Hi Guys,
It's my first post here. It's looking good for a NWer on Saturday (shame I have to work tomorrow 
). What are the best places in SE Qld to sail a NWer? I've got a new GPS and a couple of sails I'm dying to try...
Cheers.
hi cheekymonkey.
welcome to the forums.
i'd have to say the 3 best spots are,
Wello,
Kirra,
Mooloolaba
Thanks Gestalt,
I haven't sailed Wello in years. Is the NW as gusty as the SW? I'm guessing the best run would be King Island to Lota? Starboard tack out?
S.
It will stay NW until lunch and swing north, may even go NNE until4/5pm and then back to N----NW, when its hotter tomorrow it has a better chance of going NE.
Brisbane forecast is slightly better than the Gold Coast, has to be Wello gusty or not,get what you can this time of year.
Welcome.
the silly tide is going to scuttle my plans for a wello sesh i think, need to look for a new venue, north sounds like a possibility
very rare will you sail in the morning in a northerly, it just doesnt build up that way, now a southerly thats possible.
Anyone agree?
it's windy and yousa not working today should all be at kirra now. what are you lot doing talking on the forum??
^ The northerly has just gone North and is building.
Work Principles vs Windsurfing, what a fight.
morning? - better chance at coolangatta end than anywhere else imho
Can you sail tomorrow arvo? I'll be in that 
I can but where? BOM and Seabreeze give differing opinions.
Mirage even perhaps?
Friday until midnight: N/NW winds 10/15 knots, increasing to 15/20 knots late
morning and increasing further to 20/25 knots in the afternoon. Inshore
afternoon NE sea breezes. Seas 1.2 metres, rising to 2.2 metres during the
afternoon.
Saturday: NW winds 20/30 knots, decreasing to 20/25 knots by midday and 15/20
knots in the late afternoon. A 15/20 knot S/SE change expected in southern
waters during the afternoon and evening. Seas 2.5 metres, abating to 2 metres
during the afternoon.
Sunday: NW/NE winds 15/20 knots north, SW/SE winds at 10/15 knots south. Winds
NE/NW winds extending throughout during the afternoon and increasing to 20/25
knots.
Translation: It's coming from everywhere.
with 30-ish degrees, its gonna be n or nne or ne for most of the day. i have to work at ashmore till 12.30 so i don't mind staying close for a sail if u prefer to not go down to kirra
Oh yeah, to answer you question CheekyMonkey on the Gold Coast at least Kirra is the place for a NW.
Right now I'd be more than happy with a mid-late arvo sail at the train today.
Big gear, flat water, raking the sail back and just lazing in the harness and the warm sun. 
Might just be there.
OMG that sounds goooooooood!
Damn work...... at least there is tomorrow.
I'm hoping it's worth the trip to Wello.
It's clocked to NNE at Redcliffe now - up to 19 kts according to BOM.
edit: now stable at 22 kts. why am i at work?
Hmmm - not sure where to go hey! Just got my gear back from lord howe, have been itching for a sail!
HC - you have to WORK???? What!!! i thought that was night time only? (if ever :))
Would be great to catch up with the crew early at kirra, but am very keen for some freestyle too so cant decide!
OK - lay out your plans everyone! So far Kirra early is looking like the pick -hope it doesnt drop off too quickly though. So its either that or wello but the tide is crap?
Kirra, Haven't been there yet. Someone was saying about a sandbank/ gutter running paralell with the shore. So is it flat water and breaks outside that ?
