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Botany bay in a southerly

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Created by razzmatazz > 9 months ago, 4 Mar 2011
razzmatazz
NSW, 184 posts
4 Mar 2011 7:54AM
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where's the best spot to launch in a soputherly ,as is expexted tomorrow, at Botany bay.? Still kayeemagh or further south?
Thanks

lelos12345
NSW, 453 posts
4 Mar 2011 9:34AM
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kayeemagh is good u still get a nice run depends how long u want them to be ramsgate would give u a great run across

shear tip
NSW, 1125 posts
4 Mar 2011 1:41PM
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I find the further south you go, the lighter the wind gets. Sometimes it can be 15 knots at Kyeemagh, and there's not enough wind to plane up the channel past Dolls Point to Sandringham (on formula gear). Kurnell can be really light, but nice off Bonna Point across the mouth of Quibray Bay.

All things considered, the strongest, most consistent wind is up at Kyeemagh (best launch is at south ramp).

The smoothest water is the sand bar 1 km upwind of Sandringham - best at low tide, but the wind can be 5 knots lighter there. The sand spit should be exposed on Sat after 1 - 1:30pm (usually when the tide is below 0.8m)

Waiting4wind
NSW, 1871 posts
4 Mar 2011 3:57PM
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Lets see what happens tommorow - fingers crossed!

razzmatazz
NSW, 184 posts
4 Mar 2011 6:02PM
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Waiting4wind said...

Lets see what happens tommorow - fingers crossed!


Natually it's going to be windy. Thanks all

confused
NSW, 175 posts
5 Mar 2011 8:59PM
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Good enough for a blast on big kit. Now can someone create some wind for tomorrow please!

razzmatazz
NSW, 184 posts
5 Mar 2011 10:25PM
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yeah all this doubting scared the wind away and besides a couple of gusts it was mainly hard work

Mobydisc
NSW, 9029 posts
5 Mar 2011 11:00PM
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Yes,

I was down at Kyeemagh around 10am. The wind was dying while there and windsurfers were coming in. Most had sails around 6.7m 6m. But the dying wind, basically the reverse of a NE seabreeze needed bigger sails than that. Bit of a bugger



confused
NSW, 175 posts
6 Mar 2011 12:15PM
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I was out from 12 to 2 on a 7.7, not wild but still enough to get going.

What about SE? Where should we sail then?

razzmatazz
NSW, 184 posts
6 Mar 2011 12:49PM
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Yeah I reckon something around the 7.5sqm would have been ok for most of the day. Was way underpowered on my 6.6 but none the less managed a few massive catapoltswhen it started blowing. Probably am going to wear a helmet next time

confused
NSW, 175 posts
6 Mar 2011 1:17PM
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razzmatazz, were you out on the north and the looooooonnnnngggg board?

razzmatazz
NSW, 184 posts
6 Mar 2011 1:19PM
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I was the one witha blue spongey bit on the nose of a 144 JP (meant to protect the nose from mast damage but did not work) and a 6.6 red KOYOTE sail. mostly sailed on the same tack as all the other guys off the southern ramp. I got there about 10 and left just after 2pm.

confused
NSW, 175 posts
6 Mar 2011 1:32PM
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Not too much damage to the front of your board I hope?

If any use I've just put a Jez's know on buy and sell, good to protect the front of the board when you wipe out.

Hopefully catch up with you next time I'm down there.

Waiting4wind
NSW, 1871 posts
6 Mar 2011 1:37PM
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I had a good hour and a half of blasting up and down the beach on my 7.8 from about 2pm. It was a nice relaxed sail and good for a bit of air on small swell near the shore

I did misjudge how shallow the water was right down the south end, kept jibeing into to the sand...not good for the fin.



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