Katapult said...

Hi all,

Had a pretty boring day at work. Pulled up from stats from windguru and BOM for the max daily recorded windspeeds at Sydney airport.

Ive calculated the % of days over the year that the windspeed registered in the following wind speed categories. You can very quickly understand why NSW does not have a slalom racing class but has a strong formula racing format.

Wind Speed Knots 28+ 22-27 16-21 11-15 7-10 0-7
Yearly 0.0% 0.2% 3.0% 22.2% 45.5% 29.1%
Autumn 0.0% 0.0% 1.2% 17.1% 44.4% 37.3%
Winter 0.2% 0.4% 3.2% 17.9% 36.7% 41.6%
Spring 0.0% 0.2% 4.7% 21.5% 51.5% 22.1%
Summer 0.0% 0.4% 3.1% 33.7% 50.5% 12.2%

Enjoy...

Cheers
David

Now since your soooo busy whats the %'s for the wind on weekends?

Yeah, probably couldn't see myself buying < 6m sail new as it wouldn't get enough use per year to justify the cost.

Katapult said...

I collected the data from windguru. Data was from March 2003 - July 2008.

Thats very depressing.

This data could change the face of windsurfing in NSW. Stats don't lie.

I see it as a positive. If you consider that 1 in 3 days will be 11-15kts. Buy equipment that suits the conditions and will get you planning.

Good point Shear Tip.

I'm still tempted to get a longboard/SUP for those classic lightwind cross off days..

I don't follow the stats, but i know my Formula Gear is used almost every weekend,
(In fairness, this is because it can be used in such a huge wind range 7-25knots).
My Slalom and High wind wave kit generally sits in the garage.

I hate to admit it, but these days, I look forward to the 10-15knot sunny sailing
(most days of summer) than the 25knot wind blown days on small kit.

I'm still surprised how many windsurfers have not evolved to sailing in lighter conditions. 130lts board and 8.5m sailing is incredibly rewarding, in my opinion.
The other benefit, is my wife and kids enjoy the beach while i get to sail, which is definitely not the case in 25knot.

Cheers

DavMen said...
...seabreeze kicked in to +25kn - wife was not impressed ! - sadly and needless to say that was the last time she and the kids ventured out with me on a sailing day.

Yeah..did the same...but it's very peaceful out sailing[}:)][}:)]

Sure is Hards

Plus ...I need to get a GPS