what wind direction is good for sailing lucky bay
] when ever i go there seems to be no wind there started sailing at safety bay, but would like to go back to lucky bay from time to time for something different
Lucky Bay is best in a norwester, because the wind is directly onshore and not blocked by anything you can sail parallel to the beach, but you mostly get those in winter before a storm front.
Good in SW SSW S W NE
SE and E are offshore, sailable, but if the wind is also light it can be hard to get back in without a centreboard.
Use the windgauge for Melville water to check for wind.
I find the Melville water windgauge (which is closer to Pelican Point) underreads for Lucky Bay in a norwester (you'll get 5 kts more at Lucky Bay), and overreads for Lucky Bay in easterlies & SE (you'll get 5 knots less at Lucky Bay) but is fairly accurate for westerlies, southerlies and SW. This is just my observation. I'd be interested to know if others agree.
Thanx for the replys i am enjoying safety bay at the moment being new to the sport, the increasing winds are helping, but i will venture back to lucky bay in the near future
I sail at Lucky Bay a fair bit but want to get some practice on the ocean so was thinking of heading down Safety Bay but I'm not really sure which part of the bay I need to be at.........is there a landmark / street name that I need to go to, to launch?
