Was having a look at the wind for the weekend to plan my sailing and then i saw this:




so where ya all going :) im thinking lake illawarra might be amusing on sunday.
not sure what to do saturday/

of course as soon as you start talking about the wind it will disappear...

first rule about windsurfing: don't talk about wind more than 3 days out.

same happened the w'end just gone & only windy enough last Friday.

swell forecast is looking crazy big

yes Dunc, they do tend to overestimate the swell (like the BOM who overforecast everything)
although to be fair swell doesn't necessarily translate to equivalent waves/surf.

Hope that weekend forecast comes back a bit. Was hoping to get out a birubi for the first time this year. Had so many decent sails there last winter.

DunkO said...
So often it's ten foot and here they say two. I've noticed it seems to be just in trend with what the wind is doing. The graph is really odd.

Haha. I was thinking the same. Today they forecast 1mtr swell for Sydney. I spent the afternoon watching guys getting absolutely shacked in double overhead barrels at Bondi (of all places). One of them was taj.

Well the green arrows are back for Sunday. So whats the bet the arrows turn brown, green, yellow and red before Friday? No way would I be taking a sailing boat out in the open ocean this weekend.

Wel is Friday and ssshh, still looking good (saying it quietly)

Looking like some good bump n jump at laperouse sat arvo (after work) and some speed on Sunday....now where to go, north or south???

Given e current forecast on Sunday SW, would lake Illawarra or canton be better ?

good choice !

if you join the sailing club you can rig and derig up in the boat shed if its raining,
Also hot showers and cheap beers after your workout :) they also make a decent coffee!

Roger303 said..

Looking to go for a sail this morning, for Sydney guys do you think Sandringham or Foreshore Drive? Looking like a fair bit of west in it at the moment.

May be a bit too much south for foreshore, so you.ll have a shorter run with the new port getting in the way. Sandringham is fine in ssw, you have a bit of wind shadow near the shore but should be ok with a decent wind. Dolls point is probably the the best spot for the direction but tides can play havoc with your sailing there.

GL with rain.

powersloshin said..

good choice !

Where is this?

Muzza12 said..

powersloshin said..

good choice !

Where is this?

Secret south side speed spot... Shhh


The grass allways looks greener here !

ssshhh - don't tell anyone..

Riverside Drive, Sandringham...

Dolls Point was good. A little over powered at times but it dropped near the end of my session and had a comfortable sail in wind against tide conditions. Some awesome port tack ramps to be had there. Good angle in a ssw. +++

Some kiters turned up when I started and had finally rigged and launched when I finished. WTF?

Would go back again. Nice rigging area. Plenty of parking, in winter. Nice ramps and excellent gybing areas at each end.

Just starting to feel my toes again now. I must say though I do love that feeling after a cold session when you're in the car and warming up and your extremities get that warmth as they come back online again.

stehsegler said..

evlPanda said..
Just starting to feel my toes again now. I must say though I do love that feeling after a cold session when you're in the car and warming up and your extremities get that warmth as they come back online again.

Just wait for those SSW storms in August. That gives freezing toes a whole new meaning.

Must admit the warm car and lovely fire when I got home was doubly appreciated..As was the 3-4 -5mm wetsuit..