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Gestalt
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23 Apr 2008 1:23pm
wello anyone
mkseven
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23 Apr 2008 6:07pm
Last winter I was blown away by the water clarity, sailing yesterday over the reef could see everything on the bottom... once these onshore winds stop it should be amazing.
mikey100
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23 Apr 2008 9:21pm
must agree with mkseven... had some amazind days on the east side of the wello spit, but not funny when you stepped off your board when you can see the bottom only to drop into 2m of cold water. Bloody clear!
Haircut
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24 Apr 2008 1:09am
leurve wello in winter - looking forward to it
Gestalt
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24 Apr 2008 1:21pm
agree, wello is wicked in winter. can't get enough and pretty excited about it.

my memory of last year were the 60 people that turned up to take advantage of the bank and the tricks haircut and crew were pulling.

one day it seemed everywhere i looked someone was doing a forward loop.

should we all meet at the cafe tomorrow

i have leave.
evlPanda
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24 Apr 2008 1:34pm
Is the cafe at the end of the spit there, with the car park?

(Sorry, I can only do forwards sans board)
Gestalt
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24 Apr 2008 2:15pm




Gestalt
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24 Apr 2008 6:31pm
evlPanda said...

Is the cafe at the end of the spit there, with the car park?

(Sorry, I can only do forwards sans board)


yep

sit in the cafe until wind is good then sail. is warm and has coffee..... if wind is good on arrival then sail then sit in cafe and drink coffee.

NotWal
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24 Apr 2008 7:18pm
Oooh yeah. Not a lot of wind but it may be the only wind for the weekend so can't say no. It'll be wettie weather....

That loop clinic vid is interesting Gesty. They forgot to put the sock on the mike though. Its interesting that Matt doesn't mention pushing the rig across your bod before sheeting in like Jem does.
Gestalt
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24 Apr 2008 9:00pm
NotWal said...

Oooh yeah. Not a lot of wind but it may be the only wind for the weekend so can't say no. It'll be wettie weather....

That loop clinic vid is interesting Gesty. They forgot to put the sock on the mike though. Its interesting that Matt doesn't mention pushing the rig across your bod before sheeting in like Jem does.


yeah i found it really well explained too

i'm not sure about the jem hall vid but....

from my limited experince trying loops i think the pritchard idea of pushing away with the front hand is the go.

otherwise you will do a nose first endo. pushing away with the front hand i think makes the rotation more horizontal and less prone to hurt

however, not quite there so others with more skill may know
Gestalt
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24 Apr 2008 9:06pm
tide times

Low 6:28am 0.77m
High 11:56am 1.62m
Low 5:52pm 0.62m
vando
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24 Apr 2008 9:31pm
Yep I be there around 8:00am better bring the wettie.
Haircut
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25 Apr 2008 10:56am
what days we talking bout here?
choco
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2 May 2008 7:27am
See you guys out on the water somewhere...............i hope................be up you way from GC to Burrum on the 8th until mid June so hopefully will get a sail.
Gestalt
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2 May 2008 1:37pm
choco said...

See you guys out on the water somewhere...............i hope................be up you way from GC to Burrum on the 8th until mid June so hopefully will get a sail.


cool, see you on the water.

keep an eye on seabreeze and you'll know where everyone is heading. we tend to move around a bit up here. follow the breeze. except those that hang out at manly. they just sail manly. [}:)] it's a windsurfing blackhole of sorts. people go in and never come out.

p.s. look for the KA sails and come up and say gidday. usually i'm on a 6.4 -5.8 kult or 8.5 formula.
Daneli
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15 May 2008 8:52am
Haircut
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15 May 2008 5:09pm
Kirra Saturday?

Wello Sunday?
chairman
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15 May 2008 3:34pm
Kirra for me
evlPanda
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15 May 2008 5:49pm
Ooh ooh, can I come to Kirra too? We talking small surf or some kind of lagoon?

Hang on, my sail might not be big enough, looking at the graph .
chairman
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15 May 2008 5:53pm
Kirra is a good place to start
15 knot northerly and small swell
Just follow Haircuts lead
vando
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15 May 2008 8:14pm
Oh goodie some wind coming.
Looks like an early Start Sunday morning High tide around 9.00am.
I like the bom forcast better
Saturday: N/NW winds 15/20 knots, increasing to NW 25/30 knots in the evening.
Sunday: SW winds 25/30 knots, decreasing to 20/25 knots in the afternoon.
Haircut
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15 May 2008 10:05pm
evlPanda said...

Ooh ooh, can I come to Kirra too? We talking small surf or some kind of lagoon?

Hang on, my sail might not be big enough, looking at the graph .


dinky swell and perfect wind direction. should be splendid wave baptism
greenleader
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15 May 2008 11:33pm
good to see the chairman back from his self imposed imprisonment on the farm.

(three years of missed work to catch up on)
da vecta
da vecta
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16 May 2008 10:19am
i thought he (Chairman sorry, The Chairman) went backpacking in India?
chairman
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16 May 2008 3:33pm
When Greenleader refused to take me to Maui I had to keep myself busy
Gestalt
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16 May 2008 6:11pm
wherever you went mr chairman i hope it was windy cause it's been blowing haircuts nipples off here.

good to see your back on the circuit.
chairman
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16 May 2008 4:17pm
I hope you were upwind
evlPanda
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16 May 2008 6:37pm
Haircut said...

evlPanda said...

Ooh ooh, can I come to Kirra too? We talking small surf or some kind of lagoon?

Hang on, my sail might not be big enough, looking at the graph .


dinky swell and perfect wind direction. should be splendid wave baptism


You reckon I'll be OK on the starboard carve? Should I move the footstraps way inboard?
Haircut
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16 May 2008 11:02pm
yes and yes
Gestalt
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16 May 2008 11:11pm
chairman said...

I hope you were upwind


i always stand upwind of haircut
evlPanda
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17 May 2008 10:23am
North Kirra, ie Pacific Parade??
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