Best Slalom Spots In Wa

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AUS 2459
AUS 2459
WA
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30 Mar 2021 10:19am
I am just wondering if there are any good slalom spots in WA/Perth that I am unaware of I am at lucky bay most of the time when its windy and when its light I am foiling off Fremantle.
decrepit
decrepit
WA
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30 Mar 2021 11:49am
guess that depends on what you mean by slalom?
If you are a racer, you need to sail well in chop, so is that what you're looking for?
If in fact you want to get out of the chop, the water at Mandurah can be flatter. But not so good this year as there's not so much weed.
But the flatter spots are shallow and there's still weed around, so pointer fins are far from ideal
AUS1111
AUS1111
WA
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WA, 3621 posts
30 Mar 2021 12:56pm
Port Beach is awesome on a slalom board in a seabreeze
zemax
zemax
WA
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WA, 64 posts
30 Mar 2021 1:25pm
AUS1111 said..
Port Beach is awesome on a slalom board in a seabreeze


Easy enough to get out of the shore break? I want to get out on the ocean more now that Melville has become so popular with the wingers.
Pointman
Pointman
WA
437 posts
WA, 437 posts
30 Mar 2021 2:05pm
Locally Safety Bay is an awesome spot to fang around on race gear.

Further afield...Cervantes
DarrylG
DarrylG
WA
507 posts
WA, 507 posts
30 Mar 2021 3:24pm
The hidden Gem is Coogee Surf Club. Clean ocean winds, and range of water states from dead flat woodies speed runs to building wind chop the further north you go. This is where a lot of the kite racers launch from. Just missing the rolling swell lines of Port beach, but on the positive no shore beach issues.
Just have to watch the fishing lines from the guys fishing off the jetty, and stay away from the dive wreck / exclusion zone right up near the northern rock wall. Otherwise the whole bay is your play ground.
firiebob
firiebob
WA
3182 posts
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30 Mar 2021 4:30pm
AUS1111 said..
Port Beach is awesome on a slalom board in a seabreeze


Perth metro area this would/is my pick also
AUS1111
AUS1111
WA
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WA, 3621 posts
30 Mar 2021 9:35pm


zemax said..




Easy enough to get out of the shore break? I want to get out on the ocean more now that Melville has become so popular with the wingers.



It usually is but if there is swell and it's from the right angle it can be tricky. Rule of thumb; if people are surfing, there might be waves

Besides the beautiful aquamarine water, the thing that makes Port Beach such a great spot is that the swells seem to line up into big long troughs a lot more than at other spots along the coast. My best guess is that it's because the sea floor is very flat there. It means you can still go pretty quick even though you're out in 1-2 metre swells. A few guys have done 30 knot nautical miles, which is not what you'd call hanging around when in open water.
zemax
zemax
WA
64 posts
WA, 64 posts
31 Mar 2021 1:07pm
Cool! good to know, which carpark is the best for rigging? I guess the one just right hand side of the caf??
BSN101
BSN101
WA
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WA, 2391 posts
26 Apr 2021 5:02pm
Busselton during summer sea breeze. Log runs no congestion but off shore wind. Australind on winter westerlies is great. Long runs and a variety of water conditions. Pointers ok as water is deeper. WeedSpeeds fine too.
AUS 2459
AUS 2459
WA
46 posts
WA, 46 posts
27 Apr 2021 9:03am
BSN101 said..
Busselton during summer sea breeze. Log runs no congestion but off shore wind. Australind on winter westerlies is great. Long runs and a variety of water conditions. Pointers ok as water is deeper. WeedSpeeds fine too.


I was down in Busselton this summer and the water was crystal clear and flat as well really nice place to sail. I was also there on the long weekend foiling and it was just amazing but the only problem I have is that its quite far away from me in Perth.
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