Hi guys, I hope I am posting in the right place.
Next year our VISA will expire and we were considering Australia as one of the next places to live. We read on the government web site and I found that with my skills it should be relative easy to get an independent VISA.
I have a couple of windsurfing questions:
1) Is there a place in Australia, relative safe (no snake, no crocodile, no sharks)?
2) Is there in AU a place where you can windsurf almost the full year? Or is the winter too cold for windsurfing?
Sorry if I bothered you with this but I am sure I will get some honest answers in this forum.
Cheers

Thank you IKW.
We are trying to summarize this info and from there decide what would be a best suit for us.
So, I was thinking that the north of the country has summer and winter but, is it the opposite?

If you want sailing all year round have a look at Wellington,NZ. Seriously,you'll need a wetsuit but sailing here we have waves,bump and jump conditions within a short driving distance. My quiver is 4.0,4.5 and 5.0 and I sail two-three times a week. Last October,being our best month, the average windspeed here was around 35 kts,metservice, Google it.

No snakes,sharks are too well fed to bother you and no spiders. In saying this I'm moving to Queensland next month because it is too bloody cold here in winter : ).

There are snakes in all parts of Australia. Australian snakes are the deadliest in the world. Much more aggressive and deadly better known snakes like rattlesnakes and cobras.

There are many sharks in Australian coastal waters now too. Great Whites are now protected. They are getting bigger and more common.


Despite this people get on with their lives and most Australians like to live here.

I have heard Christmas island has great windsurfing all year round, and the best thing is you don't need a visa to stay there.

raffaeu said...

Hi guys, I hope I am posting in the right place.

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I have a couple of windsurfing questions:
1) Is there a place in Australia, relative safe (no snake, no crocodile, no sharks)?

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/General-Discussion/Chat/Woodmans-Pt-WA-in-about-12m-of-water/

I don't know if you could bring your pets here. There are pretty strict quarantee laws here about bringing in animals.

Yeah real estate is expensive everywhere in Australia. We are so rich here. Yes killer whales are quite big.

There was a South Australian windsurfer who was taken by a shark. Other than that people are increasingly being attacked by sharks. Of course this could be due to more people in the water. Statistically they say you are more likely to be run over by a bus than be taken by a shark. Of course you can prove anything statiscally, depending how you frame the question/statement.

Feed the cat to the sharks as a peace offering and they will leave you alone.
Raff, in Australia many cats are used each year in cray pots so they are certainly on the menu for sea animals.

Keep the dog.

In main stream suburbia you won't see a snake, they're only on the outskirts and country areas.

Snakes do bother pets. Its a fairly normal event out in the country to have a dog die a painful death from snake bite.

If you are involved with statistics then Canberra is probably the go. The government have a big building there full of smart people earning heaps of money looking at statistics. Apparently the windsurfing up there is pretty good but it gets quite cold in winter. I used to live fairly close to Canberra but in a town that is a bit higher up and a bit colder. No way would I have windsurfed there in winter.

The real question is, if this big building and all the work done in it disappeared, would it affect how Australians live their lives?

If sailing north of perth watch out rigging in the dunes between scrub...
In cervantes i found a 2 ft tiger slither out from under my sail when i picked it up
To walk to the water..watch out for these ones they can sting a bit......

There are a couple of other critters that are very capable of stopping your heart and removing limbs and torsos and the like that you should be aware of.

In the swan river and other estuarys you wil find bull sharks..but these are not that scary as you wont see them...but their there..

Watch out for white pointers anywhere off the coast up to shark bay (and beyond)
When you get there your main concern would probably be tiger sharks and hammer heads.

Keep going north you will find other critters that look like giant lizards and make great wallets and hand bags and the like if you can catch one and skin it..
You will prob also come across a little jelly fish called irukandji..make sure you have a bottle of vinegar handy and perhaps a chopper to ferry you to hospital would also be good to have as well in case one swims into you...

These are a choice selection of creatures that are available for viewing here on the west coast.
I wouldnt worry too much as there are far more dangerous creatures to encounetr while sailing..
I am not sure of the proper species name for them but i prefer to call them ....teabaggers..
These are to be avoided at all costs..they have been responcible for more injurys and grief to sailboarders than any other critter that i can think of!
Unlike the other creatures that i have listed above tnese are not a native species!

The dunes can be quite hazardous between the water and foreshore road in sydney(North of airport) as well! As a precaution, don't remove you Boardies in the dunes, and never ever bend over with out looking behind you first! You never know what (who!) will jump up and 'bite' you in the ass!?!

We went on vacation, in April, to a city in south Europe in the country side and we found 4 scorpions in the house; 2 of them in the bedroom. When I saw them I have advised the landlady but she told me "no worries, if you don't touch them they won't bother you ..."
About the austrlian Teddy bear, I was thinking they eat only eucalyptus

we are serious about the reddies tho, i walked passed a young male and it booted me pretty hard, the big ones will rip you open

DONT WORRY its all good here you just get used to living here, just keep a can of fly spray handy

DUDE thats sobering man

raffaeu said...

Interesting one:

looks like you dont need to bring your cat anymore.