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Vicci Point Pirates

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Created by waricle > 9 months ago, 15 Feb 2017
ballast
QLD, 500 posts
12 Jul 2017 6:22PM
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Did ya?

waricle
WA, 732 posts
15 Jul 2017 2:33PM
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Yep! Missed out thurs as we are back at the lake. Arrived too late Thursday to get a sail in and nothing since. Just sitting around drinking tea and going to eumundi market and the Appalonion for a slow cooked beef lunch and sitting around the campfire and looking at the glassy lake....

waricle
WA, 732 posts
15 Jul 2017 3:04PM
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Making the best of it







Dag
QLD, 720 posts
16 Jul 2017 11:49PM
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Horrible!!!!

Paddles B'mere
QLD, 3586 posts
17 Jul 2017 12:00PM
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I'm with Dag's, it looks awful up there you should go home

ballast
QLD, 500 posts
17 Jul 2017 8:11PM
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I'm complaining to Brian. You appear to be using more than your allotted site.
That will mean a 2 month ban.

Dwbh
QLD, 829 posts
21 Jul 2017 7:24AM
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Sipping on wine by the fire on the lake - doesn't get much better :-)

waricle
WA, 732 posts
21 Jul 2017 3:14PM
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Not much wind though, was at qpac windy wed and had an hour on the water yesterday nothing today and hoping for wind tomorrow..oh well back to the campfire..

waricle
WA, 732 posts
3 Aug 2017 9:20AM
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Any getting any sailing in at Victoria point? I'm down at the gold coast at the moment and had four days sailing in the last five. ....

Pat O
QLD, 29 posts
3 Aug 2017 6:16PM
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Monday at Wello was the best hope but committed to something else.
Saw 20 kts for Broadwater Tuesday on willy weather, went to Vicco (it will get here soon) never did.
Left the car loaded in hope of Wednesday - nothing on Willy, didn't go.
So, no

You're just bragging.
Cheers

gregwed
QLD, 555 posts
3 Aug 2017 11:50PM
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I'll be home from a couple of weeks in Bali next week so there had better be some wind!!! Relaxed and ready to go

waricle
WA, 732 posts
7 Aug 2017 2:56PM
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Tomorrow is looking good!

gregwed
QLD, 555 posts
8 Aug 2017 9:32AM
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Just read in a Redland City Council booklet that they are about to start on the installation of new groyne structures and sand replenishment at VP Thompsons Beach.
Anyone know how far these structures will extend into the water and if any impact on us sailors?

waricle
WA, 732 posts
8 Aug 2017 4:27PM
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Had a mixed day a Thompson's. Tony visited to try out the new JP superlight. I rigged a 7.8 and Tony rigged 10!!
My 7.8 racing Blade handled the wild gusts OK but Tony's wanted to turn inside out or something..... We came in and Tony took the 7.8 and I rigged a 6.6 koncept and we both changed to weed fins as we were running out of water. ..so then the arse dropped out of the wind, tony got going but I only got a couple of short runs and called it a day. Typical southwesterly, all over the place. Still, a sail beats lawnmowing any day..

waricle
WA, 732 posts
8 Aug 2017 4:52PM
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gregwed said..
Just read in a Redland City Council booklet that they are about to start on the installation of new groyne structures and sand replenishment at VP Thompsons Beach.
Anyone know how far these structures will extend into the water and if any impact on us sailors?


Don't know, will the groyne be on the north or south end?

Paddles B'mere
QLD, 3586 posts
8 Aug 2017 7:05PM
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Hey Pete, sounds like you had a couple of good runs. I called Tony while he was stuck on the Gateway at Nudgee and he said the 9.8 was a handful.

waricle
WA, 732 posts
8 Aug 2017 6:19PM
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Some of the bullets that came thru were BIG! - till we changed to the smaller sail
Did you guys sail?

Paddles B'mere
QLD, 3586 posts
8 Aug 2017 9:02PM
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I attempted to , Adam worked and I don't know what Jeff was up to.

Absolutely perfect conditions at the beach, i watched the wind come up on the Redcliffe weather station and then bolted down the beach hoping it'd be the same. Rigged your old 9 NCX with the 59cm fin on the Magic Ride and got going a few times but slogged heaps, just not enough consistent wind. Typical westerly up and down, you could see the darker wind line over towards D-Bay and Redcliffe and there were bullets coming from all directions to keep me on my toes and then it slowly dropped out

waricle
WA, 732 posts
8 Aug 2017 7:08PM
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Westerlies ??bring on the noreasters. Thurs or Friday ????

Paddles B'mere
QLD, 3586 posts
9 Aug 2017 9:19AM
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And 10deg to 28deg too ............. glorious

waricle
WA, 732 posts
10 Aug 2017 6:54PM
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Went to O'Hallorans Point at three this arvo and bugger all wind and water. Didn't even get rigging practice in. Oh well...

windykid
QLD, 368 posts
11 Aug 2017 8:49AM
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waricle said..
Went to O'Hallorans Point at three this arvo and bugger all wind and water. Didn't even get rigging practice in. Oh well...


I was out fishing there and there was enough wind to make that a pain

Today is looking much better already. Temp is rising quickly and the wind has already swung north, I'm feeling hopeful. It just needs enough power to make it this far down the bay. Sometimes it will be 18kts NE at Wello and only 12kts at VP.

windykid
QLD, 368 posts
11 Aug 2017 2:41PM
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It started with such promise but as of 2:30 my confidence is low that the wind will come in before dark.

waricle
WA, 732 posts
11 Aug 2017 9:34PM
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I took the trip north to Turners Camp at Bribie to catch up with the old crew and got a few runs in
apparently it kicked in just as I was leaving at 3:45 to go to my grandsons birthday party. It's just fun fun fun!!!

ShailerSailor
QLD, 45 posts
13 Aug 2017 1:05PM
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Wednesday looks good for Point O'Halloran Pete. I'll be there midday to sail the incoming tide if the forecast holds and we still have green arrows midweek. It's been a long time between sails so hope to see some of the pirates there! Cheers, Jack.

waricle
WA, 732 posts
13 Aug 2017 4:17PM
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Wed is looking good! I bobbed around on the water at Vicci Point today but couldn't get going. Beautiful day on the water or off it!

MalJ
QLD, 189 posts
13 Aug 2017 7:02PM
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Count me in - fingers crossed!!!

DDunk
QLD, 38 posts
14 Aug 2017 5:21PM
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Sailed Cassie's board with the 4m yesterday. Yes desperation has set in

When and where for Wednesday?

Don't remember sailing a NNW before

waricle
WA, 732 posts
14 Aug 2017 3:47PM
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O'Hallorans Point, at the end of O'Hallorans Point Rd. there's plenty of rigging area and steps down to the water. See you there!

waricle
WA, 732 posts
17 Aug 2017 5:23PM
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It's here!! First try at the train today.
Wind too light and flukey and don't know what I'm doing but otherwise great fun.




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