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Seabreezes

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Created by evlPanda > 9 months ago, 14 Sep 2011
evlPanda
NSW, 9207 posts
14 Sep 2011 12:52PM
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From memory, they are often a little stronger than predicted. My personal formula is whatever the NW at 8am is, times ~3 (in the broadwater)

Fingers crossed.

(dear jinx god: this is a double jinx so not a jinx)

evilC
QLD, 680 posts
14 Sep 2011 12:56PM
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The trees have not started to wave around a bit here in Brissy

vando
QLD, 3418 posts
14 Sep 2011 1:45PM
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evlPanda said...

From memory, they are often a little stronger than predicted. My personal formula is whatever the NW at 8am is, times ~3 (in the broadwater)

Fingers crossed.

(dear jinx god: this is a double jinx so not a jinx)


was thinking the same thing, gears in the car and ready to go.
low tide though up here

Mistral Nick
QLD, 370 posts
14 Sep 2011 5:06PM
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I went, I looked , then I went to The Spit for a surf, Seabreeze said 15 , no way, did anyone go out, I'll be a bit peed off.

evilC
QLD, 680 posts
14 Sep 2011 8:35PM
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I had a good couple of hours at Manly from 3 till 5

vando
QLD, 3418 posts
15 Sep 2011 10:37AM
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evilC said...

I had a good couple of hours at Manly from 3 till 5

glad someone got out didnt look like much was happening from work

Jeffrosail
QLD, 169 posts
15 Sep 2011 11:00AM
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Two of us had a great time after about 3.30 on Lake Weyba.
It was around 10-15 NE. We were set up for light wind sailing, whereas most would not have ventured out.

evlPanda
NSW, 9207 posts
16 Sep 2011 3:06PM
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Yup. Juuust sailable on some big gear at Cold Toast right now, but alas I'm working. 14 knots is kinda boring, but a consistant breeze, warm weather, sunshine, clean water and the like, who cares about exciting? Sailing in these conditions is niiiiice.

I'm going to be rigged and ready at The Train about 1pm tomorrow (probably KFC) for my first seabreeze in can't remember how long. I don't think I sailed The Train at all last season.

I hope I'm stoking some enthusiasm.

PS Big gear for me is 110litres and a 7.2, and a 40cm fin.

evlPanda
NSW, 9207 posts
16 Sep 2011 3:11PM
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Just to stoke some enthusiasm some more there's a blue patch predicted around 4pm Saturday. 15 - 20 knots. And The Train funnels and accelerates the wind.



I'm taking a 5.9 just in case.

Summer is here!

(I'd like to do Narrowneck but I don't think the wind has it in it)

switch101
QLD, 381 posts
16 Sep 2011 3:52PM
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evlPanda said...

Just to stoke some enthusiasm some more there's a blue patch predicted around 4pm Saturday. 15 - 20 knots. And The Train funnels and accelerates the wind.



I'm taking a 5.9 just in case.

Summer is here!

(I'd like to do Narrowneck but I don't think the wind has it in it)


sweet so the train will be the go then? or will shearwater be good aswell?

vando
QLD, 3418 posts
16 Sep 2011 11:15PM
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Im thinking I might dredge out to that Island of wind in the middle
Looks likes its just off reddy. Manly had some wind this week so might head there or wynnum.

evlPanda
NSW, 9207 posts
17 Sep 2011 10:31AM
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switch101 said...
sweet so the train will be the go then? or will shearwater be good aswell?


The tide is going out



Goes in and out the seaway. Tide going same direction as the wind means you will have to sail upwind all the time at shearwater. This can be alright if it is not a big tide, but it's a reasonably strong tide today.

You just have to imagine the seaway, the tide coming in and out of it, and the wind direction.

So you're stuck with locations south of the seaway. The Train will be best.

Fingers crossed I haven't jinxed it. I'm gonna jinx this so bad it goes full circle. There's going to be a 15+ seabreeze around 1pm, damn it! Note that The Train really does pick up more seabreeze than anywhere else. Sometimes a lot more. Not sure how it works, exactly.

switch101
QLD, 381 posts
17 Sep 2011 10:35AM
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evlPanda said...

switch101 said...
sweet so the train will be the go then? or will shearwater be good aswell?


The tide is going out



Goes in and out the seaway. Tide going same direction as the wind means you will have to sail upwind all the time at shearwater. This can be alright if it is not a big tide, but it's a reasonably strong tide today.

You just have to imagine the seaway, the tide coming in and out of it, and the wind direction.

So you're stuck with locations south of the seaway. The Train will be best.

Fingers crossed I haven't jinxed it. I'm gonna jinx this so bad it goes full circle. There's going to be a 15+ seabreeze around 1pm, damn it! Note that The Train really does pick up more seabreeze than anywhere else. Sometimes a lot more. Not sure how it works, exactly.




ight thnks will be at the train see ya there

Mistral Nick
QLD, 370 posts
17 Sep 2011 10:58AM
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Well Panda 10 points for optimism, I have had the week off and it hasn't kicked in enough for a sail, can't see today being any different, however, I will not miss out so Choo Choo here I come 115l and 7.5, hmmm we may need to blow up some moored craft.

Haircut
QLD, 6491 posts
17 Sep 2011 11:29AM
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evlPanda said...

My personal formula is whatever the NW at 8am is, times ~3 (in the broadwater)

Fingers crossed.




awesome, we should get over 30knots today if you are right

evlPanda
NSW, 9207 posts
17 Sep 2011 1:24PM
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^ ... x 1.5???



(LOL, I can actually do that ^. There's a bike path past the train)

Haircut
QLD, 6491 posts
17 Sep 2011 6:15PM
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maybe tomorrow

synoptic looks good for tuesday

Mistral Nick
QLD, 370 posts
17 Sep 2011 7:05PM
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Hmm Panda, last time I listen to you , off with his head!!!

evlPanda
NSW, 9207 posts
18 Sep 2011 11:11AM
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I suck.

da vecta
QLD, 2515 posts
18 Sep 2011 5:30PM
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Mistral Nick said...

Hmm Panda, last time I listen to you , off with his head!!!


Nick, that's why he's Evil Panda and not Acclaimed Panda or Prophet Panda.

(actually, he does come out with some interesting stuff)

Richiefish
QLD, 5612 posts
18 Sep 2011 5:46PM
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Haircut said...

maybe tomorrow

synoptic looks good for tuesday


just so happens I'm not working Tuesday.(and Wednesday)

Mistral Nick
QLD, 370 posts
18 Sep 2011 6:33PM
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da vecta said...

Mistral Nick said...

Hmm Panda, last time I listen to you , off with his head!!!


Nick, that's why he's Evil Panda and not Acclaimed Panda or Prophet Panda.

(actually, he does come out with some interesting stuff)


Hmmm demented ravings only to stir up the discontent resulting from a windless spring.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr and stupidly went to The Spit for a surf and took me an hour to get back to Surfers grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. The coast is screwed.

chairman
500 posts
19 Sep 2011 3:48PM
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Tues looking good
but where

stanly
QLD, 307 posts
19 Sep 2011 7:05PM
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probably Manly (if N/NE) or Wello (if NW), hope to be there by 3:30pm. High tide about 3pm.

vando
QLD, 3418 posts
19 Sep 2011 7:13PM
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chairman said...

Tues looking good
but where


don't care as long as there's wind

Qlandr
QLD, 103 posts
19 Sep 2011 8:16PM
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vando said...

chairman said...

Tues looking good
but where


don't care as long as there's wind


yeh, i will be there tuesday, straight after my 8 hr meeting

evilC
QLD, 680 posts
19 Sep 2011 9:09PM
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I am going to try waterloo esplanade

rustle
QLD, 279 posts
19 Sep 2011 10:41PM
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chairman said...

Tues looking good
but where


Ocean is as flat as a tack so if you want some fun try currumbin or kirra.
I think I will try currumbin for convenience.
Always a good wrestle but prolly tame tomrz

rustle
QLD, 279 posts
19 Sep 2011 10:44PM
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rustle said...

chairman said...

Tues looking good
but where


Ocean is as flat as a tack so if you want some fun try currumbin or kirra.
I think I will try currumbin for convenience.
Always a good wrestle but prolly tame tomrz


Nah that twitter/text abbreviation doesn't work. I can't even understand myself.
I will go to windsurf at Currumbin tomorrow as it looks convenient and not too much like a washing machine in a NE er.

chairman
500 posts
20 Sep 2011 5:41AM
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May see you there

Haircut
QLD, 6491 posts
20 Sep 2011 12:07PM
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looks windy down there atm, and not a single sailor out there on the webcam

chairman - i finish at twelve. if it's still windy at currumbin and no wind up here, you want go down there? (if you aren't already). i'm worried about it dying off down there in the arvo



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