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Port Maquarie

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Created by sonic > 9 months ago, 2 Aug 2008
sonic
QLD, 756 posts
2 Aug 2008 6:10PM
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A business oppertunity may bring me this way but have to check out the windsurfing before hand, can anyone let me know what its like and the usual spots?
Appreciated.

Mobydisc
NSW, 9029 posts
2 Aug 2008 10:13PM
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Hi,

Jordans operate in Port Mac. They have been involved with windsurfing for a long time, probably close to 30 years or more. They are on the river at Settlement City. Nice people to deal with and they know a lot.

What sort of windsurfing are you into? If you are into waves there are heaps of beaches around there but your biggest issue will be finding someone to sail with. If you are into flat water then there is the Hastings river. There are some salt water lakes down near Lauiton. If you want a combo of both then South West Rocks is not that far away and its one of the best windsurfing spots in NSW.

sonic
QLD, 756 posts
3 Aug 2008 9:19AM
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Thanks for that, really prefer the flat speed type sailing.

Jethrow
NSW, 1275 posts
3 Aug 2008 11:13AM
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I've never been there but I've heard good things about the river at Yamba and it's not that far from Coffs.

Mobydisc
NSW, 9029 posts
3 Aug 2008 11:49AM
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Jethrow said...

I've never been there but I've heard good things about the river at Yamba and it's not that far from Coffs.


Geoff,

Yamba is about a 3 hour drive from Coffs and Coffs is a quick 2 hour drive from Port Macquarie.

For flat water the best place at Port Macquarie is the river. Because the Hastings River winds around a fair bit there is bound to be somewhere you can sail and get a longer run than just going from one side to the other. Queens Lake down at Lauriton is okay, its very big and there is a good launch area there on the south side.

Wineman has identified Stuarts Point as having an excellent reach of about three kms in a North Easter. That would be over an hour and a half drive from Port Macquarie.




DavMen
NSW, 1509 posts
3 Aug 2008 12:03PM
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Yep its a long way to Yamba - Port Maquarie is about half way from Sydney!



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