looking at the cyclone track map suggests cat4 cyclone tracking the coast heading straight toward bundaberg.

if that happens guys keep your heads down and i hope all ends ok.

thinking of you all.

it will interesting to see where it goes. cat4 is very very strong and a tidal surge will accompany it.

aren't the awards on thursday night?



p.s. yes, fraser coast needs some wind for then.

sausage said...

Friday night (the 13th) Should have hit the coast by then, but who knows what these things can do.

Come on mate im expecting some pb's from you tom.

I'm going to give it a go at Yeppoon tomorrow. But if there is surf i am taking the surfboard with me too.

About time i got to use my 4.6 m sail again!

Anyone at Yeppoon going out ???

GCMOZ

And I nearly forgot. 3 masts and booms, 2 sailboards ranging from 80l to 155l, 5 sails assorted fins, bases etc and a kids rig have taken up residencey in the lounge room. That can't be left alone in my home made windsurfing shed in a storm like this!!

The wife and 3 year are used to it. Usually, whenever I get a new bit of kit it has to spend a couple of weeks inside......to ease it into it's new home.

the cyclone area has been extended to noosa.

sea temps are high so interesting times ahead.

Its looking good but the gusts are my fear! its getting stronegr and stronger but it might be above my abiltiy by the time i get there. I better take the new camera down for a few pics at least!

cheers

GCMOZ

If were you guys Id be looking for a hole to stick myself in

Spent the morning screwing down a roof and cleaning up a building site to our renovations around the corner.

Curiosity got the better of me - Rigged the 5.4 VMG and S-type 93. Had 3 runs in the most trying conditions. All I could do was try to wash speed off the board as the 2 m swells + .5m side chop + foamed out surface in gusts made it impossible to control. Think the sail was slightly too big as well

Wind was about 33 kn gusting to 38knots. Well at least I know the limitations for that set up.

Hamish 1 - Sausage 0

Sailed off northern end of Lammermoor Beach (Wreck Point) so I don't know if anyone was out off the sailing club, although I drove past there around 1.30 and didn't see anyone.

Wind about 40knots here at moment although 5pm BOM warning now has cyclone downgraded and tracking further out to sea missing Yeppoon altogether. Looks like I'll be going to Barcaldine for work tomorrow after all.

We might need permission from the coolangatta airport tomorrow