Getting belted at sanctuary point, wish I had a 4.0....crazy, crazy stuff. Gust to 40 and holding on...way to scared to jump out of fear of flying away.
Just sailed here in the Gong, cranked on a 4.7, it's pretty wild though in places it's way over mast high and heavy. I only sailed for about 30min because I was by myself and in fading light there are only so many times you can temp foaming dragons before one gets you haha. Anyone thinking of coming down to Windang, bring spare gear hahaha.
Who's got a jetski? Pic below is of North beach bommie. The scale is very deceptive but that wave is way over mast high, clean and it's probably 25kts side-cross off on the wave face (it's in lieu of a headland in that direction so doesn't look windy). It's alltime in this direction (ssw), I've sailed it a few times but it's sketchy if you get caught as it's a long long swim with busted gear. Wind is forecast s-se tomorrow though which doesn't really work.
I'm building a job at blacktown& a table tennis table comes off the wall rolls across garage tips over going out door blows over right onto customers bonnet . I'm going windskating now & have a couple of hrs work tomorrow at Newport so I thought maybe narrabeen will load up boards without wheels tonight
Wind at Canton was a little disappointing today!
I was using a 7m sail and 149L board and underpowered most of the time
There was lots of weed but still some decent sailing. Lots of 32, 33, 34 etc. I wouldnt call that no wind. The weed was the limiting factor. It stops the chop but also stops your performance.
still fun sailing, thats what its all about!!!
I was the one getting rescued. The mast base slipped out of the track due to slight incompatibilities in the Euro/US fittings. I needed a spanner to undo the nut as I couldn't unscrew it by hand. Tried to jam them together but the wind blew the board out of my hands. I got within centimetres of reaching it, but then it blew away and quickly lost to sight. Prior to that, I was keeping away from the breakwater in case of equipment problems. but even so I wasn't sure at that point if I would avoid getting mashed on the concrete. As it turned out I was slowly getting pushed by the wind and tide to the centre of the beach, so I didn't really need a rescue, though it would have taken a couple of hours to get ashore.
I was surprised that the sail didn't sink and I was able to swim to it and stayed with it. Whenever I've broken a mast before, it has wanted to head for the bottom very quickly. The water police were able to retrieve the sail, and the board washed up on the beach, so no loss of gear. Many thanks to all those involved in the rescue.
It was the second session of the day for me and the conditions were really good with a big swell sweeping into Yarra Bay.
Canton was good just had to get out past the weed.
Had 7m up & was great, even got the big 30 on the
gps, first time using it.
I'd avoid Canton until the weed clears up. Some people were blasting in the weed but many had some spectacular catapults when they hit a big thick bit. I wasn't prepared to risk it so waded out to almost the shallow markers ( too thick to be bothered trying to work out.) Once there it was ok but of course a bit choppier and not glass smooth.
I was worried all the way down - I'm going to die it's going to be 35kts + etc etc rigged small just in case and of course it never happened so I was a bit underpowered most of the time.[}:)]
Lesson - rig for what's there don't worry about the predicted forecast!
A few new faces there yesterday- not a good intro to the place. Come back when it's it's usual self.. It would have been fantastic yesterday if it was!
Well, so much for "Interesting Saturday"...
At least for once I had a taste of "Too bad you were working Friday".
Today was interesting but by no means epic. At least I got out on the water at Canton Beach and had a few planing runs.
Next week looks completely ****.
I wont spam the windsurfing thread with kiting pics but will put a couple up, more in the NSW Kiting section if you want to see them.
Windang was big and wind was gusty and offshore yesterday. No one else out, a couple of windsurfers had a go at getting out but to no avail...
A random wave.
Nice walls.
Me getting a set on the head.
Hope everyone else got to enjoy yesterdays wind and swell.
No joy today, lots of travelling but no kiting...
Paid my dues at The Kick at Collaroy. Waves were logo high and I donated a sail to Huey. The board can be fixed and I only bounced off the rocks
I was out at windang yesterday for a couple of hours, at times it was the best I've had it.
Went searching further south but too off shore at other spots.
Last shot is a doozy!
I'm even going to go as far as give it a green thumb, mainly because your coping it on the head.
I was in a similar position a couple of times, when your the only one out its hard to leave he first wave of the set.
Yeah managed to keep the kite in the air and I pretty much just got whitewashed to shore...
DunkO, good job for sailing that for an hour. Was the wind better earlier in the day?
Was realllllllllly nice, shame the wind wasn't more consistent.
Here's a few photo's from down the coast, pretty poor quality pics from my phone. Action was good though. George, Brett, Carl and Chris got some nice waves.
yeah, Dunk same spot.
shorey was just as ugly but plenty of wind s/se pretty easy launch for the guys.
J.
I got out at coal point lake maquarie Saturday afternoon on some wave gear. slalom gear would have been not much fun but the bump and jump gear was nice. The wind was shifting 90 degrees between SE and SW and throw in some horizontal pelting rain and a couple of times I could really only tell the wind was on my left but not much clue to the exact direction. It was bloody cold too. I muffed a couple of gybes when I went to transition I was to bloody stiff to move properly lol. I need a new wetty I think.
Conditions were wet cold and horrible and the wind was all over the place but it beats the absolute **** out of not sailing. But still, the southerly was a little disappointing up on the lake this time.