Hello everybody.

My name is Richard, i used to sail heaps at the train down at southport. I was the kid that used to get dropped off down there with the trailer by my mom during the school holidays.

Anyway im all grown up now and having not sailed for over a year i bought myself a new board and sail. The board i used to use got wrecked in the sun (dad left it on the trailer...thanks!) and well ive put on about 16kilos since i last sailed so i figured a new sail was in order.

What i was wondering was, where would be the best place to go to after work (i can get out before 5 if im lucky) for a sail with the winds that look like they might be coming through on Tuesday. i Still live on the gold coast but i work in springwood and was wondering if it would be worth me bringing my kit up for a late arvo session?

PS this site looks awesome! Well done guys, and thanks SO much Haircut for putting me on to it!

Heya Richard - glad you made it here You'll like Vic Point. It's like a bigger version of the shearwater

Richard,
The Forecast for today has been downgraded to 15-20 knots, but who knows, the wind could still come up to 25kn later in the afternoon. So I guess bring enough gear to cover a 15-25knots wind range

I have noticed that at Victoria Point the sailors tend to go home a bit earlier than say, wello point or Manly. I think this would be because Victoria Point can be quite a long drive home to Brisbane city.

Don't worry about sailing Victoria Point alone for the first time. I sailed there alone the first time I saw the place, it's really safe. The southerly/south easterly blows on-shore so if you get in trouble you'll only get blown back to a sandy beach. At high tide the whole area is waist deep.

Looks like the southerly change has already started at Banana Banks this morning, should be good today. See you there, we will be in an old white hi-ace van at the southern end of the Park. I'll even throw an extra beer in for ya

At 12:30 Gold Coast has already got 25kn+
Banana Bank has reached 20

IT'S ON THIS AFTERNOON BOYS

how lucky are you guys,

blowin 25-30 knots at home at the moment....

bugger, worked all day again......

awesome day, sailed at currumbin alley, powered up with a 5.8 for 2 hours, saw some dolphins go under the nose of my board, wobbled my way back to the car exhausted! more please!!

Yeah currumbin was good fun.Had a few jumps at tthe end of the session and just did that one too many.Tore the ligament on the inside of the knee with a bad landing.I think its bad as I heard it go pop.
Anyone had any experience with this?
How long am I going to be f#!ed up.

Tweed river was awesome, Dave showed up as well, I was practising carve gybes (well, trying to) the whole time. It's been so long since I've been properly planing, I'd almost forgotten what it's like!

Managed to get round and sail out clew first still planing, but always drop off on the rig flip.

Practice, practice...