Interesting Reading

http://www.sydneywater.com.au/MajorProjects/attachments/195.pdf

Seems like the impact on windsurfing may be bigger than we thought!

Doesn't look good. Disappointing as its definately the windiest spot in Sydney

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shear tip said...

FFS. Can someone remind me why we need this?

For the same reason we needed all the toll roads?

stink! look like WSnS might get a bit of a run on freestyle gear

Walt said...

Hi All,
Hey, Waiting4wind where would that run be south of the pipeline?
If its super smooth during our 25+ NE it sounds great.

It's the orange snake you can out in the middle of the bay. Probably about 800m south of the runway and about the same from the shore.

....The Desal Plant was another Iiema contribution..

Ive been out on the leeward side of the snake a several times in the ENE and NE winds around xmas. I was mostly on the formula board doing upwind/downwind laps around the snake.

The snake does smooth out the chop a bit but does not completely eliminate it. Where you might have 30cm confused chop on the windward side of the snake it might be around 10cm and smooth surface on the leeward side of the snake.

At the top of the run it is quite smooth and as you get towards the end of the run the chop is running perpendicular and increasing in size.

Good chance for speed runs in a decent wind.

dudes in the know....... after sailing yesterday at Kyeemah with the crap in the water, the grass cut so short your gear gets covered in crap (no way around it), no taps, no water, lice, crap on the beach, crap on the water, sports teams on the beach, ferrel F@#K heads period, idiots blocking the ramp, the pending arrival of the barge, no parking, do I need to go on............... is there another spot within reach for NE wind within Sydney area?

Kurnell is just abit much of a hike mid week.

timford said...

dudes in the know....... after sailing yesterday at Kyeemah with the crap in the water, the grass cut so short your gear gets covered in crap (no way around it), no taps, no water, lice, crap on the beach, crap on the water, sports teams on the beach, ferrel F@#K heads period, idiots blocking the ramp, the pending arrival of the barge, no parking, do I need to go on............... is there another spot within reach for NE wind within Sydney area?

Kurnell is just abit much of a hike mid week.

Forget Rodd Point for short board options - after a week or two of afternoon sessions when it was blowing 25-30knts at Kyeemagh, lucky to get a flukey 15 - I'm so over that place - gusty, muddy, shifty & unpredictable.

It ain't what it use to be for short boarders anyway - Still a great spot for Wally's though.

What about the beach up at the northern end...

should work in a N/E, upwind of all the work & crap

Might just require a bit of work to get back up there to finish

(up where it says 'South West Hwy')

Ramsgate has plenty of rigging grass. Just as bumpy as Kurnell in a NE,.

Jaime said...

I sailed Kurnell today, 25+ knots and really steady, great ramps on the outside, clean flat water on the inside and only two other guys out.
No crowds, close rigging to the water, unfortunately 80 km round trip from the cbd.
It certainly beats Kyeemagh, as Tim describes it yesterday.
Oh, and happy birthday to big Jeremy, he came down with his big mate 'dutchie', and some very cute fans/colleagues from the whitehorse.

yeah that session sounds okay Jamie but i'm more interested to hear about Jeremy's colleagues. Will they be a regular feature at Kurnell? might be worth the extra k's then!
Had an awesome session at Kurnell during the festive season. i think i need to relocate to the Sutherland Shire!

Yeah it's BIG

100m x 30m x 6 storeys high.

With dredges front & rear it'll be 1.5 to 2km long

well there goes any chance of a light wind fling for the boss and the learner on sunday avo then! grrr

have a look at the map on this page:

http://www.sydneywater.com.au/EnsuringtheFuture/Desalination/BotanyBayCrossing.cfm

Given where they will dredge and deposit the sand I wonder how much it will influence the water quality in Botany Bay.

Also, I love how they trivialize the environmental impact of the energy consumed to desalinate seawater... There is a "pretty" one pager on the factsheet page of the same web site talking about how there will be zero impact on greenhouse gases from the operation of the plant because they use wind energy to produce the power... hm, I wonder what they do on days when there isn't enough wind? Turn of the water supply for the Inner West?