RPS Sunrise Session 3

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16 Mar 2010 2:06pm
With the continuing balmy, calm Autumn mornings, it only seems fit to organise another dawn paddle session this week.

Thursday morning looks to be the pick of the bunch.

Forecast for Thursday
Winds: Variable wind to 10 knots and afternoon seabreezes of around 15 knots.
Seas: Less than 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. Winds northwesterly averaging up to 20 km/h and afternoon seabreezes.

CityShower or two.Min21
Max28


Plan at this stage is for a 6.30 meeting at Green Point, Brighton and paddle north.

Everyone's welcome
PTWoody
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16 Mar 2010 2:37pm
21 degrees minimum is not even wet suit temperature at 6.30am. So no excuses for the cold. I'll be there.
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17 Mar 2010 9:40pm
Hmmmm, tough call for the morning.

I had a kite tonight and the southerly wind was throwing up some bump. (Damn it was good to get on the water)
Forecast is.............

Forecast for Thursday
Winds: South to southeasterly 5 to 10 knots tending northeasterly around dawn
then tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
Winds easing later in the evening. Seas: Below 0.5 metres increasing to 0.5 to
1 metres by early evening.

Forecast for Friday
Winds: North to northwesterly 5 to 10 knots tending northerly 10 to 15 knots
around dawn then increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the morning. Winds
shifting southwesterly up to 15 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below 0.5
metres increasing to 0.5 to 1 metres during the morning.

So I reckon we should hedge our bets on Friday morning.

Maybe look at paddling from Mentone for Friday?

Cam, you're on the Naish 12'0" Glide son!
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17 Mar 2010 10:47pm
So Friday morning at Mentone it is then..

DJ
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17 Mar 2010 10:58pm
sounds good can i tag along?
DavidJohn
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17 Mar 2010 11:09pm
Sure..

DJ
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18 Mar 2010 3:59pm
Righto!

We just paddle regardless tomorrow morning.

Forecast for Friday
Winds: North to northwesterly 5 to 10 knots tending northerly 10 to 15 knots
around dawn then increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the morning. Winds
shifting southwesterly up to 15 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below 0.5
metres increasing to 0.5 to 1 metres during the morning.

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. The chance of a thunderstorm late afternoon or evening. Winds northwesterly averaging up to 25 km/h tending westerly during the evening.

CityShower or two. Min21 Max28

It's going to be one whole degree warmer than it was this morning!

Mentone Beach, from the Lifesaving Club. At 6.30 am for a 6.40 paddle.

Cam, the Naish 12'0" Glide is already on my roofrack.
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18 Mar 2010 8:14pm
DavidJohn said...

Sure..

DJ


woops, i cant make it, have a great paddle, might try sat morn.
PTWoody
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18 Mar 2010 8:41pm
hock said...


woops, i cant make it, have a great paddle, might try sat morn.



Soft
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19 Mar 2010 10:53pm
Six of us paddled into the darkness this morning.

I discovered Jonathan lurking in the darkness out the back, having paddled from a different spot.




Paul was there with his video pack.


There was a tall ship in the background lit up like a christmas tree.






I managed to end the day the way I started it, in the dark on the 9'8" Element catching some bay waves.

Alan.
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20 Mar 2010 12:37pm
Another Sunrise Sesh Success!

Magical morning, great to introduce another person to paddling { Amine}.
He really got alot out of it.

I think we need to all chip in and buy DJ a combination compass/wind gauge unit.

He was convinced at 5.30 that it was on-shore and howling and pulled the pin!

I wonder if he's seen Al's photos?
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