the whole of port stephens is good but this is the best part

Yeh iwas out there last week on my original windsurfer, was too afraid to be out there on my short board

I had a sail at Fingal Bay just on the south side of Port Stephens in August. Sailed a S-SE which blew straight through the entrance to the bay. Had a nice cross shore launch at the SLSC which took me on a reach along the northern part of the bay to the Fingal Spit.

Didn't know anything about the area. But was traveling down the coast and was in the right place at the right time. Had a really nice sail.

Are there any spots,other than Fingal Bay, that work in a southerly around Port Stephens?
Hawks Nest is unsailable in a southerly and the Nelson Bay area would be in the wind shadow.
There are probably many of us going up there over the break and theres bound to be a southerly or two.

Southerlies are straight onshore at H Nest .
Near impossible to launch I would think.The road that winds around the bay becomes a beach.

Jimmys Beach at Hawks Nest works fine in a southerly.
Yes it is onshore but you just run along the beach and work your way upwind.
Sailed it also in a howling SW'er and its bump and jump heaven.
About the only direction it doesnt work is north and nor west.

smcr said...

Hi All,

I'm heading upto to Shoal Bay over the Christmas holidays and have heard there are some great spots up that way. Any suggestions on a good place to sail & rig up etc, thanks Scott.

First of all , thanks for the suggesstions of spots that u have mentioned! I will tell my friends and when possible I may also try them ! who knows!