Hey,

I'm going to be spending few days over Xmass at North Stradbroke. Are there any good sailing locations there?
Is it worth taking my gear over from WA?

If yes, what gear should I take?

Mistral Syncro 91 l + suitable sails
or
Mistral Syncro Fish 78 l + suitable sails
or both (2 boards + 5 sails + booms and masts)


Cheers

gs12

hi gs12, if you are staying at straddy then it's a great spot for windsurfing around christmas, with the normal northerlies you can rig up at the northern tip beach at amity and sail across the channel to those sandbanks which have some great speed runs and small swells in crystal clear waist deep water to the western side.
sure there might be some big fish in the deep channel which is a few hundred metres across (don't spend extended periods of time swimming around) but i have sailed around amity for a few decades and i wouldn't be too bothered if your skill levels are reasonable and you dont sail at dawn or dusk.
cylinder beach is also great on a northerly and with not too big a swell (rare in december)and it's onshore you should get some good sailing in.remember absolutely heaps of crew surf there! and take your larger gear as it's normally 15-18 knots.
regards ian