Myself: Not alot of wind forecast. Saturday – I will be getting gear ready for some TV filming that a few of us will be part of on Monday. Sunday – Maybe garden works if the wind forecast does not change for the better.
Refer to the extract from BOM forecast below for Port Philip Bay. Local Waters Forecast for Port Phillip Forecast issued at 5:10 am EST on Friday 23 September 2011.
Saturday 24 September Winds South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly during the morning. Seas 0.5 to 1 metres.
Sunday 25 September Winds Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly during the morning. Seabreezes 10 to 15 knots developing during the afternoon. Seas Below 0.5 metre.
Please note; these are not Windsurfing Victoria Inc organised events and this post is to be used as information only. The intent of this post is for windsurfers to post where they could be going to windsurf this weekend and for other windsurfers to possible come and join them.
Saturday forecast change South to southeasterly 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots around midday and reaching 20 knots at times during the afternoon.
I was lucky to get a offshore sail off Mornington. Only direction that it is stronger here than anywhere else in the bay. Gusting to 30knots at midday. Sailed to mt. Martha and back.
Longboard & 6.6, sat afternoon, Hampton Beach to Beacon and back. Big chop made the beacon unapproachable I made the journey, but failed the mission objectives !
Longboard & 6.6, sat afternoon, Hampton Beach to Beacon and back. Big chop made the beacon unapproachable I made the journey, but failed the mission objectives !
Longboard & 6.6, sat afternoon, Hampton Beach to Beacon and back. Big chop made the beacon unapproachable I made the journey, but failed the mission objectives !
Great effort!
Is that practice, planning, etc. For the Breakwater to Beacon?
it felt dead quick, daggerboard up and fully planing on pretty much beam reach both ways,20kt+ish wind 5km each way so maybe 15 mins each way I guess would be 20km/h or a fairly conservative 10.8 knots, so i think maybe even quicker! My sense of time totally goes on the water though. Last time i did it on a shortboard I had to slog back, no fun.
My mission objective was a winning entry for TheZu's "put our sticker somewhere great" competition.
Beacon was swarming with traffic, 5-6 big ships, and the coast guard, waited maybe 1/2 hour but wasn't happening.
