Well i had a good time. The main thing that pissed me off was the days it was awesome, i was at work. I come home and the weather was marginal.

Oh well. Just hope there are some winter storms to play in

Gerowaterboy said..
Even in gero, worst season I can remember (of last 8 or so), wind no swell, swell no wind, most seasons get a few thumping days every month with a seabreeze. nearly every windy day has gone from (accordion to the port authority) S/E than 187 degrees than onshore maybe like 210 degrees or so is now the norm. Feel sorry for all the euro's toughing it out in vans stinking hot with nothing to do.
Maybe next year ?

Agreed. Showed some potential at the start, but sucked ultimately. Is it my memory or was it really much windier in the 90s. I remember windsurfing 4, 5 times a week when I was at uni, to the point I'd start hoping it wouldn't blow so I could have a break!

Tony screwed it up for us. Malcolm promised to fix it but did nothing. Maybe after the next election...

I had a great season, cross off, all day everyday pretty much, 2 sessions a day. ripper season. a couple of crappy weeks of small swell but all in all, I give this season the tick of approval.

curac said..
I had a great season, cross off, all day everyday pretty much, 2 sessions a day. ripper season. a couple of crappy weeks of small swell but all in all, I give this season the tick of approval.

Yeah but windsurfer with a kite attached is cheating Corey.

stehsegler said..
Really? You guys call this a "****" season? I spend the last two years in Singapore. Had some great wave sails in Malaysia but f**k all wind. Arrived in WA in Jan... sailed more in the last two months then the entire last 4 years combined... an nothing over 5.3. If you call this bad I can't wait for a good season.

We've had seasons, where it will blow 4 days straight, 2 days off, 4 days wind and repeat!

Chickenlips said..
No complaints here, missed pre Xmas due to work but since have had some really great days. Feeling the end of season blues though. time to pump up the mtb tyres. Have applied to my finance officer to buy wave gear to hopefully get some winter swell / sailing in.

Take some time over the off season to research. talk to lots of people and look at lots of stuff and listen to their stories.

curac said...

Mark _australia said..

curac said..
I had a great season, cross off, all day everyday pretty much, 2 sessions a day. ripper season. a couple of crappy weeks of small swell but all in all, I give this season the tick of approval.

Yeah but windsurfer with a kite attached is cheating Corey.

I'm not Corey. neither is the photo.

Don't worry about Mark. He's a bit special

Agreed I only got to sail 20 times this season. I got in 41 sessions last season. most of the days I could sail were marginal with me using my biggest sail 7.8. I only used my 6.4 once.I am thinking of buying a bigger sail for next season around 8.6. And upgrading my quiver.
I can not remember a weekend where I sailed Friday, Saturday and Sunday this season and most of the decent wind was during the week when I was at work. Oh well. I am hoping for some wind during April or some decent Winter fronts.

I've had zero sails this season due to shoulder surgery in August so me thinks any one who had more than one good day on the water this summer has been a winner

dave.h said..
I've had zero sails this season due to shoulder surgery in August so me thinks any one who had more than one good day on the water this summer has been a winner

Yeah I'm hearing ya
3 weeks til surgery for me, so no water until about late July at best........ and that will be a gentle SUP..... so if tomorrow does't come off I reckon I am looking at Oct for my next sail.....

^^ Nah
not that I diary my sessions as some do, but in Gero this season I sailed at best about 60-70% as much as I did in Lano the last two years.
It was windless for very long periods, at times there was 3 weeks of nothing in peak season.

We also had long bouts of a "nothing" season - when it is not windy in Dec or Jan it should be because it is troughed out = 40deg and easterlies. You can understand that, it is summer.
But we had 2 weeks of drizzle and 25deg days with weak westerlies. I don't recall long periods like that EVER. Certainly not cool and drizzle in Gero in mid summer. It has always been hot, or a seabreeze pattern.
I am a climate change beliebber now.

Had a great sail today on the river in 12-16 knots with a 115 Tabou Manta - 7m - 44 carbon fin.

Never once off the plane in 2 hours.

Just rig the sail with a lot less than recommended downhaul - and no outhaul.

Every sailor should own a big slalom board and big fin for light wind days like today.

curac said..
I had a great season, cross off, all day everyday pretty much, 2 sessions a day. ripper season. a couple of crappy weeks of small swell but all in all, I give this season the tick of approval.

So did that lip catch him and munch him up?

just survived that one.