Gnaraloo crowds

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Zed
Zed
WA
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Zed Zed
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31 Aug 2008 2:12pm
My mate reckons Gnaraloo 07 was busier than a cat trying to bury a sh!t on a frozen pond. 30 guys on the water till sunset. He is prone to exaggeration (which I've told him about millions of times) so is he speaking kerap or is it as punishing as he says. I'm going in Oct so need to know whether to take my spear gun or not.
Greenroom
Greenroom
WA
7608 posts
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31 Aug 2008 6:00pm
He failed to mention the 10 kiters on top of the 30 windsurfers.
I could name at least 10 people I know who are going in October.
Thats not including the Euros
spot1
spot1
WA
1588 posts
WA, 1588 posts
31 Aug 2008 6:10pm
i will be there on the 12 oct with surfboard,kite and sailboard will be in the hilton
and looking to make some new friends.
Kitehard
Kitehard
WA
2782 posts
WA, 2782 posts
31 Aug 2008 10:18pm
Zed said...

My mate reckons Gnaraloo 07 was busier than a cat trying to bury a sh!t on a frozen pond. 30 guys on the water till sunset. He is prone to exaggeration (which I've told him about millions of times) so is he speaking kerap or is it as punishing as he says. I'm going in Oct so need to know whether to take my spear gun or not.


Dude, you should be so lucky! I've seen it where there is 40 wind surfers out and half a dozen kites and that was a long while back before kiting at Gnaraloo became popular. I'd expect a minimum dozen kiters out on top of that now.

When the swells small (waist to head high), it gets crazy packed. Lots of shouting at each other. When it's up over mast high, the crowd thins substatially. Thank god!

The wise go up early (late August early Sept) and surf when it aint windy enough and when the odd windy day does come in, you'll have it amongst two or three others. Sweeeeeet! Take up spearfishing as well and you'll never be bored.

Enjoy Pitt Street!

Good winds,

spot1
spot1
WA
1588 posts
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1 Sep 2008 12:53pm
hey zed hope this make you feel better oct 07 trip

nasty
nasty
WA
153 posts
WA, 153 posts
2 Sep 2008 5:47pm
Is it possible to get to gnaraloo without a 4x4?
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
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2 Sep 2008 6:58pm
It is but it is slow going.

Owen and Geoff I hate you, thanks for posting the pics......my missus just said I'm not allowed to go
Zed
Zed
WA
1274 posts
Zed Zed
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3 Sep 2008 10:53am
Greenroom said...

This was the afternoon of the same day that the above photo was taken





Can someone be so kind as to PM me the month! i promise not to sing like a canary.
boardbumps
boardbumps
NSW
698 posts
NSW, 698 posts
3 Sep 2008 9:42pm
You guys should have tried to get into Gnaraloo in the late seventies and early eighties when the mad old pom owned the station, he hated everyone. My mate Howie went to school with the station manager, and every time the owner left for an extended stay, Howie would get a call and of we'd go. Ha, you don't know how lucky you have it, you can go any time. Try the east coast for crowds.

Rod
waveslave
waveslave
WA
4263 posts
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3 Sep 2008 8:24pm
Greenroom said...

This is early ******** 07.
Double head sets, down the line, car park empty and all to myself





lol.
Double overhead ?? not ^^^
4-5 feet, max.

nebbian
nebbian
WA
6277 posts
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3 Sep 2008 8:53pm
waveslave said...

Greenroom said...

This is early ******** 07.
Double head sets, down the line, car park empty and all to myself





lol.
Double overhead ?? not ^^^
4-5 feet, max.




Yeah and the midget on the mini-windsurfer has a 5 foot mast.
hoop
hoop
1979 posts
1979 posts
4 Sep 2008 8:28am
That would be triple overhead to you Mr Slave.
Jord
Jord
WA
107 posts
WA, 107 posts
4 Sep 2008 12:59pm
as i look at those photo all i can think is "ahhhh one day... one day"
windsurfer44
windsurfer44
WA
243 posts
WA, 243 posts
4 Sep 2008 1:20pm
i think i may be going to g-loo in oct, early day yet, startin to have second thoughts
theDoctor
theDoctor
NSW
5786 posts
NSW, 5786 posts
4 Sep 2008 3:31pm
hoop said...

That would be triple overhead to you Mr Slave.


depends on the size of your head i guess
waveslave
waveslave
WA
4263 posts
WA, 4263 posts
4 Sep 2008 3:40pm
Greenroom said...





Like I said before..... ^^^
3 ft max
lol.
waveslave
waveslave
WA
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WA, 4263 posts
4 Sep 2008 3:52pm
hoop said...

That would be triple overhead to you Mr Slave.


Hey hOOp,
You're no giant in the waves, boyfriend.
lol.

Spotty
Spotty
VIC
1619 posts
VIC, 1619 posts
4 Sep 2008 8:54pm
See you guys there, except for the school holidays bit, off to Exmouth and back again, cheers
WINDY MILLER
WINDY MILLER
WA
3183 posts
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5 Sep 2008 6:57pm
hmmm 20 - 30 + kites..... might goto to X instead.
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23648 posts
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5 Sep 2008 7:29pm
No you need to come see my spot that will go off like a frog in a sock this summer, but you never answered my P.M
Greenroom
Greenroom
WA
7608 posts
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5 Sep 2008 9:34pm
Mark _australia said...

No you need to come see my spot that will go off like a frog in a sock this summer, but you never answered my P.M

Dont worry Mark, I answered, and Im all over it before you call me and say ITS GOING OFF!
poor relative
poor relative
WA
9106 posts
WA, 9106 posts
5 Sep 2008 10:30pm
I'll come.....where we going?
SammyJ
SammyJ
WA
571 posts
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5 Sep 2008 11:27pm
Arrived up here yesterday, it's packed already. It's still only early and the line ups thick. You would be better off going to one of many other spots to the south, avoid crowding.
colinwill78
colinwill78
VIC
1395 posts
VIC, 1395 posts
6 Sep 2008 10:02am
SammyJ said...

Arrived up here yesterday, it's packed already. It's still only early and the line ups thick. You would be better off going to one of many other spots to the south, avoid crowding.


Yeah sure, like that guy claiming there was a christian festival at his favourite spot to keep people away, a very good way to avoid crowds though..............
Or it might just be true?
tightlines
tightlines
WA
3509 posts
WA, 3509 posts
6 Sep 2008 8:31am
I just wish everyone would stop posting photo's and such whilst there is still a few people in the world that haven't heard of the place.
The place can't handle crowds and one or two kooks in the line up stuffs it up for everyone.
Downtheline
Downtheline
VIC
33 posts
VIC, 33 posts
6 Sep 2008 11:38am
as if no 1 hasnt heard of the place? there r write ups all over the web and magazines. but i also reckon that ppl who have these places on their profiles r kooks. they obviously dont surf? and why ask questions bout these places? photos r ok if the name of the place isnt posted. some photos were posted last yr from a wave on an island off the mid west coast. thats cool 2 share the stoke but the name of the place was included. so whats the difference with posting the sth west wave, the place starting with L, the industrial town in the mid west or god forbid the big G?
cheers

DTL
Poida
Poida
WA
1922 posts
WA, 1922 posts
6 Sep 2008 12:51pm
see you at the G.

I'm going with a bigger fin to tack up wind of everyone else. last year I got burnt on too many waves.

Oompa Loompa
Oompa Loompa
13 posts
13 posts
6 Sep 2008 1:27pm
Isn't there wind graph's for most of the popular windsurfing spot's? How can that make these spot's stay secret?
General
General
WA
471 posts
WA, 471 posts
6 Sep 2008 2:08pm
the ZOO looks fun
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