Hi fellas, just got a qustion??? do many of you guys sail Raymond island?? SHQ use to run windsurf holidays down there.. and i was down there one day and saw a kitesurfer kiting the place. It looked unreal for windsurfing, the wind was real clean and consistant.. The conditons look good for bump and jump type of windsurfing, cause the lake looked pretty choppy.. but i must say i think it would have to be one the best lakes i have ever seen for windsurfing.
I have relatives down there, they have easily convinced me to stay with them for a couple days due to its windsurfing conditions.
Its meant to be a top bump and jump spot.
According to Wind Spots, there are only like 1 or 2 local windsurfers, so youll have the lake to yourself :P
Ill let you know how awesome it is in a couple weeks :D
hey flipp44444444444444444
I sail it whenever I can get a few days away.
Good on anything with South in it.
I reckon theres some B and J spots close by which might be better than the windward side of the island....just take a day and do some exploring...i mean the place is surrounded a full 360' by water!!
In terms of on the Island, theres nice cross shore launching from Gravelly Point on the south side of the island. Carstairs Bank can be interesting- this is where the chop breaks over some shallow banks in the middle of the lake.
Otherwise the approach to the Straits up near Fort King Road is good on a Easterly.
Once upon a time there used to be a race around the island, I competed in the last one they ran on my Wayler Breeze with 7.0 Tyronsea sail.
I do remember there seemed to be a bit of weed around at times and plenty of mozzies, we camped there for a night then thought stuff this and drove to Mallacota the next day to escape the mozzies.
Sailquik and myself raced in it two+ years ago... the plan was for some formula sailing, showing how modern gear is oh so much faster...
The wind decided to show up, with around 25kn+ on the course... At that point the one-design sailors trucked upwind, and with 5ft swell, sailing around the island was hard work. Total lap time for me was over two hours; the fastest OD was just over 1hr.
see here: www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=36337
So Old Salty when is the next inverloch windsurf club day going to be at Raymond island???????? or Drift can ya ask him for me cause i am real keen to head out there with some buddys one day..
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