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Lake George - next Thursday?

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Created by Aus06 > 9 months ago, 24 Feb 2012
Aus06
SA, 235 posts
24 Feb 2012 5:14PM
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Guru is looking good.

Any water left?

I've got an 8.30am meeting ...

legless
SA, 852 posts
24 Feb 2012 5:20PM
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Aus06 said...

Guru is looking good.

Any water left?

I've got an 8.30am meeting ...


It looks to me like Tuesday or Wednesday would be better!

choco
SA, 4037 posts
24 Feb 2012 5:33PM
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See you there if forecast holds

sausage
QLD, 4873 posts
24 Feb 2012 11:58PM
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Aus06 said...

..................I've got an 8.30am meeting ...


Chris,
I only have meetings when it's not windy

hardie
WA, 4083 posts
24 Feb 2012 10:13PM
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sausage said...

Aus06 said...

..................I've got an 8.30am meeting ...


Chris,
I only have meetings when it's not windy


I have a lot of workshops in Shark Bay I have to attend

sausage
QLD, 4873 posts
25 Feb 2012 12:16AM
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hardie said...

sausage said...

Aus06 said...

..................I've got an 8.30am meeting ...


Chris,
I only have meetings when it's not windy


I have a lot of workshops in Shark Bay I have to attend


Do you need me to attend to any?

hardie
WA, 4083 posts
24 Feb 2012 10:18PM
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sausage said...

hardie said...

sausage said...

Aus06 said...

..................I've got an 8.30am meeting ...


Chris,
I only have meetings when it's not windy


I have a lot of workshops in Shark Bay I have to attend


Do you need me to attend to any?


Yes apparently there is an Architecture workshop on when u visit WA, and coincidently there's a psych workshop on at same time, we may have to go up togevva

jimbob SA
SA, 992 posts
25 Feb 2012 1:45PM
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I will give it a go, on nights then but ok all arvo.
Chris i sailed last tuesday with a 24 weedie no worries see team challenge for tracks.

choco
SA, 4037 posts
25 Feb 2012 4:21PM
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looking good, lucky got the day off, gonna be a quick trip work the next day,just noticed it's on the 1st March we could stitch up march as well in one day

wantmorewind
VIC, 115 posts
25 Feb 2012 4:59PM
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choco said...

looking good, lucky got the day off, gonna be a quick trip work the next day,just noticed it's on the 1st March we could stitch up march as well in one day




Wouldn't be so sure of that Choco!!!

choco
SA, 4037 posts
25 Feb 2012 4:38PM
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wantmorewind said...

choco said...

looking good, lucky got the day off, gonna be a quick trip work the next day,just noticed it's on the 1st March we could stitch up march as well in one day




Wouldn't be so sure of that Choco!!!


Jimbob's made up some road spikes for the track in we all got sent a mud map to avoid them

S018
SA, 338 posts
25 Feb 2012 10:37PM
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how's the foot Chirs ???
guessing good it you Plan to sail !
can't make it
last day of work before heading up to Burrum....

hope the forecast holds.

Aus06
SA, 235 posts
27 Feb 2012 4:53PM
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The foot is on the mend Dave - still got it bandaged, and will wear booties too this time (maybe even steel capped)!

I can't get out of my morning meeting, so probably won't be on the road till 10am, which means at Lake George by 2pm, on water by 2.30pm, sail till dark.

Trying to work out whether to stay the night in Beachport and sail again Friday or head back to Adelaide Thursday night?

Anyone else looking at sailing there Thursday + Friday other than Choco, Jimbob and myself?

Or is everyone keeping their team strategies quiet, and then they'll just appear?

wantmorewind
VIC, 115 posts
27 Feb 2012 8:38PM
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Looking like you might have a couple of Geelong blow ins as well it doesn't look like friday is going to be any good, but thursday at this stage............nice

izaak
TAS, 1975 posts
27 Feb 2012 8:53PM
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On the way, looking forward to it.

choco
SA, 4037 posts
27 Feb 2012 8:35PM
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wantmorewind said...

Looking like you might have a couple of Geelong blow ins as well it doesn't look like friday is going to be any good, but thursday at this stage............nice


Thursday 1 March
Winds South to southeasterly 20 to 30 knots. BoM

wantmorewind
VIC, 115 posts
27 Feb 2012 10:41PM
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choco said...

wantmorewind said...

Looking like you might have a couple of Geelong blow ins as well it doesn't look like friday is going to be any good, but thursday at this stage............nice


Thursday 1 March
Winds South to southeasterly 20 to 30 knots. BoM



Shhhhhhh!

jimbob SA
SA, 992 posts
28 Feb 2012 9:58AM
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Thursday 3/1
Morning
Windy conditions with choppy seas. Small craft advisory. Large long period swell.
Seas: SW 3.1 meters at 10 sec.
Winds: SE 19 to 25 knots
Afternoon
Gale warning with dangerous seas. Small craft advisory. Use extreme caution. Large short period wind waves.
Seas: SE 3.4 meters at 7 sec.
Winds: SE 28 to 37 knots



Friday 3/2
Morning
Gale warning with dangerous seas. Small craft advisory. Use extreme caution. Large short period wind waves.
Seas: SE 3.5 meters at 8 sec.
Winds: ESE 26 to 35 knots
Afternoon
Very windy with large choppy seas. Small craft advisory. Large short period wind waves.
Seas: SE 3.6 meters at 8 seconds
Winds: ESE 24 to 32 knots

Aus06
SA, 235 posts
28 Feb 2012 10:08AM
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oh yeah baby!

I'm going to need a smaller sail!

legless
SA, 852 posts
28 Feb 2012 10:34AM
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Aus06 said...

oh yeah baby!

I'm going to need a smaller sail!


Chris I have a Hot Sails Maui 4.6 GPS going cheap

S018
SA, 338 posts
29 Feb 2012 12:09AM
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hope it all goes to plan and the wind plays it's part !
Chris.. take the disinfection stuff to help clean out the last cut.. just in case..
can't believe the water has lasted this long !!!!

Spotty
VIC, 1619 posts
29 Feb 2012 2:50PM
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jimbob SA said...

I will give it a go, on nights then but ok all arvo.
Chris i sailed last tuesday with a 24 weedie no worries see team challenge for tracks.


Jimbob,
Is the start of NM run really out of play? I did notice it was getting hard to get a clean start with the weed close to the top of the water and just enough wind to waterstart last time. The water depth seemed ok at around 2 feet but a flying start after a gybe seemed to help

With stronger wind to help cut and over power the weed resistance would it be a problem or is it just too shallow?

Is Friday still looking ok?

Thanks

Spotty

Aus06
SA, 235 posts
29 Feb 2012 3:40PM
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Another question for Jimbob:

It's solid rain in Adelaide today and likely it is heading towards Beachport.

Can we still drive out on the lake bed? or should we launch from the spit?

Thanks mate.

jimbob SA
SA, 992 posts
29 Feb 2012 4:15PM
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Chris no rain here at all and none forcast but it is windy, actually we have had no rain this year.

if you get bogged no problem we will just tow you out. but to get bogged in your twincab you would have to be a sh!t driver.
you can still sail out from the spit actually you can walk out to the big clear patch with no weed and start quite easily it is onshore there though so a bit harder on a speed board where as from cockys is cross shore and just start with weed on do a couple bunny hops and you are away.
I sailed last night with a 5.0 and this arvo looks the same.

Spotty the lake is too low for any VIC sailors. HA HA,

but your answer is yes upwind of the weather atation is pretty crap now and the nm runs you where doing last time would be a no go, also past the islands through the gap is getting very shallow and is hard bottom there so dangerous as well.
All through the middle area is sweet and very flat though I was on a 24 weedie and wouldn't want to go much bigger.

Hamma and Rick will be out tonight and Carl tommorrow as well.

See you Thursday Chris.....

Aus06
SA, 235 posts
29 Feb 2012 4:36PM
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Thanks Jimbob.

Twin cab out ... Landcruiser in ... shouldn't have any problems!

S018
SA, 338 posts
29 Feb 2012 9:33PM
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the Crowd is gathering ....
Good luck to all
enjoy the sailing

YP1
SA, 133 posts
29 Feb 2012 11:53PM
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Good Luck team I am heading for warmer climate, some one has to keep Dave company. Glad the foot is OK Chris

Ian K
WA, 4055 posts
1 Mar 2012 10:55AM
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If this rain keeps up the premiere Lake George might be ready by next thursday. It's only been about 15 years.


sausage
QLD, 4873 posts
1 Mar 2012 1:16PM
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Ian K said...

If this rain keeps up the premiere Lake George might be ready by next thursday. It's only been about 15 years.



Isn't there that urban myth that when one Lake George is full the other is empty?

[Edit] - found this article from 2002 www.smh.com.au/national/getting-to-the-bottom-of-the-lake-george-mystery-20021130-gdfw5e.html

Kimba
SA, 453 posts
1 Mar 2012 2:07PM
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Just heard from Choc about some BIG numbers coming from the lake.

Get ready for a **load of PB's.

Would have loved to have been there knowing the potential of the place, the old brownie jar is empty at the moment

sick_em_rex
NSW, 1600 posts
1 Mar 2012 3:13PM
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Ian K said...

If this rain keeps up the premiere Lake George might be ready by next thursday. It's only been about 15 years.





Ian is it actually filling up? I haven't seen any water in it for many many years.....



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