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anyone know if its windy in st. kilda??

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Created by jibe9 > 9 months ago, 24 Jan 2010
jibe9
VIC, 86 posts
24 Jan 2010 2:37PM
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is there any breeze up??

FlickySpinny
WA, 657 posts
24 Jan 2010 12:35PM
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Nope.

Maybe in a couple of hours though. Not sure it's going to be warm enough for a seabreeze, but fingers crossed.

FlickySpinny
WA, 657 posts
24 Jan 2010 9:13PM
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Seabreeze kicked in.

Landed my first forward loop at St. Kilda.

Happy days

jibe9
VIC, 86 posts
25 Jan 2010 12:50AM
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FlickySpinny said...

Seabreeze kicked in.

Landed my first forward loop at St. Kilda.

Happy days


Well done, st. kilda is a classic good spot to sail. i find it gets the best wind in the bay. you should have a beer tonight and celebrate

k man
12 posts
1 Mar 2010 11:54PM
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aloha!

where do you park your car / rig in st kilda?
by the pier? somewhere along brighton beach?

edit: or closer towards elwood?

hopefully i will be joining you on the water in a year or two! i'm getting married to my australian fiancee in july =)

cheers!
/the swede

mathew
QLD, 2143 posts
2 Mar 2010 9:14AM
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k man said...

aloha!

where do you park your car / rig in st kilda?
by the pier? somewhere along brighton beach?

edit: or closer towards elwood?

hopefully i will be joining you on the water in a year or two! i'm getting married to my australian fiancee in july =)

cheers!
/the swede


Most people launch close'ish to St Kilda pier, just downwind of the kiters (aka closer to the city), on the center-median-strip. See here:

www.google.com:443/maps?ie=UTF8&hq&hnear=Pickles+St,+Port+Melbourne+Victoria+3207,+Australia&ll=-37.855762,144.964471&spn=0.004727,0.009645&t=h&z=17

Architect
VIC, 39 posts
2 Mar 2010 4:33PM
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So where should I rig exactly? The median strip, really? :)

Cambodge
VIC, 851 posts
2 Mar 2010 4:36PM
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You can use the nature strip or the median strip. There's a lot more space on the madian strip and more grass coverage and the traffic lights are timed such that you get plenty of time to cross the road with your gear all set up if you're a little bit patient.

k man
12 posts
2 Mar 2010 5:57PM
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thanks for your replies!!
hope there are "surfers crossing" signs along the road then, hehe

lots of kiters, i'm having a hard time to spot a windsurfer on the satellite pics.
edit: ooh now i see a couple -37.856241,144.964571

but where do you park your wheels, along beaconsfield pde?

mathew
QLD, 2143 posts
2 Mar 2010 11:41PM
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k man said...
but where do you park your wheels, along beaconsfield pde?


Yep - one the beach-side it is pay-per-hour **; on the house-side it is 4hrs free; in the side street, all day.

** the inspectors are usually quite a rare sight, with most guys parking on the beach side.... except when its +25deg on the weekend, or summer school holidays.

Architect
VIC, 39 posts
3 Mar 2010 10:43AM
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k man said...

thanks for your replies!!
hope there are "surfers crossing" signs along the road then, hehe

lots of kiters, i'm having a hard time to spot a windsurfer on the satellite pics.
edit: ooh now i see a couple -37.856241,144.964571

but where do you park your wheels, along beaconsfield pde?


there are a bunch of kits on the beach just south of the original co-ordinates



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