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the spot (Yanchep)

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Created by Zed > 9 months ago, 3 Dec 2012
Zed
WA, 1274 posts
3 Dec 2012 3:31PM
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has anyone ever sailed here? Or is it too crowded with surfers even when it's windy?

Carantoc
WA, 7177 posts
3 Dec 2012 6:07PM
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I have.

But I don't live there at the moment so I'll tell what I know.


Not at all crowded with surfers when it is blowing, but a few kiters out and probably even more now.

It is a bit shallow, especially on the inside. When it is big and stormy a wave breaks wider, but it doesn't have much of a shoulder.

Maybe also try just north of the the marina (between the northwall and the first access steps). Potentially better than most stuff around Perth if you get it right. Big jumps and smooth water.

or just south on the reef south of Yanchep lagoon, about 300m offshore.

or north of Derrs (around the first little 'point' north of Derrs), there is also a bit of a break, again can be shallow on the low tides and not the best sailing in the world.

Place I used the sail the most was between the two rocks, in Two Rocks.

Often weedy, never much good, but walking distance from the house and with a big swell there were some OK ramps. Stay south of beach side of the north rock, north of the ocean side of the south rock and there is one rock pinnicle that sticks about 3/4 of the way to the south rock, about 10m off shore. Basically - weedy and rocky with no waves.

Zed
WA, 1274 posts
3 Dec 2012 9:47PM
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cool carantoc thanks for the tips, I'll check em out :)

WINDY MILLER
WA, 3183 posts
3 Dec 2012 10:50PM
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a few times,, always found it better to keep driving north another half hour....

had one good sail there with greenroom, blueJooce, leech, poor reli and laurie many moons ago... the beachy just after the reef was workin a treat....

watch the locals dont burn your car out [}:)]


or try reef south of alki

Zed
WA, 1274 posts
4 Dec 2012 4:05PM
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or try reef south of alki


How far out is it? You mean the main Alki surf break?

Greenroom
WA, 7608 posts
4 Dec 2012 9:02PM
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WINDY MILLER said...
a few times,, always found it better to keep driving north another half hour....

had one good sail there with greenroom, blueJooce, leech, poor reli and laurie many moons ago... the beachy just after the reef was workin a treat....

watch the locals dont burn your car out [}:)]


or try reef south of alki

Yeah we tried it a few times. Its not really a wave set up for wavesailing. Launching is a mission. You have to pull off the wave before it closes out on the inside. There is not much of a channel to head back out. In a SW wind its too onshore.
We did get it pretty good the time we went with Reli and Laurie.
Reckon the other spots are better. Just use your imagination

Zed
WA, 1274 posts
5 Dec 2012 9:26AM
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Just use your imagination




I've tried it just thinks of sex..

WINDY MILLER
WA, 3183 posts
7 Dec 2012 6:20AM
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Bit far out too, similar to seals, so probably good to buddy up.

Only supped it with gaz in an offshore, big long left, could be fun in a breeze if the tide and swell lined up




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