Where is every one windsurfing this weekend?
Myself:
I'm heading down to Inverloch to teach the wife how to windsurf. I'm hoping for sail down there later today this evening.
With regards to the informal clinics on the bay, keep an eye on this post and future 'Where are you Windsurfing this Weekend' posts.
Refer to the extract from BOM forecast below for Port Philip Bay.
Local Waters Forecast for Port Phillip
Issued at 5:16 am EDT on Friday 11 March 2011
Forecast for Friday until midnight
Winds: East to southeasterly 5 to 10 knots becoming variable during the morning then afternoon seabreezes around 10 knots developing. Winds tending easterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening and reaching 25 knots in the south. Seas: Below 0.5 metres rising up to 1 metre in the evening.
Forecast for Saturday
Winds: East to northeasterly 5 to 15 knots, 20 knots in the south at first, tending north to northwesterly about 10 knots around dawn then tending south to southeasterly up to 15 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Up to 1 metre.
Forecast for Sunday
Winds: Light, generally northwesterly to 5 knots shifting south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots around midday. Seas: Below 0.5 metres increasing to 0.5 to 1 metres during the evening.
Forecast for Monday
Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 10 knots during the morning then tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon. Seas: 0.5 to 1 metres.
Please note; this is not a WV event and this post is to be used as information only. The intent of this post is for windsurfers to post where they could be going to windsurf this weekend and for other windsurfers to possible come and join them.
hmmm....
Sat gf duties, sun gf duties, Monday think the 7.5 cammed first thing in the morning, maybe st Kilda.....
Nice sail at Inverloch this afternoon - 15-20 knots from the east. Nicely powered on a 7m.
I got the weekend of to a good start with a sail at Waratah bay nicely powered with 5.0 on 96L 
Must have been quite a bit stronger at Sand Point than Inverloch. Although it did seem to pick up around 4pm. Tempted to head out again on the smaller gear at the Angling club but didn't.
Had good sail Sunday afternoon at Inverloch and at Mentone late Monday afternoon.
Elwood was good late in the afternoon - turned on and no lulls. Guessing 15-20 knots consistently.
Reckon Elwood yesterday afternoon was the best sail I had since December. Nice southerly, not too gusty, that built through the afternoon. Started out on an 8.5 and was powered up oddly from 2:30, then by 4pm even with the downhaul and outhaul completely in was totally overpowered.
I'd forgotten that sensation of a sail dragging you forward over the nose while you're desperately pulling the front hand upwind, and pointing as high as possible, just to keep things under some sort of control!
Changed to a 6.6, which felt light as a feather by comparison, and managed to sail until 5:15pm. Still managed a couple of serious catapults when bigger gusts came through - but nothing wiped the smile from my face.
This is what a Melbourne summer is about!
Blisters galore, acching from head to toe, and the tops of my feet are a little raw from being in and out of the footstraps... but I AM HAPPY!
I got to Elwood Sunday arvo and tried to rig in what felt like a 30 knot squall without my sail blowing away. Got to the waters edge and it had dropped to about 15 knots. Quickly changed up from 5.3 to 6.6. Wind dropped again. Switched to big board (still haven't got in the water by this stage) and looks like it's dropped right out. Waited around for 10 or 15 mins and seems like it's picking up a bit again so I get in the water. Slogged out 100m or so, turned around. Almost got planing on the way back in with a gust and a bit of chop. Carried my board up the beach and tried to step up onto the path while carrying it all so I didn't get it all sandy. Couldn't make the step up with my second foot. Dropped board on path and scraped the ** out of my shin on the edge of the concrete. Went home. Awsome day!
