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Gestalt
Gestalt
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5 May 2008 10:43am
says it all really.

statistically a shocker.
vando
vando
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5 May 2008 10:44am
Gestalt
Gestalt
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5 May 2008 10:52am
a picture tells a thousand words.

Mobydisc
Mobydisc
NSW
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5 May 2008 10:56am
For Sydney windsurfers we need the "I hate 2008" thread. My wife and I are thinking of moving to Hong Kong. I know the windsurfing conditions suck over there but they can't be any worse than Sydney.

pierrec45
pierrec45
NSW
2005 posts
NSW, 2005 posts
5 May 2008 11:03am
Early 90s: I used to set my watch on the wind, rising to 15 knots by 11:30am when NE, which was a regular 5/7 days in the week, the rest being southerlies.

Friday evening races in Botany Bay (off Sanderhingam) used to have absolute guaranteed winds.

How things have changed. I now live on the Great Lakes, and Kinsgton Canada used to be local capital of wind. Now it's dead most the summer.

And there are people to claim that the weather patterns are not changing...
Sailhack
Sailhack
VIC
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5 May 2008 11:04am




(sorry guys......our turn)
mkseven
mkseven
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5 May 2008 11:27am
Its only fair we have one month off a year- need to repair those dinged boards etc, and maybe even take the partner to dinner.
555
555
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555 555
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5 May 2008 11:43am
Gestalt said...

a picture tells a thousand words.


And at least a few of those thousand words are saying that it's windy in NZ..

Windier than April so far, but colder too.
Troppo
Troppo
WA
887 posts
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5 May 2008 4:15pm
you could always go to cairns



Greenroom
Greenroom
WA
7608 posts
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5 May 2008 5:06pm
I heard someone say that yesturday was the day...
May the 4th be with you
Gestalt
Gestalt
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5 May 2008 7:41pm
so it's NZ or Cairns then.

Pierre - i remember those days too. arive at beach, tig 6.5m sail and wait.

moby - you've certainly kept me entertained with your take on sydney weather. gold!!! maybe time to buy a Kona or a formula board? it will tripple your tow. it did for me.

mkseven
mkseven
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5 May 2008 7:54pm
Gestalt said...
maybe time to buy a Kona or a formula board? it will tripple your tow. it did for me.



Now he sails 3 times a year
Gestalt
Gestalt
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14954 posts
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5 May 2008 8:02pm
mkseven said...

Gestalt said...
maybe time to buy a Kona or a formula board? it will tripple your tow. it did for me.



Now he sails 3 times a year


pmsl, nice work
hardie
hardie
WA
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5 May 2008 6:02pm
I am not happy
Mobydisc
Mobydisc
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5 May 2008 8:02pm
Gestalt said...

so it's NZ or Cairns then.

Pierre - i remember those days too. arive at beach, tig 6.5m sail and wait.

moby - you've certainly kept me entertained with your take on sydney weather. gold!!! maybe time to buy a Kona or a formula board? it will tripple your tow. it did for me.




I joined this forum late last year and am almost up to 500 posts. Its really depressing. One of the reasons I gave up windsurfing in 1999 was that I was getting into computers and the Internet more, eventually running a company. Now thats all over I have a normal job and time to go windsurfing and there is bugger all wind.

I'm not buying a bigger board as I have nowhere to put it. My Tabou 140 is a good light wind board but when the wind is 5 knots or less then nothing much will get going except for those weird Starboard boards.


Edit:

I have decided I will work an extra half to one hour every day. So when the day comes that it is windy I will take the day off and go sailing. I don't feel good about having a sicky but this will sort of make the ledger even.





Gestalt
Gestalt
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5 May 2008 8:14pm
i reckon "metal health"counts as sick days.


Mobydisc said...

Gestalt said...

so it's NZ or Cairns then.

Pierre - i remember those days too. arive at beach, tig 6.5m sail and wait.

moby - you've certainly kept me entertained with your take on sydney weather. gold!!! maybe time to buy a Kona or a formula board? it will tripple your tow. it did for me.




I joined this forum late last year and am almost up to 500 posts. Its really depressing. One of the reasons I gave up windsurfing in 1999 was that I was getting into computers and the Internet more, eventually running a company. Now thats all over I have a normal job and time to go windsurfing and there is bugger all wind.

I'm not buying a bigger board as I have nowhere to put it. My Tabou 140 is a good light wind board but when the wind is 5 knots or less then nothing much will get going except for those weird Starboard boards.


Edit:

I have decided I will work an extra half to one hour every day. So when the day comes that it is windy I will take the day off and go sailing. I don't feel good about having a sicky but this will sort of make the ledger even.








wormy
wormy
QLD
679 posts
QLD, 679 posts
5 May 2008 9:05pm
Yeah bummer, 5x 2hour sessions over the last 7 days, 6 on my 7.3 and only one on my 6.6.
I hate these light winds
jp747
jp747
1553 posts
1553 posts
5 May 2008 7:26pm
say that again mateswinds are now shifting to the opposite and i think the monsoon season is gearing up our side..shucks man!it's weird i get so used to at least look out and go for a sail and suddenly none to do and what do i do sulk yeah sulk..and it happened last weekend so i decided to hit balls over a net(what do you call that game?) am like a fish out of water...today i was trying to scout nice areas for the gusty sometimes stormy southwesterlies..a rental station emailed our group 4 of us 25t pesos (600$)for 10sails from 3.9 to 7 all in very good condition with 2 free masts, even put in a 50$ea. for an axxis wave board and old 5yr.old f2 boards, not bad i thought but no one still budged..so i guess it's over till next oct..back to the basic exercises like swimming and low wind kiting weather permitting but am still optimistic the pacific high pressure will still persist to continue on another month
elmo
elmo
WA
8890 posts
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5 May 2008 7:58pm
Thank goodness for work


Aaaaaaraarrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhyh
Little Jon
Little Jon
NSW
2115 posts
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5 May 2008 10:03pm
global warming is sucking up all the wind!
MavericK040
MavericK040
WA
583 posts
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5 May 2008 9:00pm
When there is no wind i always concoct up some hairbrained scheme to get me out on the water or sailing something.

best way to kill time i guess
Greenroom
Greenroom
WA
7608 posts
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5 May 2008 9:32pm
The winter blues can be filled with surfing, SUPing and of course there is windsurfing
Im still getting waves 3 times a week
jp747
jp747
1553 posts
1553 posts
5 May 2008 9:45pm
i know what to do in my sparest of times-oil those zippers, fin inserts, sail zips, rinse boom and oil insides and try to look for windsurf mags and just dream again...otherwise it's land based sports..i'll be loosing my tan in about a week
Krusty
Krusty
NSW
441 posts
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5 May 2008 11:46pm
Greenroom said...

The winter blues can be filled with surfing, SUPing and of course there is windsurfing
Im still getting waves 3 times a week


Wise words, I've even taken up mountain biking to deal with these no wind times and my surfing is starting to improve again finally!! Happens every year dont surf much all summer cos im usually windsurfing then as soon as winter comes it's like i've fond a long lost love again it really makes you appreciate those super light days.

firiebob
firiebob
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5 May 2008 9:51pm


MavericK040
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WA
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5 May 2008 10:06pm
firiebob said...






nebbian
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5 May 2008 10:20pm


Richiefish
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6 May 2008 9:29am
Life is full of highs and lows. Unfortunately ,when you are addicted to windsurfing, the highs make you sad and the lows make you happy....Kinda confusing ....
firiebob
firiebob
WA
3182 posts
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6 May 2008 9:52am
Richiefish said...

Life is full of highs and lows. Unfortunately ,when you are addicted to windsurfing, the highs make you sad and the lows make you happy....Kinda confusing ....


Noooooooo, the highs are good for FNQ
hardie
hardie
WA
4133 posts
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6 May 2008 10:01am
The return to obesity month
poor relative
poor relative
WA
9106 posts
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6 May 2008 11:07am
hardie said...

The return to obesity month


Buuurrrrrrrrrrrrp
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