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AUS-057
AUS-057
QLD
466 posts
QLD, 466 posts
9 Dec 2012 10:17pm
www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/nsw-buffeted-by-gale-force-winds-20121209-2b38i.html

Good shot of a sailor at la perouse.
CaptainHadoc
CaptainHadoc
NSW
128 posts
NSW, 128 posts
10 Dec 2012 12:23am
It was nice at Kyeemagh too, 6 or 7 people in the water when i arrived. All gone within an hour... Then two more courageous joined me. The chop sure wasn't pretty.
albers
albers
NSW
1739 posts
NSW, 1739 posts
10 Dec 2012 9:10am
Here are some photo Young Pete took of the Long Reef session - swell was quite small and stayed that way (except for the wind which kept gaining strength!)









tomp
tomp
NSW
692 posts
NSW, 692 posts
10 Dec 2012 11:07am
longy was nice and smooth & good to see plenty out. certainly fully powered on a 4.7!
Dezza
Dezza
NSW
956 posts
NSW, 956 posts
10 Dec 2012 11:09am
Had 40 minutes on lake Illawarra around 11.30, was pretty strong wind gusts at times
stehsegler
stehsegler
WA
3571 posts
WA, 3571 posts
10 Dec 2012 10:26am
tomp said...
longy was nice and smooth & good to see plenty out. certainly fully powered on a 4.7!


what time was that? When I went out it was far from smooth and I was well over cranked on a 4.7. Thought I'd rig a 4.7 as I was late and expected the wind to drop. Didn't happen... the first 30 minutes were out of control.
tomp
tomp
NSW
692 posts
NSW, 692 posts
10 Dec 2012 1:49pm
well smooth anyway compared getting out to makaha from brownwater earlier, which was a real struggle. A bit too offshore and v gusty.

Out at Longy about 3.15 until 4.30. 4.0-4.2 would have been ok but only 76lt board so almost maxxed but fine .

prob good today, 20 knots and a bit of swell.
stehsegler
stehsegler
WA
3571 posts
WA, 3571 posts
10 Dec 2012 11:12am
looked at Makaha but it looked like there was zero swell getting in. yup... today should be ok at Makaha. Anyone get out?
tomp
tomp
NSW
692 posts
NSW, 692 posts
10 Dec 2012 2:24pm
Makaha, was a dumb choice. I thought there would be more NE swell getting in (or south swell as it swung around more). The waves were small & it was a good angle, the wind was just too strong & too gusty.

I thought Longy would be wild but turned out to be bloody good.

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