to sea and in strong winds there are constantly twisters formed on the edges of the island. so the direction of the wind swings around like hell and the leftovers from those twisters are just a turbulent mess useless for sailing.

Boogie
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