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Robe this weekend ..... Who's comin?

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Created by HAIL > 9 months ago, 8 Nov 2010
jimbob SA
SA, 992 posts
12 Nov 2010 6:37PM
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I will see you's there after lunch, just need a quick snooze after night shift.

sharkbiscuit
820 posts
12 Nov 2010 6:07PM
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DaGodfather said...


Where do you guys get your information from? Looks like reasonable wind to me (especially down south):


yes but no but yes but no but yes

It wasn't like that yesterday. The met dicks are changing the forecast quicker than they are changing their socks.

Somebody mentioned sticking their finger in the air. Who was that ?


russh
SA, 3025 posts
12 Nov 2010 9:25PM
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Have fun dudes - looks like you might even score some breeze

McFlying
WA, 247 posts
12 Nov 2010 8:23PM
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Bugger Exam in the morning, unfortunality enginnering degree Trumps windsurfing on this rare occassion, Have fun guys let us know how it was...

high as a kite
SA, 1312 posts
12 Nov 2010 11:55PM
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I would love to come over for the day but heading to Perth / Gero tomorrow.

Check out the 7 day forecast West OZ - central west "YAHOO"
Sorry couldn't help myself

HaaK

DaGodfather
SA, 280 posts
13 Nov 2010 7:45AM
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sharkbiscuit said...
The met dicks are changing the forecast quicker than they are changing their socks.

Somebody mentioned sticking their finger in the air. Who was that ?




Yeah, you're not wrong, they've done it again...




but at the same time the verbal forecast says something different:

IDS1002304
Gulf Waters:
Saturday until midnight : Wind: S/SE 13/18 knots and afternoon sea breezes
15/20 knots. Sea: 1 to 1.5 m, reaching 2 m during the afternoon. Swell: S/SW 0.5
to 1 m on southern Spencer Gulf increasing to 1 to 2 m by mid afternoon.
Sunday : Wind: S/SE 10/15 knots, easing to 5/10 knots during the morning then
SW/SE 13/18 knots with sea breezes during the afternoon and evening. Sea: 0.5 to
1 m, rising to 1.5 m with sea breezes. Swell: S/SW 1 to 1.5 m on southern
Spencer Gulf.
Monday : Wind: SE/SW 5/15 knots and afternoon sea breezes 10/20 knots.

... I give up, take your pick!...
... a "maybe" 15/20 knots is is not my thing...I'll be staying @home

pilchard
SA, 626 posts
13 Nov 2010 10:28AM
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its 15-20 in the mount at 9.20am. its going to blow down here for sure.
best of luck at robe lads.
cray pots out now so beware of the bouys.

have fun

gmitton
SA, 1426 posts
13 Nov 2010 10:12PM
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There was about shoulder high surf with good breaks between the sets. Was a bit light - but no trouble getting out and got lots of rides. Was cross off shore with nice peeling smooth waves. Got 2.5 hours of sailing.

HAIL
SA, 1160 posts
14 Nov 2010 10:30AM
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Any photographic evidence??? Lol

gmitton
SA, 1426 posts
14 Nov 2010 10:39AM
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Buying a camera today!

pilchard
SA, 626 posts
14 Nov 2010 12:01PM
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shredded my 5.2m, 4' solid well over head high and 20k cross-cross off. john and myself only at nene.
huey, john's son was getting the odd 3 second barrell on his surfboard on the break i was sailing, that trip to bali has helped for sure.
john was up the beach a bit getting them from right out the back, 200-250m wave rides.
i had to glugg around on my 4.7m, just heading out past the break and gassed in on some heavy stuff, went hard at some lips and ended up swimming quite a bit

jimbob SA
SA, 992 posts
14 Nov 2010 4:50PM
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sailed at Beachport was a 15 to 20 seabreeze got out for around 4 hours, was some good ramps for jumping but mainly just had a blast out the bay. was on a 5.0 ezzy wave should have rigged a bit bigger but was still basting ok. went upwind to the demole reef but swell was not quite big enough for it to break properly.


pilchard
SA, 626 posts
14 Nov 2010 6:20PM
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john@nene saturday





russh
SA, 3025 posts
14 Nov 2010 7:27PM
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I think we definately need to get down to Nene and join you Pilchard - just hard to make the call and get a leave pass from the family

Maybe over the xmas new year period

Looks like fun

TAA
SA, 1141 posts
14 Nov 2010 7:52PM
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Well Pilchard, looks like it's not a secret any more![}:)]
Wish I still had my shack there
Good to see John still on the water.
Down home for Xmas this year would be good to catch up

pilchard
SA, 626 posts
14 Nov 2010 8:40PM
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pretty sure that it was one wave in a very slow sequence.
didnt alow much time to be the next john carter maybe 5 minutes tops.
it was a set wave but not one of the biggest for the afternoon.

high as a kite
SA, 1312 posts
16 Nov 2010 12:13AM
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Here in Gero at the moment with left handers in 30 knots down the line, where would I rather be. hmm, Give me Nene Valley any day.
7 more sleeps to go and I'll be back home.

Must be pretty good there for the old fella to be out

Hey Pilly, Looks like Nene Valley break was jacking up in the back ground of #5 photo, did you get out there? Looks about mast high

pilchard
SA, 626 posts
17 Nov 2010 7:43PM
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not quite mast high ian but very solid!
big test coming up tomorrow as theres going to be a 6m sw swell and 20k westerly slapping into the boat, might be giving the gulls a feed
looks like the seabreezes are trying to kick in but i think theres not enough heat inland yet, cant wait till the adelaide folk start to cook lol



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