*Ahem* Sounds like you guys are slightly misinformed about Singas. True, on any given day, if you go down to the beach it will probably be blowing about 3 knots. But, you'd be surprised how often the wind actually picks up to 10-14 knots, sometimes up to the 15-18 range, and occasionally we get proper honking 20 and over sessions too. The trick is to know when it's going to blow, catch a quick session (more than an hour or two is rare), then pack up and go home smiling. If you don't understand the local weather, you'd have to wait all day at the beach for a chance to sail. The internet is a big help now; there are a few sites that we rely on, plus there's always somebody at the beach you can contact by phone for a first-hand appraisal. People windsurf here (I mean actually get planing) several days a week, just about the whole year round, except for a few inter-monsoon "doldrum" periods where it blows less often.
All in all it's not so bad! Forget about waves, though...but it's a short flight to Bali!
Bluedog! Now you're talking! Come on over and smash the record! It's currently a weeny 30kts, set by a poncy euro...but GPS speeds here are more a case of catching the right conditions than actually being good...it's a lottery, really! He who buys more tickets, has the better chance.
Lotofwind - What is this "stinky bay"? Never heard of it!! ;-) Where did you learn abot this? Maybe that was a place that existed back in the 80s, and has since been a victim of land reclamation? Hmmmm...
