That's right we now have our own speed canal
The canal is 1.5km in length, 70m wide and runs east to west,all welcome to use it just drop me a line.
www.seabreeze.com.au/gallery/gallery.asp?imageid=5289
p.s if you plan to come down to use it could you bring a chainsaw and a full bucket of water.
Looks great, might be a touch gusty though, ......... No wonder the Onboard Speed Demons are leading the T1 overall with that sort of facility!! That rates with Sandy Point!!!!!!!!
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Originally posted by choco
The canal is 1.5km in length, 70m
Had a good laugh at that one
But on a serious note, what would be the ideal specifications for a speed canal?
i.e. how long should it be?
how wide should it be?
does it need to be wide enough to gybe or do you have a "cul de sac" arrangement at each end?
Does anyone own a D10 dozer or an excavator?
It wouldn't take much to build a Speed canal,all that is needed is the right spot in terms of a level site,close to the beach to pump water.................if you built something like this in europe you could have two side by side so the sailors sail down one of the canals jibe around a roundabout and back up the other to their starting point.Aa well as bar,restraunt,(might as well throw in a golf course)charge an admission fee and have it open to thousands of keen euro sailors
when all those houses on collaroy beach wash away we can build a speed canal there
Hey Choco,
Good one mate. I want to know how we could go for the hour, nm and alpha - that could be a little hard. Will have to come up and sail that speed strip one day.
See you soon.
Cheers,
Carl Macdonald
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Originally posted by ka43
All wearing their boardies on the outside of their wetties[}:)]
Dont really know, just chucking a hand grenade around to see if it goes bang!!
Lets put it this way, one of my pet hates
Just like Superman with his undies on the outside.
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Originally posted by choco
Does anyone own a D10 dozer or an excavator?
It wouldn't take much to build a Speed canal,all that is needed is the right spot in terms of a level site,close to the beach to pump water.................if you built something like this in europe you could have two side by side so the sailors sail down one of the canals jibe around a roundabout and back up the other to their starting point.Aa well as bar,restraunt,(might as well throw in a golf course)charge an admission fee and have it open to thousands of keen euro sailors
Mikey that is the sort of guy we need, it's a pity he isn't into windsurfing because i'm sure there would be a speed canal there instead of a marina.
The article does say the guy is/was a developer. Put up a sound economic model and he's sure to be interested. What is the size of the speedsailing market in Sth East Aus.?
