........PLEASE............

Guys and Girls,

I cant make it down to speed week as I will be in Samoa, but I am very keen to get down there and experience sailing on flat water.

Myself and 3 other sailors from our GPS team (Mid North Coast Marauders (of NSW)) will be heading down in November for two weeks to hopefully hang and chew the fat with the locals, get some speed on flat water and some wavesailing perhaps. I have a few questions regarding sailing in the area down there, sorry there are a lot of questions, I trawled this site but couldnt find all the info I needed.

* At that time of year (November) is the wind mostly seabreeze or frontal (and typical directions)?

* What are the better spots to sail at that time of year given the prevailing wind direction (for GPS (and waves)?

* Given the above, and wanting to max our speeds in the short time we will be there, what would be the best tide times to plan our trip around (eg: high tide mid arvo for seabreeze etc). Run in or runout better? Or does tide not matter much?

* Can we expect good wind or is spring/summer a bit slack?

* Will I need weed fins, special fins for shallow water or are regular slalom fins ok?

* Will we need a 4x4 to get to any of these spots?

* In November is it that cold I will need boots and gloves or is just a steamer/springy fine?

* Anything else I should consider?

* Any other spots we should keep on the radar for wavesailing or speed that are better suited to different winds?

Thanks a million in advance. If you see some NSW plates down there in Nov, with a clewless crew sailing/rigging in the wrong spot, slap us round the head and point us in the right direction. Cheers, Adam