Hi Crew - March long weekend a few of us have been discussing a road trip - fri - sunday, camp out and get some waves.
Options
West coast - for most of us un-sailed (7 hour + drive to Ellsiton or Pt Lincoln)
South east heading there for Easter so maybe somewhere different (4 hour Drive Beachport / Robe)
Yorkes - haven't sailed there - plenty of waves (and crowds) if the surf is happening - (4 hour drive Gleesons Landing / Marion Bay)
?Somewhere else - may have to call it the week before based on weather forecast
Not sure of the best spot for this time of year but really want some waves and wind (and a few surfs as well)
Any thoughts - or wind stats for that time of year - should still be some SE patterns - gotta have waves !!!!
how can you get sick of robe? normally consistant wind and waves! west sounds good but its not worth it just for a weekend!
Hey crew how about past robe and down to nene valley and cape douglas (pebbles) there is currently a place for rent at pelican point on the beachfront for $180 a week, easy half that for a long weeekend everyone bunk in and party, pelican pont is just down from carpenters rocks and fronts onto livingstons bay, mostly pebble and reef beachs in this area, top reef break waves, check google earth for this coastline. if you want Russ I can pm you the phone numbers for the accomadation. there is a pub in carpenters rocks and mount gambier is 30 mins away..
count me in. is it like a bit further then robe??? lets do this. somewere new and different!!! like te sound of this house.
Chris, pm'ed you the add and phone numbers for the place on the beach at pelican point.
Any one still keen on heading away if its gonna be windy?
I have managed freedom pass from domestic duties authorized by the home boss for 3 days so I am keen as. Call it Thursday - if there is no wind predicted se west or in between might just stay home
keen. marty helped me with new brake pads on the van so she is a bit safer for a road trip now!!! 
Russ with the current wind and swell forecast we might be able to stay close to home for a saiul over the long weekend, close like Seacliff??
Im doing Robe if it is Windy. After two great sails in two days this weekend - with 30 knots and decent surf (although not huge), I gotta get some more!
mitton it was 30 Se knots again today but with a bigger swell, I only went jumping at Beachport on a 4.2 again and tommorrows forcast looks the same. yeh Sat was sweet at third ramp.
Looks like a trip to day street on saturday could be about as far as I am gonna get now - with the weekend money going to a replace a slowly steaming radiator in the commode - doh!!!
If crew aren't going away maybe a sausage sizzle and a few ales after a sail saturday arvo - maybe seacliff?
I'm in doesn't Seacliff look great at this stage. Can't wait might have to do a morning and an arvo session.
The bbq and a beer sounds like a nice way to finish.
Sunday sailing as well and monday to recover, it doesn't get much better than that.
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They have just changed the forecast again. Monday has green arrows now.
Far out that was huge change from this morning - now looks like Day street - which sounds awesome as there predicting 2-3foot swell
Might give any type of BBQ planning a miss in the future - just like Aus Day - forecast changes more than most people change their undies!!
These cut of lows are always a bit dodgy
I only use the seabreeze as a minor guide.
The BoM weather maps and writeups are a better guide.
Even the SWELLNET site has a better weather guide, if you read about the swell forcasts it gives a great indication of what the weather is doing.
It's green again
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Water and land map on bom is indicating 22 - 27 knot sw. I wont say too much though as we all know what can happen.
were to go- seacliff is southwest/day street if west!!! and hoping to get some stuff done around the house too!
how about the valley sundy arvo 15-25 SE and 3m SW swell? robe might be on again mr mitton. come down after day st on satdy or hit browns at 3m 20-30k NW-SW. anyway good to see the gods smiling on us for the longy wind wise. must say that the boms predictions sound a bit iffy
^^^ love to join you but after $900 worth of car repairs in the last two weeks I can't afford to go anywhere
