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show us your favourite spot

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Created by izaak > 9 months ago, 14 Mar 2009
izaak
TAS, 2013 posts
14 Mar 2009 2:27PM
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show us a pic or vid of where you like to sail

lao shi
WA, 1338 posts
14 Mar 2009 3:43PM
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Was out on Macquarie Harbour and found this 3.8km wall at the entrance. It was blowing like crazy with super flat water behind it! No kit!


Dr Speed
68 posts
14 Mar 2009 6:02PM
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Bird`s paradise Westerhever:

iantas
56 posts
14 Mar 2009 8:46PM
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lao shi said...

Was out on Macquarie Harbour and found this 3.8km wall at the entrance. It was blowing like crazy with super flat water behind it! No kit!





my aim after a few more years windsurfing it to sail up Macquarie harbour (get a boat back), might need a thicker wetsuit though ;)

ka43
NSW, 3091 posts
14 Mar 2009 11:03PM
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OK, Ill bite. Where is that??

iantas
56 posts
14 Mar 2009 9:09PM
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ka43 said...

OK, Ill bite. Where is that??


just near strahan. at the heads im presuming.



AUS02
TAS, 2038 posts
15 Mar 2009 10:51AM
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Yeah, this spot does look pretty good, but you'd really need a boat to get there if the wind was up. It's an inhospitable place when it's blowing a gale. I've been there in both calm and rough conditions and there is a lot of water movement in and out (mostly out due to freshwater flow) of the harbour and you've got Devil's Gate's right around the corner. The convicts built it as a breakwater, which is an amazing feat!! Could be a good spot for doing a NM. Despite the water movement, there's not a lot of tidal movement in Macquarie Harbour, with water levels more influenced by high and low pressure systems. During bad weather, the water level is usually quite high (low pressure). Here's a photo of a section of the breakwater when it's just underwater on a nice day.

It's these sorts of places we need to be looking for, that's for sure, just unfortunate sometimes how difficult they are to get to.


AUS02
TAS, 2038 posts
15 Mar 2009 10:56AM
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Here it is on GE


jp747
1553 posts
15 Mar 2009 5:59PM
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mine's on sportstracklive.com look up villarosa beach 15mins. from home when no traffic and from a little flat to swells to washing machine a mix of everything..should be pasted on google earthcheers



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