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Windsurfing In Wellington

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Created by petermac33 > 9 months ago, 17 Mar 2011
petermac33
WA, 6415 posts
17 Mar 2011 3:41PM
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thinking about moving to Wellington for some time,to get out of this heat!

did some research last night and Wellington looks a great choice

anyone sailed there?

Wellington averages 173 days a year with wind gusts greater than about 60 km/h or 32 knots.



roaringfourties-nzl727.blogspot.com/2008/06/wellington-new-zealand-windiest-city-in.html

JoLee
QLD, 294 posts
17 Mar 2011 6:23PM
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'Windy Wellington'

Zed
WA, 1252 posts
17 Mar 2011 5:08PM
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petermac33 said...

thinking about moving to Wellington for some time,to get out of this heat!

did some research last night and Wellington looks a great choice

anyone sailed there?

Wellington averages 173 days a year with wind gusts greater than about 60 km/h or 32 knots.



roaringfourties-nzl727.blogspot.com/2008/06/wellington-new-zealand-windiest-city-in.html



I worked there for 4 weeks and yeah it's pretty windy, but if you're planning on w/surfing in the harbour I'd imagine it would be pretty gusty as it's coming off the and. You'd have to head for the coast.

rscaife
WA, 96 posts
17 Mar 2011 5:45PM
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Very windy, but also cold and wet, most the year. Spring (November) at Plimmerton (Katipi coast, 60 minutes? from Wellington) can be essentially weeks on end of 30+ knots NorthWesterly (I mostly used 3.1 and 3.5m sails) with good wave direction for jumping. Beaches in Wellington harbour (a volcanic crater, so nearly enclosed like a lake) offer more sedate flat water conditions for both NW and Southerly winds. Otherwise Queenstown/Lake Wakatipu has more wind (frequency and strength) than anyone could ask for.

lanky
QLD, 213 posts
17 Mar 2011 8:35PM
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Yep its bloody windy in Welli. This last year I don' think has been quite as consistent as previous years with wind but they still had plenty of nato days. It's definatly colder than WA aswell. plenty of info on deepfried.tv or even better is sessionlogs.com

mkseven
QLD, 2315 posts
17 Mar 2011 9:24PM
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Last time I was there it was spring time, Lake Wakatipu was so windy & so inviting (big open reaches), steady wind, easy access etc but was like stepping into an esky filled with ice

Brett Morris
NSW, 1200 posts
18 Mar 2011 12:30PM
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I grew up in Wellington. Seriously windy venue.

NW are the "normal" wind which funnels through the cook straight.
Southerlies are the other common wind. They come straight from the Antarctica.
Cold and very powerful.

Many great locations to sail also....

winzurf
1 posts
21 Mar 2011 3:51PM
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I live in Eastbourne, Wellington which is on the harbours edge opposite the city (20+km) - sail 3-4 times a week. It is windy, harbour is choppy but usually 10 knots stronger than Plimmerton (wave sailing). The ditch (Evans Bay) is also windy and popular (general / freestyle) and Lyall Bay is premo wave sailing in the southerlies.

JoLee
QLD, 294 posts
21 Mar 2011 6:28PM
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Hi Winzurf, Am interested in visiting; how is the wind etc in summer/autumn?

Trousers
SA, 565 posts
21 Mar 2011 7:14PM
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i saw news footage last year of a cement roller being pushed across the Wellington cricket pitch by wind. gobsmacked. how many knots do you need to push one of those??

Wet Willy
TAS, 2317 posts
21 Mar 2011 8:24PM
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I met a Kiwi sailor on the Gold Coast once, while I was rigging up my 5.7 for a session.

He said something like "wow, that's a big sail"....

ikw777
QLD, 2995 posts
21 Mar 2011 10:13PM
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Plimmerton is an amazing spot

Brett Morris
NSW, 1200 posts
22 Mar 2011 10:24AM
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That is funny and brings back memories.
When I lived at Plimmerton i owned 3.2m, 3.7m and 4.1m.
I now sail formula in 25+ knots on a 10m. Oh how things have changed!

ginger pom
VIC, 1746 posts
22 Mar 2011 10:37AM
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It looks pretty good.

thewindmap.com/#-41.32758413782777,174.8525619506836,13


I was working there last year and the office I was at had seen whales in the harbour from one of their meeting rooms...

Brent in Qld
WA, 1156 posts
22 Mar 2011 7:43AM
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Windy as bro,
Spent many years sailing all over the Nth Is in the 80's before moving to WA for 15yrs to thaw out. My first couple of winters in WA were sailed in shorts and rashies, Wellington summers are colder than WA winters! But its a hoot sailing there, just make sure you get the best thermal protection including booties & head-gear, I reckon those new heated wetties would be joy in those nuke'n southern ocean blasts.



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