It was a good sail . Just gotta watch those crab pot ropes , hard to see in glistening sun .
I would have thought more people would have turned up , oh well , more wind for us .

A few lulls as usual for a westerly, but not gusty and erratic

Motsbane said..

Mr Keen said..
A few lulls as usual for a westerly, but not gusty and erratic

Where abouts?

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Here, if you are a beginner I suggest incoming tide only as you may find yourself heading out to sea. The current is strong.

Waaaay too much wind after a long break of no wind . Even with a tiny sail I got spanked .Talk about easing into it , not.
I was not proud of my effort today . 5 km of getting trashed followed by a walk of shame , one that required the car .
Using all my remaining strength and way out of control to get across the very lumpy channel , I decided to get off and sit on my board and get blown in , instead of hurting myself or my equipment . I was not the only person using this survival tactic . With the amount of onshore wind it would only take a couple of minutes . I kinda misjudged the big pier that was in my line of blow .
Having said that , God must of felt pity for me , guiding me perfectly through barnacle covered pier pilons as I got blown to shore .
Not a scratch , although embarrassing as a couple fishermen had to pull up their lines as I went under them .
I like my wind under 30 kts .

^^^ Testing conditions fellas. Must've been pretty solid if you guys had to play the shame game.

Strong westerlies a month or so early this year lads. So maybe we are in for a few more or our spring trades might be early. If there's more from the west give Bells Beach Clontarf a go, no tidal run or fishing bridges to deal with. Was solid 25knts+ yesterday, bouncy turns out back but the rest was simple in and out, high wind, flat water fun. Just bring a steamer!

It was a good day - lots of wind and lots of sailing.

I'm up for getting my ass kicked at Bongaree again tomorow morning

Wheres the place to be on Sunday if the forecast holds?

Hanging on for dear life can be fun if you survive it

It would be offshore at Turners on Sunday.
Im hoping Bongaree at the peak of high tide or low tide late in the arvo. The outrunning tide is no fun .

Best check it out in a really low tide as there are a couple of other hazards, a wreck and some rocks all north of the canal entrance.

Good day today with most of the locals and a couple kiters .
Plenty of wind to go around .

Fun day at sandstone point today till my arms ran out of power! Looks like another 2 days off good wind ahead!

It was a windy day at sandstone point today! We just about all got blown off the water! Was great to get out on a windy day all the same haha.