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agraylin
agraylin
QLD
100 posts
QLD, 100 posts
9 Feb 2011 10:26pm
So hears the thing, yesterday I was made redundant.
Heaps of thoughts going through my mind.

So if I decided to go crazy, buy a van and travel around Aus a bit windsurfing,
which would be the best way to go.
Head North? or South? (of Brisbane)
mungbean
mungbean
7 posts
7 posts
9 Feb 2011 8:53pm
Forget Noth or South head West 3.5 days will see you in Gero
agraylin
agraylin
QLD
100 posts
QLD, 100 posts
9 Feb 2011 11:58pm
mmm Gero I'll have to google maps that
bowsa
bowsa
QLD
640 posts
QLD, 640 posts
10 Feb 2011 2:05am
if you havent heard of geraldton - you're not ready for the west coast


haha

joking


aus301
aus301
QLD
2039 posts
QLD, 2039 posts
10 Feb 2011 6:38am
If it were me i'd head south for a bit, Gerroa.

Before heading west.

But then that all depends on what you are into... cause that would be a wavesailing trip.
sonic
sonic
QLD
756 posts
QLD, 756 posts
10 Feb 2011 6:55am
I would head to the job centre
hitch
hitch
QLD
144 posts
QLD, 144 posts
10 Feb 2011 9:53am
if you go west you can windsurf and get a job
agraylin
agraylin
QLD
100 posts
QLD, 100 posts
10 Feb 2011 1:23pm
maybe your onto something hitch
tomp
tomp
NSW
692 posts
NSW, 692 posts
10 Feb 2011 11:10pm
Agra, if you have a family you had better stick to the east coast. Otherwise WA is windy from (generally) Nov-Feb and Geraldton can get 3-4 days a week over 20 knots and sometimes from 8am! The problem with WA is that in summer it is only blows one direction - south. The other problem is that there are so many places to sail and WA is massive!!

If you go to WA at least go to Margaret River where there can be 2-3+ metre waves and Coronation beach which is 30km north of Gero.

Start in Perth, that only gets 2-3 days over 20 knots per week!

Look at WA seabreeze forecasts and you will definitely want to go.
bowsa
bowsa
QLD
640 posts
QLD, 640 posts
12 Feb 2011 7:56am
tomp said...

Agra, if you have a family you had better stick to the east coast. Otherwise WA is windy from (generally) Nov-Feb and Geraldton can get 3-4 days a week over 20 knots and sometimes from 8am! The problem with WA is that in summer it is only blows one direction - south. The other problem is that there are so many places to sail and WA is massive!!

If you go to WA at least go to Margaret River where there can be 2-3+ metre waves and Coronation beach which is 30km north of Gero.

Start in Perth, that only gets 2-3 days over 20 knots per week!

Look at WA seabreeze forecasts and you will definitely want to go.


hahahaha mate im just curious, what the hell is wrong with all that wind?

firiebob
firiebob
WA
3182 posts
WA, 3182 posts
12 Feb 2011 10:30am
I was just over in Perth for a holiday, the employment section of the paper is huge and there is mobs of windsurfing spots, go west young man
DAM71
DAM71
QLD
498 posts
QLD, 498 posts
12 Feb 2011 3:18pm
Bowsa - i think the inference was if you have a family, you may never see them because of all that wind.

Tough call Agraylin. Sorry to hear about the redundancy, but if you head west you will need money - wind + surf + reef = broken gear. Just had one of my clients / fellow sailors get the ****s with our season and re-located wife and new born to WA. Admittedly he was an ex pat pom and had no family in brissy. I've been working on my wife for the last 2 years about doing the same thing - no closer yet. but at least she lets me go sailing in where and when i like, so not too bad.
tomp
tomp
NSW
692 posts
NSW, 692 posts
13 Feb 2011 1:14pm
Agra. May I suggest you post on SA section. I think it can get pretty good there and waves also but I don't know much about their seasons. If you google 'windsurfing in WA' you will probably find a few travel logs from windsurfers from the east caost and you can plan your destinations.

WA can get a run of a few days only 10-15 knots but then you have time to do all the touristy stuff. Once you leave Perth the state is empty and driving around is easy especially compared to Syd & Bris.

I considered moving there (WA) but I think my wife realised how reliably windy it gets for half the year and idea get veto'd for about 5 years
agraylin
agraylin
QLD
100 posts
QLD, 100 posts
17 Feb 2011 9:52pm
you guys are going to be disapointed i'm not going to perth.. just yet..

Going to Bali for a month scuba diving!

See you in a month
Qlandr
Qlandr
QLD
103 posts
QLD, 103 posts
17 Feb 2011 11:23pm
agraylin said...

you guys are going to be disapointed i'm not going to perth.. just yet..

Going to Bali for a month scuba diving!

See you in a month



have a good time in Bali and don't forget to replace that uni-joint
when you return in case i am not around
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