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Windsurfing at Tidal River?

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Created by freesailor > 9 months ago, 11 Feb 2013
freesailor
VIC, 112 posts
11 Feb 2013 8:11PM
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Hi folks,
Anyone ever windsurfed at Tidal River before or is going down to Sandy Pt the better option?
Keen to have a sesh at the Prom but forgot if the bays are protected from wind or not.
Let me know!
Aloha!

Bondalucci
QLD, 1579 posts
11 Feb 2013 8:31PM
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Hah.
My very first go on a windsurfer was at Tidal River bay.
-1982.
the original windsurfer.
I could go one way ok and the other was a bit unco.

hock
VIC, 50 posts
11 Feb 2013 10:16PM
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Cliffs at each end of beach make it very gusty in anything but onshore, sandy better option.

matcoburn
VIC, 203 posts
12 Feb 2013 9:37AM
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Its great Fred.....awesome stunt value attached to wave-sailing Squeaky and Norman Bay.

freesailor
VIC, 112 posts
17 Feb 2013 5:20PM
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Went out at Tidal River with 30Kts and gusts over 35 full offshore ... it was gusty, with the cliffs protecting the bay ... and unfortunately low stunt value due to no swell, felt like speed sailing on a lake :-) Beautiful spot though and would like to test again with onshore winds and waves


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matcoburn
VIC, 203 posts
17 Feb 2013 8:23PM
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7/10 stunt value. Excellent pic.
9/10 stunt value if you windsurfed to skull rock and back!

GavGav
VIC, 193 posts
17 Feb 2013 10:11PM
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frenijffels said...
Went out at Tidal River with 30Kts and gusts over 35 full offshore ... it was gusty,


Thankfully you did not break anything, it would be hard/impossible to do a self rescue with 30knts OFFSHORE and no one else out to help..

You would have to abandon your gear and swim in.
Gear lost for good.

But... looks sweet!
I'm down there next week...



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