As the new year is here and closer to my awesome West oz wind surfing adventure to speedrun bay or sharkbay .comes .this is my 12 th trip ,done Hawaii ..west oz for me .
google earth takes me to a place where it might be worth a good look at ,with the ssw wind ,we could sail back to the track .lat time I sailed there it was shallow ,but have a 22 delta this time ..
shell beach looks very promising ...
I have sailed here on a easterly ,but it changed direction while i was out there ..i packed it and never went back 
but a off shore wind day looks ok ,we did have a few days on 30 plus knots at Denham ,which was out of hand and thought this would be worth a drive ..anybody sailed this on a off shore with success .looks like the north corner with shallow water would be awesome .
Happy new year west Oz wind warrior s ,your so lucky to have such a awesome windsurfing backyard .can't wait 10 days time I'll be there .Tardy .
You can drive out to the point if you,ve got a 4wd, check out some of the old Shark bay posts for more details.
I sail mostly at little lagoon, to keep the Mrs happy, cause of the shelters and toilets
Have a great trip 
have sailed both boobay and shell beach
though a fair hike from Denham is worth it on a good forcast.
or you can stay at nanga station then it is only across the road.
Yep great spot, had a great time there with crasher a few years ago. Hopefully back there next season
Thanks guys .pauly.great shot of flat water .
won't have a 4 WD ,van packed to the roof .as usual .
will give It a crack if we get a real good blow .
ratz ,yeah little lagoons a good spot ,just don't open your eyes under water ,so salty
We had a couple of cracker days last November 13 months ago at little lagoon .kato you need to get back there .
Had a cracker sesh there a few years back with some GPSTC crew..www.gpsteamchallenge.com.au/sailor_session/show?date=2012-12-12&team=12
It's a great spot. Offshore in a SSW, but it's shallow so if you break anything you can walk back in.
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As the new year is here and closer to my awesome West oz wind surfing adventure to speedrun bay or sharkbay .comes .this is my 12 th trip ,done Hawaii ..west oz for me .
google earth takes me to a place where it might be worth a good look at ,with the ssw wind ,we could sail back to the track .lat time I sailed there it was shallow ,but have a 22 delta this time ..
shell beach looks very promising ...
I have sailed here on a easterly ,but it changed direction while i was out there ..i packed it and never went back but a off shore wind day looks ok ,we did have a few days on 30 plus knots at Denham ,which was out of hand and thought this would be worth a drive ..anybody sailed this on a off shore with success .looks like the north corner with shallow water would be awesome .
Happy new year west Oz wind warrior s ,your so lucky to have such a awesome windsurfing backyard .can't wait 10 days time I'll be there .Tardy .
I've sailed it, best on an easterly type wind, and a right tide, eventually becomes submerged, the boobays run is best on seabreeze with a .6 to .8 tide you find on on willy weather "hamelin pool" tides, and its an easy to drive and park at boobays no 4wd required, the spit is too broad on a seabreeze, unless its a westerly wind
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depends what gadget your on , i just keep pushing buttons till something happens 
i don't even know what a snipping tool is ..email send .i will post it ...keen to get the local knowledge.
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Thanks Hardie ...I will follow the yellow line be there in 8 days after a 7 hour plane trip and 10 hour drive 
it s worth it is it a pretty steady breeze with the landscape ,driven past it so many times
Beware tide is very important! Too deep and it's choppy too shallow you'll hit the bottom.
The NM run home is interesting, at the end of the speed run just follow the lines of chop back home. But the chop lines aren't straight it's best to aim slightly west at the start.
Thank you .just checked the tides for the time we are up there ,pretty good I thought .not to big a tides.
thank s guys for your input ..hope we ..time it right with the info .. The planets are aligning .
did you use a weed fin ?
I couldn't remember seeing weed at shell beach ..I guess it doesn't matter weed fins are just as fast .
Most of my fins are either weedies or semi weedies, my boards are set up for it.
But no I don't think a weedy is necessary. In fact I wouldn't use a delta, especially if hasn't been filleted, the run across can be quite choppy.
Dont use a Delta - the water state is very choppy as you turn on to the speed course(s.... there are more than one).
A weedy or non-weedy is ok to use - you will likely drag the tip through the shells.
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Dont use a Delta - the water state is very choppy as you turn on to the speed course(s.... there are more than one).
A weedy or non-weedy is ok to use - you will likely drag the tip through the shells.
thanks matt
i have a really good MF weed 32 ,i will use that ..
Check out this clip from my trip in 2017
Select to expand quoteTardy said.. FORGOT TO ASK is that a little fanatic board your on .?
it goes like the clappers
I think Windsup goes like the clappers no matter what board he's on.
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Beware tide is very important! Too deep and it's choppy too shallow you'll hit the bottom.
Indeed they are. When we got to the speed strip today, the water depth at the inner alpha marker was about 10 cm. The tide should have been at 93 cm, so a bit higher than the ideal 0.6-0.8 m Hardie mentioned, but actual tide was probably below 0.6. To get into water deep enough got my 20 cm fin, sailing would have been quite far from shore (and therefore in some chop, and too high to get the smooth water before the slingshot. I tried a few short approaches instead but did not get up to speed before the slingshot.
I'd guess that the very strong wind we had since yesterday (at least) must have pushed the water out of the bay. It was a bit painful at the beach today with small shell pieces flying around, and the 5.6 felt much too big (more so than the 6.3 at the GPS challenge in Cervantes, so I'd guess we had at least 5 knots more).
But while we did not get any decent speeds and spent more time walking than sailing, the trip was definitely still worth it. It's one of the most beautiful spots I have ever sails. We even saw a couple of bowmouth guitarfish (front looks like a ray, body like a shark, the ones we saw were about 1.5 m long) - pretty cool!
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I'd guess that the very strong wind we had since yesterday (at least) must have pushed the water out of the bay.
Not so much push the water out but hold it up when tide is flooding. Following link to a beacon North of Useless Loop. Other side of the prong but will give you an idea of what might happen.
Throwing a wobbly at the moment, but last 72hours has seen a residual of -0.25 to -0.28m, meaning tide is 25cm or so below prediction.
www.transport.wa.gov.au/imarine/shark-bay-beacon-3-tide.asp
Thanks for the link. Something just happened with the beacon, it's now showing +3.62 meters.
There still seems to be a bit of a difference relative to the speed spot in the left bay, though. The beacon had similar residuals yesterday and today. We checked the spot yesterday afternoon, and went back before noon today. The tide today should have been ~ 30 cm higher today, but the water level seemed roughly the same. When we returned to the launch today after the session, the water level had dropped quite a bit more. I took pictures at the launch but the internet in the hotel is too slow to upload them now (will try again tomorrow). Compared to pauliNOR's picture above, the walk to the water was quite a bit longer.
Hey board surf r ,we drove past you guys today ,it looked very low ..you where walking ,when we saw you .
we waited till 3 before heading out at Denham ,our first day on 5.0's .
but it was quite rough.
we may do little lagoon tomorrow for some fun .
Yes, tide predictions there are extremely iffy, wind strength definitely makes a difference.
I forgot to mention the shell grit in the mud, that's agonising if it gets in your boots!
Here's the view from the launch Monday around 4 pm. By that time, the alpha marker closer to the beach was probably on dry sand.
