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Forums > Windsurfing   South Australia

Robe Report - Consistent day

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Created by gmitton > 9 months ago, 16 Dec 2011
gmitton
SA, 1438 posts
16 Dec 2011 12:22PM
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Caught the last of the big swell of the week at Robe yesterday. Consistent 25 knots all afternoon, Consistent 1/2 mast high sets, cross off. Consistent loops, consistent wave rides, consistent fun, consistent stupidity, consistent consistency.

Zachery
597 posts
16 Dec 2011 10:17AM
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some consistent photos would be nice

Bondage
SA, 635 posts
16 Dec 2011 2:55PM
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Geoff was too busy being consistent to take any footage.

Me, i was just busy having an awesome sail.

I hope i dont consistently see brown snakes as big as the one i saw in the dunes yesterday though. Easily 6foot long.

And yes, please spare the jokes about what was i doing in the dunes

divaldo
SA, 2878 posts
16 Dec 2011 3:48PM
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Bondage said...

Geoff was too busy being consistent to take any footage.

Me, i was just busy having an awesome sail.

I hope i dont consistently see brown snakes as big as the one i saw in the dunes yesterday though. Easily 6foot long.

And yes, please spare the jokes about what was i doing in the dunes



You were obviously playing with your snake

Bondage
SA, 635 posts
16 Dec 2011 5:08PM
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Yeah, well, it was a BIG snake....

mclovin
SA, 724 posts
16 Dec 2011 6:19PM
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but why was it brown?

Bondage
SA, 635 posts
17 Dec 2011 1:12AM
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anyway, enough snake talk. At the end of the day, it was a good session that was certainly a lot better than anything anywhere near to Adelaide lately. Unless ive been missing something??

gmitton
SA, 1438 posts
17 Dec 2011 3:03PM
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Nothing to do we me! I was on the water being consistent. I wonder if Bondy's snake was consistently brown....

pilchard
SA, 626 posts
17 Dec 2011 4:28PM
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Three quarter mast and cross off at nene Thursday afternoon, powered up on my 4.5m and 76l twinny. More consistent!!!!! And cray bottom reef point breaks all firing. John Magarey sailed big pebbles that morning too.
Great start to the season, HAAK teabagged 3 nights that I know of and all 20k+

Kym Roberts
SA, 254 posts
18 Dec 2011 1:19AM
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ouch i wish i could time a trip to get those conditions ROBE always been very kind to me believe it r not lol

JBATES
SA, 228 posts
18 Dec 2011 11:46AM
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No photos means no proof. Brag all you want but if no one saw it it didnt happen.

Cam Gillies
SA, 216 posts
18 Dec 2011 2:00PM
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JBATES said...

No photos means no proof. Brag all you want but if no one saw it it didnt happen.


bit like your cover up at japs

pilchard
SA, 626 posts
18 Dec 2011 2:21PM
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photographs will cause me pain josh, so i'll pimp it with words.

locals like the uncrowded breaks and are quiet about its CONSISTANCY but not i.

btw i like robe too, you can get a latt'e and fish 'n chips. lol

Scotty Mac
SA, 2055 posts
18 Dec 2011 9:37PM
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Get a life mittin, bet it was not like margs last tues......
people around the world sail sick conditions every day. if it urks you to brag about some big score down the se, move some where good i say. robe is fun but at the end of the day its a fat and weak beach wave at best. good if you get it but no way worth blowing you trumpet about.




Bondage
SA, 635 posts
19 Dec 2011 2:59PM
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Scotty, i think you might be confusing Geoffs enthusiasm with bragging. Granted, we didnt score Margarets or outside castles or gnaraloo but there were certainly jumps that s#@t on anything ive seen locally this summer and yeah even though the waves arent hollow they were still waves.

I think you might find Geoff is just sharing his stoke in his own way.

Ive gotta admit that if it wasnt for Geoff and Pauls enthusiasm to chase waves at Robe my only true wavesailing would be my once a year trip to Cactus, the few trips down the mid and far each winter, or Robe at Easter.

For me its all about the adventure, travelling, scoring a good sail, and cracking a beer after. Sure photos or video would be nice but id rather be on the water than sitting on the beach.

gmitton
SA, 1438 posts
19 Dec 2011 3:22PM
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It isn't intended as a brag. Hoping others might be interested in hooking up for these as we seem to be able to read the conditions quite consistently. The more people share an assessment of the conditions the more we can all learn about the spots to sail at certain times. Certainly without this forum I would not know about Nene - as example.

P.S. Is 'consistent stupidity' a brag?

gmitton
SA, 1438 posts
19 Dec 2011 3:23PM
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And of course you are right Scotty - WA gets awsome conditions compared to here. No dispute on that one.

quatro25
SA, 135 posts
19 Dec 2011 10:00PM
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scotty was just winding him up.

we all love the updates.

although on windy weekends we unfortunately generally don't hear too many reports which I dont understand.

russh
SA, 3025 posts
20 Dec 2011 8:54AM
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Keep up the reports Geoff - nothing like hearing about the 800km trips without a sail while we're sailing 10 mins from home. Good to hear you scored

If we are only alowed to report 8 foot margies sails then looks like the forum will be a pretty quiet place.

I suppose our 1 foot Day street session SUP sailing wouldnt meet any of the new forum standards - oh well it was fun!! - and young Kurt was getting some great little waves.

Heaven help mention 8 sails in 9 days at sellicks and the mid - there were waves on two days

Keep the reports coming I say - its good to hear crew are getting on the water - even if its not 8 foot margies - in the end its all relative to where we live and what we have to sail.

divaldo
SA, 2878 posts
20 Dec 2011 9:22AM
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russh said...

Keep up the reports Geoff - nothing like hearing about the 800km trips without a sail while we're sailing 10 mins from home. Good to hear you scored

If we are only alowed to report 8 foot margies sails then looks like the forum will be a pretty quiet place.

I suppose our 1 foot Day street session SUP sailing wouldnt meet any of the new forum standards - oh well it was fun!! - and young Kurt was getting some great little waves.
Heaven help mention 8 sails in 9 days at sellicks and the mid - there were waves on two days

Keep the reports coming I say - its good to hear crew are getting on the water - even if its not 8 foot margies - in the end its all relative to where we live and what we have to sail.




I did a short clip of the 1 foot sup sail session russ, should I not put it up?

SHEETIN
291 posts
20 Dec 2011 7:59AM
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Sh!T yeah !!!!!!!!

1 ft Middleton easily equals 9 ft triple mast high Margret's or better.

Best SA kept secret, let this one get out and we will have Euros every where.

Post It!!!!!!!

pilchard
SA, 626 posts
20 Dec 2011 12:28PM
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driving down this way for a fat beachy that is weak is worth it if you sail knee knockers all summer at home.

but day trips wow thats keen, keep the reports coming mitsy

Scotty Mac
SA, 2055 posts
20 Dec 2011 1:16PM
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Ha, great thread..



Easter 2010 fat robe....

pilchard
SA, 626 posts
20 Dec 2011 1:46PM
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pissweak fat beachy at best, takes a sailor of your ilk to make it look that good scott lol

Bondage
SA, 635 posts
20 Dec 2011 2:24PM
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Scotty, is that photo of you? What was that you said earlier about blowing your own trumpet?

By the looks of the photo you arent having any fun cause its such a fat weak beachie.

Nice aerial btw...

high as a kite
SA, 1312 posts
20 Dec 2011 2:32PM
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I thought I was on the kite forum for a minute.

maris
SA, 179 posts
20 Dec 2011 3:40PM
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wow
been off air for a bit.... its all been happening here ???!!!

looks like we all need a night down hindley st to work through those frustrations and anger.

merry christmas

Scotty Mac
SA, 2055 posts
20 Dec 2011 4:59PM
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Who's angry? Not me. Now how long has it been since its been windy?

Zubby
SA, 896 posts
21 Dec 2011 9:00PM
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I think we forget we sail because it is fun. After sitting on the side line last summer with my busted foot it makes you really appreciate every sail! Keep up the reports Geoff.


SHEETIN
291 posts
21 Dec 2011 8:34PM
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Hey nice feet..... Steve Auston, you have been rebuilt.

You should have made it down Sellicks tonight, loads of fun, nice wave and wind.

I got to share a wave with Kurt, we were trading cut backs all the way to the beach.
I loved it..... Still smiling.

Cheers for the beer Bert, thanks finished off the sail perfectly.

Zubby
SA, 896 posts
22 Dec 2011 7:41AM
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SHEETIN said...

Hey nice feet..... Steve Auston, you have been rebuilt.

You should have made it down Sellicks tonight, loads of fun, nice wave and wind.

I got to share a wave with Kurt, we were trading cut backs all the way to the beach.
I loved it..... Still smiling.

Cheers for the beer Bert, thanks finished off the sail perfectly.


That's good you got a sail in. The seabreezes up our way haven't been working this week, must be the strong prevailing SE wind kills it. The late sail is tricky with a baby at home, the wife is always happy to hand him over when I get in. Merry Christmas everyone....



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