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jh2703

NSW

1225 posts

jh2703

NSW, 1225 posts

24 Jan 2010 9:29pm

No wind today

just thought i'd post some pics of my local spot, Lake Burley Griffin or The Swamp as we call it.

The lake when its quiet...

Some of the local boys...when the lakes not so quiet.

KA360 playing around....

The day we got invaded....It's not even safe inland

Hope you enjoyed our little water hole.....By the way, the kiter got smashed by a huge gust that poped the kite bladder. He had a big swim home, karma or what

jibe9

VIC

86 posts

jibe9

VIC, 86 posts

24 Jan 2010 10:51pm

Thats a unreal little hood river you guys have down there

I might have to visit you fellas one day and check out the action down there

The dude in the 3rd pic with the neil pryed sail looks like he is cranking 30+ knots.

pierrec45

NSW

2005 posts

pierrec45

NSW, 2005 posts

25 Jan 2010 12:44am

pics not coming out in Firefox?

Malloy

71 posts

Malloy

71 posts

24 Jan 2010 10:06pm

wow, nice looking spot, good wind too ;)

I need to go to AU some day, you guys have way too much wind, more than you need ;)

mineral1

4564 posts

mineral1

WA, 4564 posts

24 Jan 2010 11:05pm

jh thanks for the post, always good to see somebody else's fun strip.

pierrec45

NSW

2005 posts

pierrec45

NSW, 2005 posts

25 Jan 2010 8:06am

Damn, I haven't sailed in Canberra in yonks. Everytime I went there (90s), it always seemed to be offshore all the time.
Where do you guys take off from?
Anyways, great pics.

sboardcrazy

NSW

8335 posts

sboardcrazy

NSW, 8335 posts

25 Jan 2010 8:12am

jibe9 said...

Thats a unreal little hood river you guys have down there

I might have to visit you fellas one day and check out the action down there

The dude in the 3rd pic with the neil pryed sail looks like he is cranking 30+ knots.

So thats what a Tabou rocket should look like

...I dont think it will with me on board!

Great pics!
1- wish i could sail that well..
2- wish I could get some decent pics..

Mobydisc

NSW

9029 posts

Mobydisc

NSW, 9029 posts

25 Jan 2010 8:31am

pierrec45 said...

Damn, I haven't sailed in Canberra in yonks. Everytime I went there (90s), it always seemed to be offshore all the time.
Where do you guys take off from?
Anyways, great pics.

Its a lake so if its offshore on one side wouldn't it be onshore on the other side?

Great pictures. Plenty of wind, water, sun and it looks warm.

Kind of makes you want to go to Canberra to go windsurfing. Then you realise no one travel to Canberra to go windsurfing but plenty of people travel from Canberra to go windsurfing.

aus301

QLD

2039 posts

aus301

QLD, 2039 posts

25 Jan 2010 8:52am

Moby is right, most people travel out of Canberra to go windsurfing.

What the pictures don't tell is that generally the middle of the day wind direction is west, and unless it's absolutely howling it will be very gusty.

The fun stuff is in the last afternoons during sumer when an easterly blows in from the coast, can be anything from 15 knots upwards and usually quite constant.

Trousers

565 posts

Trousers

SA, 565 posts

25 Jan 2010 10:48am

Hey Jase,

Nice pics, always good to see Akim doin' his thing!

Cheers
Shane.

pierrec45

NSW

2005 posts

pierrec45

NSW, 2005 posts

25 Jan 2010 1:32pm

Mobydisc said...

pierrec45 said...

Damn, I haven't sailed in Canberra in yonks. Everytime I went there (90s), it always seemed to be offshore all the time.
Where do you guys take off from?
Anyways, great pics.

Its a lake so if its offshore on one side wouldn't it be onshore on the other side?

Not really, seems big enough not to be the case when you're on it. Must be the surrounding mountains.

Back to the pond: what's the water temp in the summer? Only ever was there in the fall and winter, and damn it was cold.

jh2703

NSW

1225 posts

jh2703

NSW, 1225 posts

25 Jan 2010 2:04pm

pierrec45 said...

Back to the pond: what's the water temp in the summer? Only ever was there in the fall and winter, and damn it was cold.

The lake only really fires in 2 directions NW and E, the NW winds can be gusty but when we get an easterly they are good and worth the wait. You know when ones on its way, everyone will be rigged and waiting and then its like someone has turned on a switch....then its on, everyone hits the water for a few hours of madness.

As for the water temp, not real sure but i sail all year round. I wear a long 3.2 in the winter(no booties) and this is fine, for the summer its board shorts. I think it was early october when i got into the board shorts.

jh2703

NSW

1225 posts

jh2703

NSW, 1225 posts

25 Jan 2010 2:35pm

Found 1 more pic sorry about the focus but it was a new camera and I wasn't up to speed with it. The rider who we'll call "S" was out on a 6.7 Hellcat and a JP Super Sport, From memory it was 25K+. He just kept launching into these massive airs all afternoon, It was such a show I stopped sailing went to the bank and got my camera to catch some of the action.

Mobydisc

NSW

9029 posts

Mobydisc

NSW, 9029 posts

25 Jan 2010 2:38pm

You ACT sailors need a weatherstation of your own on Seabreeze close to the lake.
If easterlies are the best wind it would be good to have a weather station to the east of the lake so you know when the wind is coming too.

Burley Griffin actually looks better than Narrabeen Lake as in bigger and more open to the wind.

jh2703

NSW

1225 posts

jh2703

NSW, 1225 posts

25 Jan 2010 3:40pm

We get live reading from the yacht club, but for the easterlies we study the BOM readings from Braidwood we get a few hours notice before its due. We can time it to almost perfection, once it hits the Canberra airport we've got about 15mins to rig and hit the water. Mother nature is pretty good to us, the easterlies always seem to come through just after we've all knocked off work for the day...like I said timed to perfection.

barn

2960 posts

barn

WA, 2960 posts

25 Jan 2010 4:36pm

jibe9 said...

Thats a unreal little hood river you guys have down there

I might have to visit you fellas one day and check out the action down there

The dude in the 3rd pic with the neil pryed sail looks like he is cranking 30+ knots.

I dont think anyones ever called that old fart a dude before..

akim are you borrowing the tabou rockets 42cm fin for your JP?

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