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Low Head Sunday

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Created by buzzy > 9 months ago, 22 Mar 2013
buzzy
TAS, 2433 posts
22 Mar 2013 8:31AM
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Anyone from south keen to head up for a sail Sunday. Beats the crap down here.

buzzy
TAS, 2433 posts
22 Mar 2013 11:33AM
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Storm Bay forecast for Sunday
Northerly 10 to 20 knots turning westerly during the day.

Northern waters forecast
Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots during the morning then tending westerly during the day.

buzzy
TAS, 2433 posts
22 Mar 2013 11:34AM
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Lots of choice or Hang around for some gusts at Dorans. Still the chance it could be 30 knots at Dorans

Jezstrt
TAS, 1471 posts
22 Mar 2013 11:46AM
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I'm going to see how it ends up looking for Sunday.. May go to Port Sorell!

houston
TAS, 3173 posts
22 Mar 2013 10:04PM
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Looks like there could be few of us coming up, Buzzy, Rob Lakin, Applegirl, me , Damo if he can stop being a pussy and get is back right, Brett and Jordon are a maybe which is a yes.

Al Planet, Rustbucket, we're assuming Bell Buoy will be the spot...is that correct???

buzzy
TAS, 2433 posts
22 Mar 2013 11:16PM
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FOS is also a possibility.

Looking like a good bit of fun.
AL(Cook) where is the best location on the given forecast? Cheers

buzzy
TAS, 2433 posts
23 Mar 2013 12:31AM
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Bell Buoy looks the go!

houston
TAS, 3173 posts
23 Mar 2013 12:39AM
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Rustbucket, bring Johnny and Benhoover out...............Ben if we tell you there's a hen's day at Bell buoy will you cum

buzzy
TAS, 2433 posts
23 Mar 2013 12:40AM
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D0__

bearhoover
TAS, 708 posts
23 Mar 2013 10:49AM
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houston said...
Rustbucket, bring Johnny and Benhoover out...............Ben if we tell you there's a hen's day at Bell buoy will you cum


If she is from beechford I'm down.

I don't know which beach would be better... NW is east I think and W is bell buoy... Maybe

If its 30 knots west though I have somewhere else to be ;)

Grevil
TAS, 267 posts
23 Mar 2013 11:03AM
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You can still sail Bell bouy in NW. Today's forecast is looking solid. As does tomorrow. NW tends to go more cross on. Swell will be better at Bell. Hopefully i can get an opportunity to get away.

JohnnyHuett
TAS, 543 posts
23 Mar 2013 11:08AM
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Can't do tomorrow unfortunately, unless it is honking at portsy... you guys can have bell buoy
Need a local guru, like Al or Jason or Hamish to pipe up - but I think bell buoy would be the best tomorrow, based on this pretty good site I've seen - thespotguide.com.au (kudos to JPotts/Nomadics for East/Bellbuoy info)

Going to head to Portsy today and have a cruisey sail, hopefully it kicks before we get there for a couple of hours.
Safe travels and happy off it's head sailing guys.

JohnnyHuett
TAS, 543 posts
23 Mar 2013 11:10AM
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Grevil11 said...
You can still sail Bell bouy in NW. Today's forecast is looking solid. As does tomorrow. NW tends to go more cross on. Swell will be better at Bell. Hopefully i can get an opportunity to get away.


Nice one Hamish

FoS
TAS, 1664 posts
23 Mar 2013 4:37PM
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I'm in.
Call or PM if you want to split fuel.
Leaving around 7

houston
TAS, 3173 posts
23 Mar 2013 7:20PM
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FoS said...
I'm in.
Call or PM if you want to split fuel.
Leaving around 7


No doubt about ya Fos mankind learnt how ta split da atom but until now never worked out how ta split da fuel
Rob and I leaving 7am ring when you're on the road

buzzy
TAS, 2433 posts
23 Mar 2013 9:54PM
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I'm heading off at 6am and Applepuffpie is going to play bopeep and tag along with the flock like a good little bah bah lamb

Grevil
TAS, 267 posts
23 Mar 2013 10:09PM
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Right, so a 9 to 10 start? sounds good. I think I'll be able to make it!

Kazza
TAS, 2342 posts
23 Mar 2013 10:58PM
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Would like to come but need a bit of R & R this weekend, don't feel like travelling.

FoS
TAS, 1664 posts
24 Mar 2013 7:07AM
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I'm bringing the Shepard so that might keep the apple sheep in order [}:)]

Grevil
TAS, 267 posts
24 Mar 2013 9:21AM
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Currently the BOM showing NNW. We need it to swing more west to get a good sail in. This direction at Bell Bouy is not that great. This direction anywhere up north is crap. Hoping things will change for you guys traveling.

Grevil
TAS, 267 posts
24 Mar 2013 9:43AM
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Latest reading now back to the north. If you are coming north your best bet will be the west Tamar and greens beach. I'm heading that way pretty soon.

bearhoover
TAS, 708 posts
24 Mar 2013 10:31AM
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Devonport just turned WNW, could be a sign of things to come?

houston
TAS, 3173 posts
24 Mar 2013 11:30AM
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At bell buoy now looking good ****in windy

JohnnyHuett
TAS, 543 posts
24 Mar 2013 12:56PM
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Hope someone's got a camera/gopro....

For those playing at home today:
Low Head - 24th 11:30am NW 30kn - 38kn

izaak
TAS, 1972 posts
24 Mar 2013 1:57PM
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Just got back in from a wave sail at Coles beach. Solid 30plus, maxed out on 4.5m. Swell out the back was well over mast. Hectic as!! Good fun though!

bazf
TAS, 65 posts
24 Mar 2013 2:59PM
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Sounds like a seriously good session Izaak, well done!

js68
TAS, 113 posts
24 Mar 2013 8:06PM
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houston said...
At bell buoy now looking good ****in windy


So how was it gents? Awesome fun on the other side of the river at Greens.

houston
TAS, 3173 posts
24 Mar 2013 9:15PM
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Brilliant day up north and by the sound of it everyone from Stanley to Bell Buoy hit the sweet spot
Bell Buoy like Coles had up to mast high out the back but still not too hard to get out.
(Brett, Rob, Al, Fos, Buzz, Veitzy, Ant and someone esle who was sailing when we arrived)

For me it was easliy the best day I've had all season even beat BOL for fun.
In the water by 11am with very strong very on shore conditions, very rough and lumpy was powered up on 4.2m and 74L
About midday the wind swung more to the west the swell cleaned up, great backside wave riding.
Got out of the water at 3pm totally buggered, need to get up there more often
Fos got out the back a few times.....awesome effort........Appleman would say.........you're da man

A taste of the Buoy



FoS
TAS, 1664 posts
24 Mar 2013 9:20PM
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After driving through ... um ... driving rain on the way up, with lightning and all the trimmings
It was seriously windy when we arrived at bell buoy.

Some epic air, waves and down the line waves. A great session that lasted around 5 hours.

Very tired al and Houston got photos to come

TASSIEROCKS
TAS, 1651 posts
24 Mar 2013 9:38PM
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Gold star effort guys

Buzzy that's getting air time

cookie01
TAS, 172 posts
24 Mar 2013 10:24PM
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Great photo, hope it didnt hurt too much



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