mr. bom says 40 km/h northly around midday with little rain. so the wind fans should be turned on at rye.

maybe spotty could go for 40 knots this time.

Which day is looking better at the moment?

Yeah, I was undecided on - to have a later sail on Saturday or early Sunday. Likely it'll all change anyway...

ejmack said...

Which day is looking better at the moment?

SUNDAY WILL BE HAILING WITH RAIN AND WIND THEY ARE SAYING SO I AM ONLY GOING OUT SATDY CAUSE THEY ARE SAYING LITTLE RAIN AND WINDY

mrwindsurf said...

ejmack said...

Which day is looking better at the moment?

SUNDAY WILL BE HAILING WITH RAIN AND WIND THEY ARE SAYING SO I AM ONLY GOING OUT SATDY CAUSE THEY ARE SAYING LITTLE RAIN AND WINDY

Not sure where you are getting the hail bit from but from BOM site @ 3.37 Thur

Forecast for Sunday
Cloudy periods with isolated showers clearing during the afternoon. Winds northwesterly averaging 20 to 30 km/h.

and

Marine Forecast for Sunday
Winds: North to northwesterly 20 to 25 knots tending west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the early afternoon then tending north to northwesterly during the evening.


At this stage both days look sailable. Sat will be more Northerly while Sunday will have some west in it.

Down this way, I always tend to take 5 - 10 knots off forecast for Melb.

They must of changed the forcast i am sure i read it was going to be hailing anyway here is the update

Updated Melbourne Forecast
Issued at 5:09 pm EST on Thursday 16 July 2009
for the period until midnight EST Thursday 23 July 2009.

Warning Summary at issue time
Frost warning for the Central forecast district.

Details of warnings are available on the Bureau's website www.bom.gov.au, by telephone 1300-659-217* or through some TV and radio broadcasts.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Partly cloudy with a shower or two clearing this evening. Winds southeast to southwesterly averaging up to 20 km/h.

Forecast for Friday
Fog and frost patches early morning clearing to a mostly sunny day. Light winds.

CityEarly frost. Sunny.Min4Max15Around MelbourneGeelongMin3Max14Mount DandenongMin3Max9Yarra GlenMin-1Max13LavertonMin2Max14FrankstonMin5Max13ScoresbyMin1Max13TullamarineMin2Max13WatsoniaMin1Max13
No UV Alert, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]

Forecast for Saturday
Cloud increasing later with a little patchy rain developing during the evening. Winds northerly averaging up to 35 to 45 km/h.

CityA little late rain. Windy.Min5Max15
Forecast for Sunday
Cloudy periods with isolated showers clearing during the afternoon. Winds north to northwesterly averaging 25 to 35 km/h.

CityShower or two clearing.Min11Max15

the wind will probably be dodgy around there. im keen to check out woolamai on sunday when a new swell kicks in.

WINDY MILLER said...
where do u guys launch from in rye?? ?

is it worth driving further round to sorrento and portsea... can u get out at point king or east/west sisters for a bit ox x shore????

Just dead on down the Mornington Peninsula Fwy, follow the signs to Rye; left onto Eastborne Rd, then left onto Point Nepean Rd. Just as you enter Rye township, look out your window... you should see lots of cars (say 10-20) parked between trees, in a parking bay - lots of grass to rig up on, and a toilet block too. If you go past Rye yacht club, then you've gone too far.

You cant really sail past Portsea as beach access gets difficult... there used to be a large contingent that sailed off of Blairgowrie, but I dont know about Point King Rd... a lot of the beaches towards Sorrento, are semi-private.

Yeah great directions from Windaddict. Most likely you will drive past the entrance first time, because it seems to hit you suddenly. If you get into the main part of town you're too far. Doubt you'll be able to miss all the cars and windsurfers zipping past.

Don't forget to come say hello guys. I can usually only recognise some folk after they are in the water by their sails. I'm the big dark fella.

sat...thats was gr8, just what i needed.

lots of nice ramps and small wave rides,, would have been nice to have a bit more west in it though.

i tried to look out for you guys but there was so many people out.

i was the unlucky one on the evel knevel board doing the long drift in with the snapped boom