Hi All,
I have only ever been to Perth once and know there have been loads of posts like this before, but as I just had a random call from my wife asking if we wanted to move to Perth I thought I should ask some specific questions. My response was hell yes1 but does living near the CBD still allow for good sailing?
1) is it possible to live in 20-45 mins of Perth CBD and still wave sail without driving 200k's? If so which spots?
2) What are good locations to live in, that achieve the above. If we move we will have a reasonable budget?
Any suggestions greatly recieved!
No stay away,its a hideous place,the wind the waves,clean air,open spaces.good quality of life,easy access to the beaches.
Its hard to find any positives 
Apparently it boring as batsh!t as it doesn't have the essentials like crowded 24hr shopping where it takes 40mins to get a carton of milk, or 75% the population being metrosexual ballet-watching multilingual Uni graduates, or daylight saving, so don't bother.
Seriously though - anywhere within 20mins of the CBD will put you within 30-40mins drive of an ocean sail or 20min of a river sail.
Anywhere within, say, 10km of the freeway and you'll be set.
If you plan on the odd drive for a couple of hours for a wavesail on weekends, you will probably go north more often than south, so I'd choose close to the freeway say 15mins north of city, say Balcatta to Hamersley area.
Downside is all the decent winter spots in metro are a little bit south of the CBD area. So central is best but $$$$$$$$$ may put u off.
EDIT: oh sh!t - unless u mean Perth in Tasmania. If so, disregard the above.
Thanks for the info! Don't mind driving for 2hrs for a sail as I probably already do this once or twice a week. After speaking with my wife tonight I think I am much keener than she is. I wonder why
Forgot to mention - your wife is awesome if she is suggesting it - strike while the iron is hot!!!!
Buy a SUP for winter, I haven't sailed since easter 
Only been 2 windy weekends I can think of all winter and I didn't get out. Summer is awesome for wind but if next year is like this you will sail far, far less here the rest of the year than somewhere further south like Melbourne. It has been good for surfing though, regular 2-3' swell on the metro beaches with light offshore wind and sunshine!
Woodies pt was a personal favourite of mine when I lived over there. You had the best of both worlds, smallish waves on the south side and flat water blasting on the north side.
That was 16 years ago now, and i believe it's been over run by tea baggers.
The housing in the Cockburn council area is varied as such you can find housing to suit your budget.
That said, you can't beat Lancelin or Gero for weekend sailing, so living north of the river would have its advantages.
the river is ok, but when I lived and worked 10mins from woodies, there was no need to go to the river.
Some of the first things you may notice about Perth compared to Melbourne;
No icebergs
Every second car is a 4x4
Every second 4x4 has a boat
Every second boat catches a decent feed
You can play "Spot The Aussie" and win!
Can we swap wifes!
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So the bread knife has thought about it some more and now isn't keen! She thinks her work will send her off all over the place (which it would) so it looks like I will be VIC based :-(
As a result I thought I would bring a little WA to VIC and just ordered a new Keel Quad!
some bloke just got 3-5 years for punching his wife to death.
So if you're good, i guess we'll see you in 3 years.
This has been my first winter in Perth, so I can't say much. However I have been sailing at least once a month with 30 to 40 knots in weekdays after work, almost in the dusk and with rain..... if you don't mind these rather 'North Sea' conditions, you can sail in winter
