I always laugh when the WA crew say that have had a crap season, try living on the East Coast! ...Another corker week! and this is just for Perth, sure its even better to the Nth...And yes I know a good week is 25knts every day, not dropping below 20, you may not be able to use sub 6m sails all week, just some of it!!,
That is a great forecast!

Very jellybags here! Enjoy, baT$%!@S

Dude it is looking nothin like that in reality.

Today's forecast 20-25kn, I got out late on 100L and 6.1 bagged out - just got out. I reckon it was 15-18 and not much of the 18kn trust me.

And this is my biggest gear. It is all related to what u are used to. As most seasons are better I have smaller gear so for the 1 in 5 (ish) bad years it is frustrating. Yeah I can go buy big gear also, but a $3K investment for just the bad years is lunacy.

shear tip said...

15-18. Luxury.

But again, you own gear tailored to your prevailing conditions. If you had 2 seasons of 8-10kn max you'd be grumpy.
If the guys in Pozo had only 20kn for a whole year, they'd be sh!tty

all relative.

I can go buy big freeride gear and sail 100 days a year ...... if I win lotto

Yes its all relative.

After a cool, grey and wet Sydney summer the sun coming out for a little while is a blessing. However the bright sun hurts my eyes and it gets a bit hot, ie 23 degrees.

Who owns sails over 6m? Do they even make them? . My biggest sail is a 5.7.

I agree with you in that it "is a great forecast". But the problem it is never as strong as they forecast at the beach

Mark _australia said...
I can go buy big freeride gear and sail 100 days a year ...... if I win lotto

If you win lotto why not just move to Maui?

You guys should try riding your bike into the seabreeze on the way home from work. Always seems stronger than predicted I reckon!

doggie said...

Mark _australia said...

shear tip said...

15-18. Luxury.

But again, you own gear tailored to your prevailing conditions. If you had 2 seasons of 8-10kn max you'd be grumpy.
If the guys in Pozo had only 20kn for a whole year, they'd be sh!tty

all relative.

I can go buy big freeride gear and sail 100 days a year ...... if I win lotto

Whe are you going to get a 130l so I can use it

You can buy one and leave it at my place, use it whenever you come up.

Geez I'm nice

I got used to looking at the Lancelin forecast on here, to which you could (almost) always add a few knots, I suspect the computer modelling didn't take into account the BoM anemometer being stuck on a 10m tower behind a norfolk pine and a shed?

Now we seem to be getting weather data from the new wind farm north of town, and near live readings on the BoM radar screen. Now when the Seabreeze arrows show it's marginal, it really is marginal

Mark _australia said...

Chris6791 said...

being stuck on a 10m tower behind a norfolk pine and a shed?

Sounds like a kiter....

Cheap shot, but I'll wear it

But anyway, how was your session flogging yourself on your 6.1m and 100L board? any bigger and you would need an outboard.

Mark _australia said...

Dude it is looking nothin like that in reality.

Today's forecast 20-25kn, I got out late on 100L and 6.1 bagged out - just got out. I reckon it was 15-18 and not much of the 18kn trust me.

And this is my biggest gear. It is all related to what u are used to. As most seasons are better I have smaller gear so for the 1 in 5 (ish) bad years it is frustrating. Yeah I can go buy big gear also, but a $3K investment for just the bad years is lunacy.

3K... You're being elitist, Mark.

A man with your handiness with resin, glass and repairs. check the 2nd hand bargains that are all over the place. You could be on the water on good "bigger" gear for under $1000 easily. Then you're covered not only for the "bad" years, but even just the bad days. Life's to short to not have the gear you need to get out.

I grabbed a 136lt Supersport for $270 (needs some tidying up but no structural damage) and a 2110 7.5 Koncept (perfect nick) for $300 in the last couple of months.

Get busy in the "buy and sell" section and make the most of where you live!!

^^^^
ouch - don't hold 'em back

Bondalucci said...

Mark _australia said...

Dude it is looking nothin like that in reality.

Today's forecast 20-25kn, I got out late on 100L and 6.1 bagged out - just got out. I reckon it was 15-18 and not much of the 18kn trust me.

And this is my biggest gear. It is all related to what u are used to. As most seasons are better I have smaller gear so for the 1 in 5 (ish) bad years it is frustrating. Yeah I can go buy big gear also, but a $3K investment for just the bad years is lunacy.

3K... You're being elitist, Mark.

A man with your handiness with resin, glass and repairs. check the 2nd hand bargains that are all over the place. You could be on the water on good "bigger" gear for under $1000 easily. Then you're covered not only for the "bad" years, but even just the bad days. Life's to short to not have the gear you need to get out.

I grabbed a 136lt Supersport for $270 (needs some tidying up but no structural damage) and a 2110 7.5 Koncept (perfect nick) for $300 in the last couple of months.

Get busy in the "buy and sell" section and make the most of where you live!!

Wow can I get one of those?