Windsurfing Paradise Green Island - GoPro

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firiebob
firiebob
WA
3182 posts
WA, 3182 posts
2 Apr 2012 10:40pm
A GoPro video of Green Island. The other day a few friends and I went over by tourist boat and had a great sail there. We also sailed over to Arlington Reef (not in video) which involved a 12 kilometre open water run and we were at one stage over 15 kilometres away from Green Island. I'm using my new Carbon Art SL58 and new Loft 6.8 Switchblade, I'm very happy with both. The wind on the day was about 18 knots and less, it can and does blow a lot stronger, anyway a great day in paradise !




Ian1
Ian1
WA
129 posts
WA, 129 posts
3 Apr 2012 4:18am
Nice one Firie. Wind and sunshine must be like winning the lotto up your way lately.
seanhogan
seanhogan
QLD
3424 posts
QLD, 3424 posts
3 Apr 2012 8:26am
Nice spot !! My parents used to live on Arlington beach, is it far from the Arlington reef ?
Boombuster
Boombuster
QLD
585 posts
QLD, 585 posts
3 Apr 2012 8:43am
Well done Video Bob good to see you sailing again.
ka43
ka43
NSW
3101 posts
NSW, 3101 posts
3 Apr 2012 9:26am
Great vid Bob and even better loaction!!!!
Jeffrosail
Jeffrosail
QLD
169 posts
QLD, 169 posts
3 Apr 2012 9:37am
Good to see you out on your new board Bob. Great footage on a magic place.
Windxtasy
Windxtasy
WA
4019 posts
WA, 4019 posts
3 Apr 2012 10:02am
Very impressed with your colour coordination - board, sail, boom, harness lines...
You've got style!

Wish I'd had a board when I was over there. I shall have to go again!

Those coral lumps give me gut shrink everytime you sail over one though, I get that damaged fin or catapult feeling...
Kimba
Kimba
SA
459 posts
SA, 459 posts
3 Apr 2012 1:52pm
Nice one Firie, felt like I was on hollies rather than just taking my lunchbreak from a dragging day...
Haircut
Haircut
QLD
6491 posts
QLD, 6491 posts
3 Apr 2012 2:47pm
Very nice Firie
firiebob
firiebob
WA
3182 posts
WA, 3182 posts
3 Apr 2012 1:02pm
Thanks guys
Ian the wet is behind us now, except for no wind again the weather is glorious at the moment, blue sunny skies like Perth
Hogan I've never heard of Arlington Beach sorry, Arlington Reef is as the crow flies about 8 kilometres from Green Island which is about 27 from the coast
Anita I might be getting carried away with the red but dam that board sure looks the goods on the water, love it After whacking the reef in the past I'm a little over cautious now, on this day there was no low tide flat water speed runs so just fun with mates

Squid Lips
Squid Lips
WA
708 posts
WA, 708 posts
3 Apr 2012 2:21pm
Lookin good Bob, great to see you finally got to give the new board a good run
sboardcrazy
sboardcrazy
NSW
8335 posts
NSW, 8335 posts
3 Apr 2012 4:45pm
Great looking board. Its good to see another sailor in the Go pros as they add another dimension. Boy he shot past you at the start but you got your own back!
Greenroom
Greenroom
WA
7608 posts
WA, 7608 posts
4 Apr 2012 8:58am
Loved it Bob. Felt like I was there with you.
K Dog
K Dog
VIC
1847 posts
VIC, 1847 posts
4 Apr 2012 2:34pm
Nice video!

What helmet you use for your gopro?

The water looks soooo nice..... awesome conditions. How many litres is that carbon art?
seanhogan
seanhogan
QLD
3424 posts
QLD, 3424 posts
4 Apr 2012 5:17pm
firiebob said...

Thanks guys
Hogan I've never heard of Arlington Beach sorry, Arlington Reef is as the crow flies about 8 kilometres from Green Island which is about 27 from the coast



My mistake, they lived at arlington esplanade on clifton beach.....

firiebob
firiebob
WA
3182 posts
WA, 3182 posts
4 Apr 2012 6:32pm
Master Dog, the helmet is an Ebay special, a bit lose which has caused a bit of wobble, I'll have to pad it out. The Carbon Art is an SL58 and is 95L and I'm about 87Kg atm

Hogan no problem, I should have worked out what you meant, anyway it'd be about 40Km
shear tip
shear tip
NSW
1125 posts
NSW, 1125 posts
5 Apr 2012 1:09am
Great vid Firie! - It's gone global...

boardseekermag.com/news/news-videos/1-minute-46-seconds-of-jaeger-stone-magic/2833/
Zachery
Zachery
597 posts
597 posts
5 Apr 2012 12:08am
Nice vid firiebob! has anyone sailed the northern end of arlingtons as a wavesailing destination, saw it a couple years ago on a fishin trip and saw it as a potential wavesail spot, headin up in sept early oct, cheers zac
firiebob
firiebob
WA
3182 posts
WA, 3182 posts
5 Apr 2012 9:08am
Thanks Mike, that's a surprise

Zac there used to be a surf shop up here (true) who used to organise reef surf trips when the tide was right but they folded, I'm fairly sure it was Arlington they went to.
BundyBear
BundyBear
NSW
325 posts
NSW, 325 posts
5 Apr 2012 11:25pm
Nice vid there, and a great sound track too, such an appropriate song for a sailing vid
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