Guest report Birubi 16/08/10 3pm

Been asked to upload this: It's currently 25 to 30 knts solid with some waves.



I guess that's the proof that's it windier on the South Coast

Sailed Gerroa from 12:00 noon till about 1:30pm ... solid 35 knts with gusts in the 40+ range. Port Kembla would a good choice this afternoon.

There are no real tricks to the place other than a Westerly is always gusty (just a westerly issue in general) and it's quite cross off, as in quite a bit more than Gerroa in a NE'r. The other issue with westerlies is it's very hard to get both swell and wind at the same time. Today I think it was swinging a bit; SW-WSW-W etc. P.K imo works best in SW-WSW and you are more likely to get swell and wind at the same time. That said very sailable in a westerly but I don't think i've ever sailed it over 2ft.

Hope you don't get too much swell for the comp.. otherwise they will cancel the comp for future years.
I mean seriously, why would you want waves at a wave sailing comp ?

Birubi was 25 - 30 when I took the picture at 3.30pm... was a lot windier prior to that.
The swell was chest to head high on the sets.
The photo was taken around 800metres from the break.

Once again further west of the surf club was the go with a nice sand bank breaking and peeling further out the back (you can see the white water trail in the photo)

True. That little bit of south in it makes it that much less gusty. but still good in a westerly.
Although, swell-wise I've had the opposite. I've never sailed it under 2 foot. It can get pretty big and really holds it well.
Without wind, its one of the best surfing beach breaks around.
You should be basing the comp around there or Shellharbour instead of Gerroa. Take in a few more of the less familiar spots.

Nope just me and the Whites out there today.
Sent the pic from my phone to be posted in case any of the Newie crew were thinking of the late arvo blast up the coast and wanted to see if it was worth the drive

MA, yep missed it on Sunday, glad to hear you scored. Had to catch up on some domestic engineering around the house after getting out and about a few times during the week [}:)]
Got the boat out on Saturday and it's working a treat so definitely on to try out that spot I mentioned once the wind and swell line up

Two of us sailed Birubi between about midday and 1pm on the day the photo was taken. Dead cross-shore wind, too strong, any stronger and it wouldn't have been worthwhile. But thanks to the nice waist high waves we had a fun session.

so whats the excuse today kev? 25+kts all day today 2-3ft waves.

Birubi must be some sort of swell magnet in a westerly hey? Here in the Gong I reckon it was pushing 0.1ft at best, windy though.

Edit: because I couldn't spell the abbreviation of my own city

If the swell is from the south which it was 2day it is bigger there than anywhwere as the beach faces south. If its 1ft in newcastle it can be 2-3ft at birubi. In my opinon this winter has been very good for birubi as we have sailed a fair bit.

Yep Stehs it was 2-3 ft and very consistent 3 foot with constant sets. I rigged a 5.2 but should have been on a 4.7. Still great sailing though.