Video: Windsurfing Palm Beach 1992

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shear tip
shear tip
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27 Aug 2009 10:01pm
Just found this little gem. Anyone here in this vid?

LeStef
LeStef
ACT
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ACT, 514 posts
27 Aug 2009 10:58pm
looks great, what's happening to their feet ?
any shells or sharks there? or just for the tourists...
pierrec45
pierrec45
NSW
2005 posts
NSW, 2005 posts
28 Aug 2009 11:20pm
Younger sailors would find it difficult to imagine how crowded Palm Beach was in the early 80s, to the early 90s. Those days never to be seen again...
slalomfreak
slalomfreak
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31 Aug 2009 9:47pm
Hard to imagine that I actually enjoyed sailing there.But it was better than Balmoral.
What with the seaplane,stinkboats,low tide and all.Luckily I found Kyeemah otherwise I probably would have given windsurfing away.
Mobydisc
Mobydisc
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31 Aug 2009 9:56pm
Its still a nice place to windsurf. Of course if you time it wrong and go there on a low tide then you have to wade through the yucky weed and mud. Of course if you go there on a sunny weekend its difficult to find a park. Its a hassle driving out there. You have to pay for parking unless you live in the Pittwater council area.

However its a brillant place to sail on a NW wind and on most other wind directions too. Its visually spectacular. The water is clear. People are friendly, pleasant and generally civilized there, which isn't something you can say about Kyeemagh.
Jethrow
Jethrow
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31 Aug 2009 9:59pm
And it's on the right side of the bridge
slalomfreak
slalomfreak
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31 Aug 2009 11:07pm
Mobydisc said...

Its still a nice place to windsurf. Of course if you time it wrong and go there on a low tide then you have to wade through the yucky weed and mud. Of course if you go there on a sunny weekend its difficult to find a park. Its a hassle driving out there. You have to pay for parking unless you live in the Pittwater council area.

However its a brillant place to sail on a NW wind and on most other wind directions too. Its visually spectacular. The water is clear. People are friendly, pleasant and generally civilized there, which isn't something you can say about Kyeemagh.


I hear you bro but for clean consistant wind and an easy launch its hard to beat Botany Bay.BTW enjoyed the video brought back a lot of memories.
LeStef
LeStef
ACT
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3 Sep 2009 12:50am
pierrec45 said...

Younger sailors would find it difficult to imagine how crowded Palm Beach was in the early 80s, to the early 90s. Those days never to be seen again...


I was wondering, how many windsurfers do you think there are arround ?
I was certainly pleased to sail sunday at Narrabeen lake (well the wind was so gusty ) but seeing may be 20 to 25 guys was quite exiting.
I have been sailing for 10 years in Hobart and it was very lonely many days out.
pierrec45
pierrec45
NSW
2005 posts
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5 Sep 2009 10:42am
Yeah, you're right, Narrabeen is a like concentrated windsurfing.
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