Hey Gesty, not sure if I want to make the trip to VP so I might stay up here, have fun
OK, I think I'm good for Tuesday.
Where you goin Salty ? Gestalt, just looked on Google Earth, would'nt VP be flat in a Southerly at low tide or even with a bit of west in it 
problem is that from my experience in a southerly the swell starts to wrap around the bank and it can launch you. like wello in a NE, even at low tide it can be enough to put you off. That doesn't happen in a SE'er or ESE like when we were all there.
None of us have really given it a good go in a good SW'er. so i am keen to see what happens.
but jinxy who has sailed there in a SW tell me that it is flat everywhere in a SW. i am hoping that behind the funnel is going to be the flattest. so that's where i am heading for. So i guess i'll let you know tomorrow night.
all i can say for certain is :-
it gets very bumpy in a southerly at high tide. which i love. when you get a roaring southerly and high / king tide you get small waves. mk and i had a very memorable session there last year in those conditions.
plus the bank is dead flat in a SE'er or ESE and so far i have found it the best in that direction.
Dunno Fitz, just keepin my options open, there's some chance I may not have a car, but I'm workin on that. I've also been scouring Google Earth for possible flat water places in a SE to SW close to home, there seems to be a few potential options but cant be sure until you see them. I hav'nt had a high wind sail since the last VP and I am getting withdrawl symptoms 
the other thing that needs to be thrown into the equation is wind strength.
the longer fetch the wind has the stronger and more consistent it is.
bongaree is my pick for the best in a SW'er. it's flattish at low tide on the other side of the channel and the wind has 15km of water to allow it to settle down.
i am only trying VP because i need to see what it's like in a SW'er.
just another option.
Getstalt, we had the same idea. Have you tried the caboolture river mouth ? Don't know what the current would be like and how tall the mangroves may be. It may be OK in 25 knots plus
www.seabreeze.com.au/gallery/gallery.asp?imageid=5115
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problem is that from my experience in a southerly the swell starts to wrap around the bank and it can launch you.
beachmere is supposed to be awesome b&j in a SE'er. but i haven't sailed there.
i reckon you may be onto something. but i would sail further out the mouth. with the trees and stuff i think it will be no good. further out in the mouth beside the bank may be the spot. burrum heads is very similar and runs for 3km
looks like it may be excellent in a NE as well.
Look just to help you fellow Queenslanders out there a great bank thats works a treat in a SW it runs along the rainbow channel.
Just say gday to my friends that swim up and down there
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your fellow Queenslander Vando
yeah yeah hando! [}:)]
back on topic.
www.seabreeze.com.au/gallery/gallery.asp?imageid=5117
still is my pick.
even though google earth is pixelated if you zoom in close you can see the shelf edge. all 2.6km of it.
plus when sailing there years ago with pete i don't rmember it being anything but flat in a SW'er
you first mate! lol.....
you couldn't pay me to do it.
hey i just had a thought. you should jump ship to. [}:)]
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Originally posted by Gestalt
vp location for the SW'er.
www.seabreeze.com.au/gallery/gallery.asp?imageid=5116
Well it looks like you boys have got some wind, have fun. Give the Viper hell Gesty.Go Team SEQ
Is there a prize for the team with the most posts?
I'm working all week so are out. You guys will have to post some good times for the team!
how did you guys go today,
a bit sad for me. got it wrong with gear selection. took out the 5.7 and fish. spent a lot of time only just planing or dredging.
should have been on the 6.4 
or even the 7.5
on the positive side. today wello had the best ramps i have seen there in ages.
Is someone going to VP tomorrow who can scout for wind and text us all to give us enough time to get there for low tide 
Otherwise its a 1 hours drive for a maybe The graphs showed lots of wind on the bay today but it did'nt seem to come in
quote:So thats normal for you isnt it Gestalt mate
a bit sad for me. got it wrong with gear selection. took out the 5.7 and fish. spent a lot of time only just planing or dredging.
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Originally posted by Haggar
Is someone going to VP tomorrow who can scout for wind and text us all to give us enough time to get there for low tide
Nebs, me and Fitz are goin to GB, at least we will be seperated by a few hundred k's and one spot should get win Salty, will come to GB ?
Yes, Golden Beach. I'll go around the bar first up About 10.00 and come around for flat water later. Went out the bar today. 5.4 and 84 Trance. Did a bit of dredging here and there but still had a good day. Being 85kgs I sink like a rock when it shut down. Not as bad a Gestalt by the sound of it.
Hey Salty, I hear someone was pulling forward loops at the Bar today,was it you. See you tomorrow
I wish. Sadly no it wasn't. Don't think the knees would take a rough landing these days. 
yeah yeah hando, at least i got wet!
so VP today,
wind hasn't really kicked inshore yet.
i'll be down at 12.30
