Hi All,
That is good to hear the lake is still full, my daughter and friend are going up to kayak fish the lake next week and I was hoping it would stay full. That sounds a waste I know, they should be windsurfing the lake.
Thanks Adam, nice to be back.
Had a nice sail at old bar today - you should try it on a strong nor easter (ENE) and a decent bit of water... was a bit low today and that was with a 22cm weedy!
Heading up to SWR next week if you fancy a sail up there... Phil was saying he's been trying to get you to come up!
Hi all
Now at smiths lake sailed for first time today little underdone with 8metre sail
Good to see a couple of others on the lake
Hope for better wind tomorrow
Hey KevB,
With the east to south east wind today and a cracker tomorrow perfect direction for the lake I'm sure you will be well powered if not over powered with the 8.
Enjoy.
kind Regards
Walt
Hi
Wow 6.8 for a start good runs along the sandbar ended up way overpowered
Rigged 5.8 smallest ive got way too much
Great mob though and still had a top sail
Kev
Not for much longer,..word on the street is that it's being let out Tuesday. I was looking forward to some blasting on the lake this coming wk end, but it ain't to be.
On the upside, the beach fishing at Sand Bar will be the dope!
I never understood why they can't setup a permanent drain at a certain level to keep the lake at a certain height. Wouldn't that be relatively easy to do, or is there more to it?
They could alternate between them to keep any wildlife happy that like varying tide lines.
Try Botany Bay, it's the best silted up, very little wild life, polluted water way, that's close to Sydney and perfect for windsurfing all year round. Great for formula and slalom! I'm happy with Smiths, just the way it is thanks
Looks like it was opened Sunday afternoon.
This site gives live feed for the rainfall at, and depth of Smiths Lake (Tarbuck Bay is in Smiths just around the corner). Most of January 2013 it was about 1.2m to 1.3. It is opened when the level gets to 2.1m, according to the local council.
Manly Hydraulics have rainfall and river level sites up and down the coast, some may be useful to sailors in other areas.http://www.mhl.nsw.gov.au/htbin/map_data_display.com?SITE=TARB
Thanks gh for the heads up.
One of the local's conveyed this while we where there last holidays so if they say so I guess it was true.
The last opening prior to christmas 2011 there where one or two boats that where swept out from the opening channel, That's some force of water being syphoned from the narrow opening.
Was planning to get away for a sailing weekend after easter, might wait now.
Kind regards
Walt
