I don't like Lysterfield Lake.
The wind is gusty, you're on and off the plane and even the odd backwind.
Not good for speed but great for unintentional freestyle moves like everyone's favourite, the over the boom body roll.
And Patterson river. The smell of poo poo's and funnelled wind makes it a memory I want to forget.
Here...for the past few months the wind hasn't reached above 15kts (great for the fishing though), and when it finally gets above it, gusty & offshore.
Green point never fails to disappoint, expensive parking with a horrid wind shadow.
just up the road the kites use a huge beach with nice rigging area and free parking!!!!!!!
point henry is one of my favorites.
I've a love/ hate relationship with Williamstown. It can be great but but most of the time there are friggen jellyfish everywhere, lots of weird surfers, a painful rocky outcrop that extends a little too far, parking fees, and annoying lifesavers
Evan - One thing I forgot to mention about Point Henry is you need to be careful about SOME of the locals. They do have a tendancy to bring out the banjos! Not that I would mention any names Jacques and Red but Tony keeps them in line abit.
Its interesting that our side of the pond never tends to float people boats... sure we dont have nice sandy beaches/bottoms or lovely grass areas to rig on.. but... when your on the water who cares. The fact that we have 3 spots within 15 minutes of each other that have had 40+ knot runs done on them is enough.. In fact once you get over the fact that point henry isnt pretty its probably one of the best spots for beginners/intermediates in victoria. Open water, shallow enough to stand but gets deeper further out and no current/tides to deal with.... And thats just flat water... Add point danger, 13th beach, point impossible and all the other awesome wavesailing around im happy to have the place to ourselves...
Always been lucky at GP. Had some awesome sessions there, and with the backdrop of Melbourne CBD behind you, Awesome
Such wow.
Sailing spots in the west must be good as the wind is pretty good most evenings, kiters use Altona and I have seen a windsurfer mixing it up out there in great conditions. Point cook coastline park looks like it could be good also. Are we missing out on some great sailing?