Not windsurfing? Has all this injunearin buggered yer brain??

Looking good for tomorrow, what do I bring?

Turners came good after JV left, I sailed till 3.30 fully powered up on 8.2 and weed fin, long runs from VMR to Ningi creek but had to pack it in to go to the dentist. You would have hated it

It's a dirty job but someone had to do it Pete. Hey what's the local plans for these westerlies that have hit? This is my first time ...................

Sailed the south westerly at Bongaree today with Pope John and Tony, I got there just as they were changing down from the 7.5 & 8.8.
John & I rigged 6.6 and Tony rigged 7.0 which was great for the gusts but way too small for the lulls, about 50%. The channel can get lumpy too.
Westerlies....
south westerlies can be sailed over the channel at Sandstone Point, low tide is no good at sandstone. today was mostly west so Bongaree was better and isnt affected by low tide.
North west can be sailed at Turners camp, but you have to launch from the sandbar at low tide.
Looks like Bongaree again tomorrow...

Hi Duncan/Pete, I'll probably join you guys for a sail later on as well. Wind is still light here at the moment.

Bongaree Saturday 28 the usual suspects plus kites in a westerly
Mark, Pope John, Paddles, Adam, Jeff, Jack from down south and myself with a visit from Tony..

Thanks Pete. Was feeling a bit hurt there for a moment.
Going up to Golden Beach for an early morning session if any is interested.
Hopefully find the last of the Westerly before it disappears.

Thanks for photos Pete
Good to get a little footstraps time in after too long off the water doing the motorbike and RC model obsession to fill in the doldrums.

After starting back at the gym and sailing I'm a little average this morning. Looking forward to more winter westerlies

Cheers Jeff

Yeah, nice to meet you too Jack. Catch you next time you're up our way.

Well gents ......... Sunday? ................. South Esplanade?

Today wouldn't be much fun here Brad, there's 25kn+ bomb gusts and rain. I've chosen to release some carbon up the chimney, crank up the espresso machine and sit it out, it's ghastly outside. I've gotta venture out to the shed and put a new tendon in my mast base soon though.

Well that was interesting. Bones and I went out at Sandstone this morning. Nothing at the beach at times and tear you arms off 30 something knots when you get out side the wind shadow.

Got some good advice from Pope John when we got there. I was going to rig bigger, but went a bit smaller on his advice. Should have gone smaller again though.
Great to know it works in a westerly.

Tony has discovered a new love in his F2 Comet. Last time I saw him he was trying to get onto Pat to give him more money for it.

Hope the Bongaree boys had fun too.

that was a great morning, I think the rest of the team are getting soft, sitting at home keeping warm, f##k it was cold in the end.

Tomorrow looks really good.
I will be down NSW so hopefully it will be as windy there.

Have fun Gals and boys.