Just returned from our annual trip to Geraldton, only this time we went via the Karajini and Exmouth.
Arrived at Yardie Creek Homestead 9/10 met a Pommie couple who had already been there a month. They said they could have sailed almost every day, but had taken a few days off because of exhaustion. We stayed until the 16th and also could have sailed every day,(3.7 - 5.3 sails), but spent one arvo watching 4 guys at the bombie, trying to convince myself to go out. (lots of sea urchins and I'd forgotten my booties), not to mention the huge wind shadow on the inside and a mega swim if anything went wrong.
Yardie Creek looks like a great wave thru the binoculars but it's at least 2 kms out. We were told the graveyard is also a good wave sailing spot, but the day we went out was apparently the worst for a month!
Loved sailing Sandy Bay, very flat clear water, lots of turtle's etc.
In fact Exmouth is worth a visit without the fantastic sailing, plenty of wildlife, and great snorkelling

I've posted the pics here, http://www.ccmhosting.com.au/mike/

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decrepit

very nice...
hmmm let me think what i was doing in october while you were lapping it up up north
grovelling around perth doing that four letter word which should be band (work) waiting for the seabreeze to make its way in
oh well
im glad you had fun decrepit and hope to see you at a****n

GONE WITH THE WIND

Hi there mike must of just missed y at karajini did y stay in Tom Price,i was working there for a bit in the township, its god country up there scored some great prints,and some wicked thunder and lightening.did ya do da gorges man.
ps cool pics see soon langy

i reckon the local will be stoked with your holiday photos being posted on the net.
Look what has happened to Gnarloo and Coro's since the first innocent photos were printed.
Show your photo's to friends not strangers.
These rare places are special enjoy them with your mates not the rest of the world or may be you enjoy sailing with 100 guys out if thats the case stay at coros with your camera.
Please think of the consequences of exposing places theres not many left

Gazza,
sure it makes it more public, but what is so bad about that. it means people get out and travel a bit, learn some new tricks and help the local economy of where they go. stop being so ignorant and narrow minded and think of the greater good that will occur from this.

Life is but a dream, from which we all must wake.

only X windsurfers in WA but 1000X in the world, sailors will travel anywhere for a good sail. can u hold off mentioning the name of the spots for say about another 20 years, when I'll be too old to sail there.

It's always a balance between sharing knowledge, growing the sport, building community, and not wrecking things by overcrowding breaks.

There's no one answer that will keep everyone happy.

I for one was glad you posted Decrep, but as you said, I also wouldn't want everyone in the world coming to our home break and over-crowding it, and wrecking it for us.

Everyone has to make a call, and do something about it. I am for growing the sport and sharing knowledge, however the cost I may pay for that is I get less waves at my home break. Nothing in life is cost free Bugger

However, I have been asked by more than one local to back off sharing info about our home break, and to some extent for good local community relations I will respect that.

Hardie (Board Butcher and Reef Magnet)

Lets put it this way. We live in one fo the best places in the world to windsurf. We dont have to buy a ticket, find money for the cost for shipping gear over or buy gear here. Then there is accomodation, cars, fuel ............. the list goes on. Yer i know it can get annoying when a euro drops in on you, gets in your way........ but at the end of the day we have this place 24/7, the only have it for the time they are here.
The plus side is all the great bargins on gear when the euros leave :) and im sure everyone is greatful for that

Sorry guys, don't want to draw great crowds here, but Greeny asked for it, so here it is again.

Leski take booties, heaps of sea urchins and killer coral reef

what dates are you there?

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Originally posted by leski

nice pics Decrepit,
what do you mean by "lots of sea urchins and I'd forgotten my booties", Do you have to walk on reef to get out, or is just a confort thing I hate sailing with booties...

btw, just pop by Dutchies..it is pretty flat, hopefully the sea's gone pick up a bit...
maybe artificial reef...

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The bombie doesn't really have a beach to launch from, it can be done if you're very carefull, but coming back in is the tricky part, hit the reef with your fin, and you could jump off on an urchin. The other spots aren't as bad, you go over reef but it's in deeper water.

I think we'll be up there again this year, (my wife is very keen, she just loves sandy point) probably mid to late October.

Now what's all this about Dutchies??????

Drove by Leighton this arvo about 3 didn't see much action.
Had a sail here when I got back, nothing special, but I had to get in the water.

Decrep
perhaps when talking about so called secret spots, you could use da vinci beige

egluvid dlouc uoy yaw taht
ekil noitamrofni
yltcaxe eibmob eht si erehw
ti si aes ot tou raf woh
aera krap lanoitan eht ni yaB ydnaS si
yaB esiouqruT rean
?ereht lias ot raey eht fo emit tseb eht stahw

anyway, the pics look great

**** this is givin me headaches!!!

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Originally posted by Haircut 4000

if you play that backwards can you hear the devil talking?

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Don't know, what does he sound like??????

i'm pretty sure i heard him tell me, "if you have'nt learnt to forward loop by christmas, go buy yourself a kite like everyone else does"


noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

been battling the agent for the last two years

i will conquer this year!!!

wish we had some wind

cheers