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That's 2 screamers now we need some swell
Made the wake skate look easy in that wind!
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cheers dude 
more of them same today
The port is already showing just shy of 40 knots!
Select to expand quoteChris6791 said...austin said...
cheers dude more of them same today
The port is already showing just shy of 40 knots!
Then collapsed like a pommy ashes team!
But came good in the end. Nice sesh at seppo.
Matt988 got a 15.1m pb!
I though that thunderstorm would kill it off but apparently it bounced back as soon as it passed, I heard it was a sweet session in the end.
easy on the pommy bashing. I am heading out to Coogee region for three weeks for Christmas. bringing surfboard and twin tip, now trying to decide which kites to pack.....was hoping I could get away with two. 9m and 12m or 8 and 11m? or I cover all bases and bring 7,9,12
any advice appreciated.
^ We get the odd day where it gets up around 30 knots in summer but most days will be 15-25. Bring the kite which bests suits 18-22 knots, plus another. On very windy days you can always kite earlier in the day when it's not as strong.
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easy on the pommy bashing. I am heading out to Coogee region for three weeks for Christmas. bringing surfboard and twin tip, now trying to decide which kites to pack.....was hoping I could get away with two. 9m and 12m or 8 and 11m? or I cover all bases and bring 7,9,12
any advice appreciated.
If you can fit them into your baggage allowance id go the 7,9,12 .. That will maximise your kiting time. You can always buy jocks and toothbrush here. Only need the clothes you are wearing. 
Well ner ner to all the superstitious voodoo forum trolls, no jinxing the wind this week. I missed most of it as I was away at work but got the 7m out today for the first time this season (non-downwinder.). Stoked!
Check this out:
www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2015-12-11/warming-indian-ocean-raises-rainfall-potential/7020108
I've been in the ocean weekly for at least the last couple of months. I thought Dave was wrong when he said it was warmer than normal (sorry Dave). Turns out maybe I'm just a pussy when it comes to cold:
Getting a bit troughed out????
Jan and Feb usually great months. With the East coast underwter and the SCG looking like a swimming pool, I hope next week gets better. 
Gone to ****e this has been a pretty average summer to say the least, surly this means it will be epic up until April. Feels like the season had just got started.
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Gone to ****e this has been a pretty average summer to say the least, surly this means it will be epic up until April. Feels like the season had just got started.
Nah thats it.
trough till march
Yeh Albany was a blast. Great bunch of locals down there, me and a mate had a cracker time (oh except when I was hailed on then had a bit of an electric shock from a lightening bolt!!!) Last day solid 30 knots hey.
This would have to be the weirdest spell of weather I've witnessed during the last couple of weeks, however it's not localised, ski season in Europe is crap, poms getting lashed on more than normal, 13 deg instead of -2 back home, 3 knots here instead of 30, the bikes been flogged instead of catching dust, the boats catching fish instead of rust
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So what is the call? The guys in the shortboard forum are winging about El Nino, but we never really have metro waves in summer.
Has it been windier than usual?
I dunno - I reckon it's been pretty good. Didn't trough-out much. But not really a super windy season either.
what are you talking about..January was one big MotherF trough the whole damn month with some rain bearing systems chucked in for good measure.
Ummmm yeah maybe, I was out of town surfing for most of Jan
Other than that I've been mostly using my small kites this season.
Anything less < 18kn isn't worth bothering about... Now that changes your table considerably!
too true, 18knots goes in my 'why bother' basket, 10 years ago would have been a different story
Bit Of a late start up in Exy this season, and i know crew got really unlucky around the school holidays, but this has been the norm since October, Im calling it our best season ever up in the North West
