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Video: Windsurfing Palm Beach 1992

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Created by shear tip > 9 months ago, 27 Aug 2009
shear tip
NSW, 1125 posts
27 Aug 2009 10:01PM
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Just found this little gem. Anyone here in this vid?

LeStef
ACT, 514 posts
27 Aug 2009 10:58PM
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looks great, what's happening to their feet ?
any shells or sharks there? or just for the tourists...

pierrec45
NSW, 2005 posts
28 Aug 2009 11:20PM
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Younger sailors would find it difficult to imagine how crowded Palm Beach was in the early 80s, to the early 90s. Those days never to be seen again...

slalomfreak
NSW, 304 posts
31 Aug 2009 9:47PM
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Hard to imagine that I actually enjoyed sailing there.But it was better than Balmoral.
What with the seaplane,stinkboats,low tide and all.Luckily I found Kyeemah otherwise I probably would have given windsurfing away.

Mobydisc
NSW, 9029 posts
31 Aug 2009 9:56PM
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Its still a nice place to windsurf. Of course if you time it wrong and go there on a low tide then you have to wade through the yucky weed and mud. Of course if you go there on a sunny weekend its difficult to find a park. Its a hassle driving out there. You have to pay for parking unless you live in the Pittwater council area.

However its a brillant place to sail on a NW wind and on most other wind directions too. Its visually spectacular. The water is clear. People are friendly, pleasant and generally civilized there, which isn't something you can say about Kyeemagh.

Jethrow
NSW, 1275 posts
31 Aug 2009 9:59PM
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And it's on the right side of the bridge

slalomfreak
NSW, 304 posts
31 Aug 2009 11:07PM
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Mobydisc said...

Its still a nice place to windsurf. Of course if you time it wrong and go there on a low tide then you have to wade through the yucky weed and mud. Of course if you go there on a sunny weekend its difficult to find a park. Its a hassle driving out there. You have to pay for parking unless you live in the Pittwater council area.

However its a brillant place to sail on a NW wind and on most other wind directions too. Its visually spectacular. The water is clear. People are friendly, pleasant and generally civilized there, which isn't something you can say about Kyeemagh.


I hear you bro but for clean consistant wind and an easy launch its hard to beat Botany Bay.BTW enjoyed the video brought back a lot of memories.

LeStef
ACT, 514 posts
3 Sep 2009 12:50AM
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pierrec45 said...

Younger sailors would find it difficult to imagine how crowded Palm Beach was in the early 80s, to the early 90s. Those days never to be seen again...


I was wondering, how many windsurfers do you think there are arround ?
I was certainly pleased to sail sunday at Narrabeen lake (well the wind was so gusty ) but seeing may be 20 to 25 guys was quite exiting.
I have been sailing for 10 years in Hobart and it was very lonely many days out.

pierrec45
NSW, 2005 posts
5 Sep 2009 10:42AM
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Yeah, you're right, Narrabeen is a like concentrated windsurfing.



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