NEver been this bad for Autumn for many years, hardly a sail at all all for months around the state.
Lets hope for some decent winter blows for south and north.
those that left TAS for WA have sailed once or twice a week still!, in the waves DTL.
bring it on now wind gods
Not an easy 3 months ahead over here coming up either Damo the steady side shore seabreeze and dry season (oct to June) give way to very gusty cross onshore and rain showers.Wind can only be strong enough to sail usually 2 out of 4 onshore days if your keen as daytime temps can drop as low as 18c matching the winter water temp.Lawns grow like mad making for work and the sunny offshore wind days between frontal winds are filled quite often with very large almost dangerous surf .All very tiring when trying to juggle the work/ life balance
ps.
I just described Marrawahs ,in Tassie,summer time weather I think
Damo, this should keep you busy: I recommend doing aerobic, core strength, flexibility exercises while waiting for wind - maybe try this one, it's appropriately called the Wind Dance, and apparently it is good for the thighs.
Select to expand quoteTGale said..
Damo, this should keep you busy: I recommend doing aerobic, core strength, flexibility exercises while waiting for wind - maybe try this one, it's appropriately called the Wind Dance, and apparently it is good for the thighs.
That's pretty cool, might practice that one
Do you want to see a disappearing trick? Watch this forecast wind vanish before your very eyes...
You didn't believe me did you...? Anyone can do it - pushing 30 knots back down to single figures is quite a feat though, let's be honest.
It seem that the time may have come to wash out all the gear, sell off all but the odd bits with sentimental value, pack that in mothballs, turn a board into a Kahuna chair, or even an entire dining suite, make a sail into a shade over the back verandah, and start looking in earnest for a wind-free hobby that you can master in about one year, possibly two.
Any suggestions?
I am going to take my RPM for a paddle on the north coast.........
Select to expand quoteGclark1 said..
You didn't believe me did you...? Anyone can do it - pushing 30 knots back down to single figures is quite a feat though, let's be honest.
It seem that the time may have come to wash out all the gear, sell off all but the odd bits with sentimental value, pack that in mothballs, turn a board into a Kahuna chair, or even an entire dining suite, make a sail into a shade over the back verandah, and start looking in earnest for a wind-free hobby that you can master in about one year, possibly two.
Any suggestions?
I am going to take my RPM for a paddle on the north coast.........
Magic Seaweed might have been smoking some of it? When you posted forecast the BOM said....
...even the next generation of windfoilers will be struggling to get a sail if this keeps up.
Brace yourselves... there are some yellow arrows about this week!
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWN!
