Has anyone sailed at K'gari ..is it worth taking gear ? or just a fishing rod and a esky full of beer 😎

Thanks MR Keen ,I have been receiving a few messages saying the same thing ...rod and beer ,sounds like a better option ,

As other mentioned… sharks galore however
waddy point gets any S/SE swell and is cross off in southerly so every time I’ve been there I’ve drooled over the down the line wavesailing conditions but in reality you’d need a JetSki as a support to be safe as the sand bank is a bit off shore

Was at di today. The main lagoon is looking very big and excellent for blasting. It stunk though.
Wind was a light northerly. Found a good bank further towards the point that’s cross shorish for waves. Unfortunately the waves were quite small and wind too light so i fished instead.

Fwiw. The guys that surf fraser have jetski that pick them up as soon as the wave ends. Sharky is an understatement.
there is also a vid floating around of a spear fisherman getting almost eaten by a great white once surfaced. Scary stuff.


p.s. Shark island is their name for fraser island

1990 I was working at orchid beach resort for Rainbow beach construction renovating the resort
I had my wave sailing gear with me and one day it was so on ...5-6 foot perfect conditions
rigged up and had a blast all afternoon.
I blew it on one wave and had the feeling just get back on the board fast
kept sailing best conditions
later that night I went up to the bar after dinner and these 2 fishermen came up and talked to me
One of them asked "were you that young guy out there on that windsurfer thing"
I answered yes so much fun
he asked did I see anything I said no but did not have a 100% great feeling butbthe conditions were great
He goes "you did not see that 18foot Tiger Shark following you around all afternoon"
well I did not go out again
From the resort you ar up high and have a great view all the way to the point.....
so in answer to your question yes ...but I would not do it again

Southern side of di.






Northern side