Reaching out to the end of Sovereign Islands and back, lit up on a 5.9 and 110l freeride gear. No boats, just a pod of dolphins to avoid.

The sunlight occasionally peaked through the grey clouds to create an aquamarine foreground. Super high tide meant crystal clear water for a change.

One of the best sails I've ever had. 5 big smileys.

Here:
www.google.com:443/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode&q=columbus+drive,+paradise+point,+australia&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.974572,79.453125&ie=UTF8&hq&hnear=Columbus+Dr,+Hollywell+Queensland+4216,+Australia&ll=-27.89367,153.401198&spn=0.030457,0.045834&z=15&layer=c&cbll=-27.893904,153.401291&panoid=KrSz-1o_6RCN2yki3omtTw&cbp=12,50.56,,0,-10.08

Works best on a high tide like today.

i used to sail there occasionally panda with my formula kit at high tide. nice big open area and always had a good session.

not sure if it's my imagination but i always felt the SE winds more consistent there than shearwater?

sailed all the way from sw to the train carpark via the grand, and had a run all the way back to the sw via the seaway entrance

one of the bestest easterlies i've ever had

greenleader said...

i'll tell all the kiesurfers that it's a really good spot!

I met a kiter there once. Helped him launch. Hit the same tree twice, went elsewhere. They can't launch from there : )

Tap and ****ter at next beach South:

www.google.com:443/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode&q=Centenary+Drive,+Hollywell,+Queensland,+Australia&sll=-27.896591,153.405447&sspn=0.01318,0.022531&ie=UTF8&hq&hnear=Centenary+Dr,+Hollywell+Queensland+4216,+Australia&ll=-27.895273,153.403291&spn=0.00659,0.011265&z=17

Also has grass rigging area, but has those angular concrete reenforcement thingies to walk down to get to sand. Balance required (but really not that hard).

Again, you want a decent tide to sail there in a S/SE as that enormous sand bank is actually dry at low tide... hmmm. Outgoing best of course/same as Shearwater.

Also very nice in a NE where you just sail the boat channel, same direction as the boats.