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mondays surprise !

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Created by dafunk > 9 months ago, 27 Aug 2012
dafunk
QLD, 561 posts
27 Aug 2012 7:56PM
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well was a lovely 18ish knots
managed an hour before i had to work
looking at the arrows was good all day !
hope ya got a bit , happy days

twojaythomo
QLD, 28 posts
27 Aug 2012 10:23PM
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Yer bro was sweet most of the day so happy to get a good session in for months now, perfect time to have 2 days off work hope tomorrow follows suite

maxyboy
QLD, 44 posts
28 Aug 2012 11:21AM
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yep~~ went up to sandgate yesterday...after call in sick.

15~ 17 knots eastly wind. Beautiful day! The season is coming!! Finally!!

Vatos Locos
230 posts
28 Aug 2012 1:41PM
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So is that why you weren't here at work yesterday??? im telling our boss

Caney
SA, 118 posts
28 Aug 2012 4:30PM
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Was awesome, got to narrowneck at around 9am. Kited till 12:45 and had trouble packing up my kite was nackered!

Pity today was a bit lack luster :(

gcdave
534 posts
29 Aug 2012 4:19AM
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Caney said...

Was awesome, got to narrowneck at around 9am. Kited till 12:45 and had trouble packing up my kite was nackered!

Pity today was a bit lack luster :(


From where i was, it looked like u were tryn to get to that barge off shore in those lulls

Work today,half day thursday and bring on the long wkend

Caney
SA, 118 posts
29 Aug 2012 2:05PM
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lul

i did consider pumping up the new 17m...

gcdave
534 posts
29 Aug 2012 6:11PM
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Caney said...

lul

i did consider pumping up the new 17m...




lol i was on a 9. Waiting for new gear to arrive sucks

Good winds from tomorrow arvo right thru to monday morning. Might have to tell the missus to go solo the gc show

Farrrrkn brown points

dafunk
QLD, 561 posts
30 Aug 2012 11:30AM
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looking good for today . thursday
fingers crossed .

adante
50 posts
30 Aug 2012 3:32PM
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Fer chrissake! What arcane methodology do you guys use to predict the wind (particularly in sandgate/brighton area)? I know the wind chart looked pretty optimistic today (except for those thunderbolts) but I have seen it look promising so many times and eventuate to nothing. Sometimes the chart is actually showing good wind but it is dead in sandgate/brighton.

Are there other indicators I should be looking at to tell whether the prediction is true or just a cruel, cruel tease?

gcdave
534 posts
30 Aug 2012 5:31PM
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adante said...

Fer chrissake! What arcane methodology do you guys use to predict the wind (particularly in sandgate/brighton area)? I know the wind chart looked pretty optimistic today (except for those thunderbolts) but I have seen it look promising so many times and eventuate to nothing. Sometimes the chart is actually showing good wind but it is dead in sandgate/brighton.

Are there other indicators I should be looking at to tell whether the prediction is true or just a cruel, cruel tease?




Definitely don't rely solely on seabreeze.com SB forecast love adding 5kts to the 5th day in their forecast i reckon too

1.) Learn to read synoptic charts
www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/synoptic_col.shtml

2.) Check this one often to give you an idea the current computer weather model
www.bom.gov.au/marine/wind.shtml

3.) Check this site out before you head to the water
www.windalert.com:443/en-us/Search/ViewResults.aspx

adante
50 posts
4 Sep 2012 8:14AM
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thanks fro the tips dave. Guess I'm gonna do some reading about synoptic charts & pressure when I have some time this weekend.

Caney
SA, 118 posts
4 Sep 2012 1:46PM
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No clouds in the sky
Warm
10 knots on forecast?

Expect a sea breeze of 15+

TA DA!

dafunk
QLD, 561 posts
4 Sep 2012 6:57PM
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i compare 3 sites seabreeze , willys weather and windguru .
now 4 with windalert ta gcdave !

gcdave
534 posts
4 Sep 2012 5:48PM
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No worries Mid to late arvo N/NNE puffs till friday



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