It looks very doable if the conditions are right. What do people think? Anyone interested in having a go in a small group?

Mobydisc said...


I'll document it with the gopro and release unedited footage

Is that a special gift to Rad Lad , The lad with attitude?

The crossing would not be that difficult with a pleasant NE seabreeze and in the scheme of things really not that dangerous. However there probably isn't that much traffic out in the middle so having a few people out keeping an eye on each other isn't a bad idea incase of equipment failure or injury.

Sounds good. Best to make firmer plans when the wind is up.

What a crap weekend wind wise.

...one more thing, head off early, as the angle of the NE wind changes as the day progresses. Keep an eye out for white caps right out in the bay when the NE starts to pick up. The angle should be right to head off the end of the runway and aim for the point. As the wind picks up, you'll need to head for the wharf / ship. If it gets too late/strong, the wind angle will ne too far from the north, and you'll have a hell of a time getting back.

Here's some tracks that I did earlier, where I did some Kurnell runs early in the day as the wind was picking up. You can see the wind angle changing each time I went over and ended up further to the east.

Wow, some impressive GPS taces there...Thanks for the input.

HI,

I also thought about trying that stretch.

I always feared going past the end of the runway as I am not the best sailor, but if a group of us go and we stick to the same speed so we sail as a pack then I am in for that.

With Mobydisc and the gopro, what a sail that would be capturing our fear and joy.

Well let me know when you guys intent to go and that the conditions are not gusty hopefully a nice 15knts because the only sail I have is a 6.6.

Thanks boys

Kind Regards
Walt

i'll be in it if im free ive never done it either

I have done it by myself. I was on big gear and went out early. It was picking up, and I was starting to get a bit anxious on the way back. I would do it again by myself, but definately better with someone else.

When you first go out it looks about double the distance to the runway, but it is alot further. You will be starting to ache on your back foot if you are not used to long periods on the same tack. I planed fast all the way there and back (well powered). I would be surprised if it took me much more than 30 minutes there and back. was probably travelling around 18-20knots average speed.

Cheers,

Adrian

Ken an I did this run from kurnel to the pools at sansouci
we were on 5.2 sails on 92 L slalom - wind around 25-30 knots.

The GPS shows the run took about 11 minutes one way across with avg speed of around 20 knots.