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Created by Gestalt > 9 months ago, 11 Nov 2013
Gestalt
QLD, 14302 posts
11 Nov 2013 8:54PM
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had a quick session at the northern end of the passage on sunday. sailing from boat hire out to the bar.

it was pumping but who'd have thought so being so close to the buildings. the water up there was dead flat. like burrum flat. got gusty as I got towards the bar itself.

well worth a look if the tides are high.......

fitz66
QLD, 575 posts
12 Nov 2013 1:49PM
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was it NE Gesty?

NotWal
QLD, 7428 posts
12 Nov 2013 2:11PM
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Is this where you mean Gesty? Many kites about?

fitz66
QLD, 575 posts
12 Nov 2013 2:15PM
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Hey Notwal its at the top of the picture.

Haggar
QLD, 1664 posts
12 Nov 2013 5:38PM
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Yes how does that work with N being so close to the buildings ? Tis bad enough down on the speed bank

Gestalt
QLD, 14302 posts
12 Nov 2013 6:58PM
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towards the mouth of the river it was very light. but back in to the passage it was pumping. if you move the yellow line up the page so it brushes the top of the middle bank that's the run.

with an outgoing tide it would have bee nvery bumpy in the channel but as the tide was running in it was dead flat.

Gestalt
QLD, 14302 posts
12 Nov 2013 7:23PM
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Gestalt
QLD, 14302 posts
12 Nov 2013 7:49PM
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forgot to say, black line indicates shape of sandbank.

Gestalt
QLD, 14302 posts
12 Nov 2013 8:25PM
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NotWal said..

Is this where you mean Gesty? Many kites about?


not a kite in sight!!!! it would have been way too gusty to kite because of the buildings

fitz66
QLD, 575 posts
13 Nov 2013 9:31AM
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Maybe the wind gets compressed going past the buildings and gets stronger.

Gestalt
QLD, 14302 posts
13 Nov 2013 3:30PM
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yeah you could be right.

I was also thinking it might be the first place the wind touches down after going over the top of buildings.
I won't say it isn't gusty as everywhere up there is gusty in that direction but it was strong and very flat. what is not apparent on the aerial images is how big the area is.

I was just trying to get tot he bar. I was very nervous launching at bulcock because it was dead offshore and light so I pulled the pin. I dropped into golden beach to maybe have a sail and then launched at the boat hire because it looked so good and I had a straight line out to the bar.

i'll give it another go at some point.



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