Wood Duck said...

yeh, there is a colony of rare Meekats in the bushes......Chris T is quiet friendly with them.

I was just having a leak off the side of the track, you were the one they were interested in.

The airport extension changed all of those places, in various ways. It's probably hard to predict, even with the simulator, and they probably don't care. I vaguely remember reading that the current in there is circular, and is affected by every little new thing that gets added in its course.

My spot in the early 80s, Sanderingham beach (McMorelands, the sailing club, below Dolls Pt), disappeared at the time, simple as that. It didn't change: it was gone in a matter of months.

any one heading to foreshore drive this weekend? I'm hoping to get there saturday morning

trying to get there on Sat about midday, work in the morning dam it.

it was great to get on the water again, im still wrecked today after staying out for 4 hours on saturday, distance PB of 75km, top speeds weren't far off either.
Any one for another session? I'm trying to get some time off on Thursday to head down around midday.

FormulaNova said...

Apparently there will be 50 car spaces and 130 spaces for trailers...

thats 2.6 trailers for every car

Yeah I know

Waiting4wind said...

Dropped in there yesterday and there is now a net across the sailing area. I suspect it is to do with management of debris during the construction. So forget about that spot for sailing.

I sent them an email asking if windsurfing was allowed in the area, and got back a reply just over a month ago:

"At the completion of the boat ramp my understanding is that current water activities will be able to continue. However you need to be aware that during construction, there maybe some limitations due to the reduction in beach frontage and the location of an offshore silt curtain .

We are currently developing a Q &A sheet to address boat ramp questions, which upon completion will be placed on the website.

The area you refer to will also include not only the new boat ramp facility, however there will be two lookouts at either of Foreshore Beach, with a pedestrian/cycle path. I am happy to send you our Project News which was released in June 2008 if you do not have a copy which will provide you some information on these works. "

They sent me the Project News PDF that they refer to above and it shows which areas of the beach are available for access during construction, and it seems that the silt curtain will be there until project completion which suggests March 2011.

Seems like there won't be any sailing there until 2011. I guess it's not all that bad news though, as it seems once they have finished, it would be a pretty good spot to sail. The silt curtain is meant to protect the seagrass, so once the stockpiles are removed from the beach, you would expect it goes as well.

I am hoping that with the new boat ramp, observation platforms, and the cycleway going past, it will be a bit more accessible and the parking has got to be better. With more people using this area, it is probably going to be safer too.

jp747 said...

check out windfinder looks like B-bay should be really windy

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It might be windy but on any sunny, hot weekend every man, woman and child from SW Sydney descends on the bay. Its a nightmare getting a park and the traffic on the road is put in the shade by the water traffic. Powerboats, jetskis, kiters, windsurfers, swimmers.

May I recommend Sanderingham and the St.George River club area?

Not that crowded, a nice little parking area, on-shore in the summer.

I still like to drive a little further and go Kurnell or Wanda though.

timford said...


Where is this safety bay?
It is 'the summer of gybe' for me and the boss (wife) and i dont want to look like that whale with the prop marks down its back during my forthcoming many hours in the water and I would like to keep the boss (she is buying me new kit shorlty)!

Safety Bay in WA. I thought Mobydisc was moving to WA.

FormulaNova said...

timford said...


Where is this safety bay?
It is 'the summer of gybe' for me and the boss (wife) and i dont want to look like that whale with the prop marks down its back during my forthcoming many hours in the water and I would like to keep the boss (she is buying me new kit shorlty)!

Safety Bay in WA. I thought Mobydisc was moving to WA.

bugger

Mobydisc said...

timford said...

FormulaNova said...

timford said...


Where is this safety bay?
It is 'the summer of gybe' for me and the boss (wife) and i dont want to look like that whale with the prop marks down its back during my forthcoming many hours in the water and I would like to keep the boss (she is buying me new kit shorlty)!

Safety Bay in WA. I thought Mobydisc was moving to WA.

bugger

Bugger that I'm going to WA or bugger that Safety Bay is in WA?

Yeah Safety Bay is a great place to go windsurfing but so is Botany Bay, the problem is the number of people who descend upon the place. We probably won't go to WA now. Too many uncertainties in the markets. I bought a 7.8 North Warp sail over there so there is less desire on my part to move there too.

Bugger that it is in WA.
I just hope that the changes to the Foreshore rd area lessen the water traffic through the Northern end of Kyeemah in the future. Maybe the jetski crew with the 20 cars per ski might move along.
Still, dreams are free and that's a very big ask.