And me too. 4.7m was fully lit on the outside for a good hour.
Launched just south of Cadets. Sailed around the old lighthouse, then down south to the _new_ tree line.
Adjusted the map view to 3D'ish so that you can see back toward the gap - you can see that I had to sail around a newly formed bar.
Select to expand quoteAusMoz said..
These maps needs serious updating! Doesn't show anything of what it's like
I wonder if it's possible to overlay GPS tracks on the Copernicus Browser?
Select to expand quoteJohn340 said..I wonder if it's possible to overlay GPS tracks on the Copernicus Browser?
Computer says ... yes, but low quality
Select to expand quotemathew said..John340 said..I wonder if it's possible to overlay GPS tracks on the Copernicus Browser?
Computer says ... yes, but low quality
Impressive Matt
Word on the street is the bulcock bar will be reopened too.. wtf .. I've had some excellent surfs there. Having the extra beach has been fantastic.
Select to expand quoteGestalt said..
Word on the street is the bulcock bar will be reopened too.. wtf .. I've had some excellent surfs there. Having the extra beach has been fantastic.
This won't happen in the short term. There isn't an actual time frame either.... let's see if the government wants to keep spending money or stops at the temporary fix.
Robbo, i cant see there being anywhere near enough sand in the passage to rebuild the island, proper.
Better off making a dyke n pumping system around the low lying affected suburbs...
New reports are out for bribie bar.
as an overview this is the plan
reopen Caloundra bar and build sandbag groynes
Close off all existing break through areas towards south
build sandbag retaining along closed off areas
increase height of newly formed dunes heading south to 5m ahd (1.5 storeys)
plant trees to new dunes (+ another 1.5 storeys)
kill any chance of wind in a SE - tick
Select to expand quoteGestalt said..
kill any chance of wind in a SE - tick
It has been good sailing with the Bribie Bar - inside on the flat water the wind is stronger and less gusty, and outside in the waves it is quite safe being shallow and good jumping.
I think the discussion of closing/opening the various bars, hasn't been thought through all that well.
When the bar was open at Happy Valley / Bulcock, it was pretty much off-limits to most boats as the sand moved around too much. It wasn't traversable except at the highest tides.
The speed of flow of water, was very high. I suspect the emergency-rescue folks have forgotten how often people were swept out. My partner even had a jetski rescue due to being stuck in the washing machine while sailing on some big kit.
It seems to me that the now-closed opening, would have been a good spot to have a permanent deep-water opening. It could have had proper sea-walls so that water traffic could then safely traverse (as safe as would be any bar crossing vs what we had at Bulcock). Obviously the low lying estate would still need wave-protection too.
my $0.02 ... I think the civil-works was a good achievement, the local community will have good storm protection. However, too many politicians got involved to encourage short term political-wins... vs making good long term decisions.
