Cold and Windless in Port Douglas

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greenleader > 9 months ago, 28 Jul 2020

greenleader

QLD

5283 posts

29 Jul 2020 12:10am

So a new world brings new challenges and with no International travel at the moment what better time to check out our great coastline and a place that I hold dear to my heart during winter months is Port Douglas.

greenleader

QLD

5283 posts

29 Jul 2020 12:13am

We tracked down a quaint villa and started rigging on the first arvo

greenleader

QLD

5283 posts

29 Jul 2020 12:24am

Boom

out there

greenleader

QLD

5283 posts

29 Jul 2020 12:28am

Because of lighter winds in the tropics we added all the toys in our multi sports household....stay tuned

Dezza

NSW

955 posts

29 Jul 2020 9:08am

Looks a perfect hot spot to be in

mr love

VIC

2415 posts

29 Jul 2020 9:14am

You should rename this thread..."Photographs to torture Victorians"

John340

QLD

3373 posts

29 Jul 2020 10:22am

Found you! No hot tub?

Richiefish

QLD

5612 posts

29 Jul 2020 11:04am

Yeah doesn't look too bad I suppose but meanwhile here at Manly we have a warm 25 knots from the NE, pretty bikini girls and free beer.

kato

VIC

3513 posts

29 Jul 2020 12:38pm

This should be in HW and labeled offensive

FormulaNova

15090 posts

29 Jul 2020 11:07am

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kato said..
This should be in HW and labeled offensive

You can visit too!

Sorry... I didn't mean right away, and what are you worried about anyway, you have a great place to sail. You just need a 3mm wesuit to put over the 6mm one... Brrrr

da vecta

QLD

2515 posts

29 Jul 2020 1:17pm

Down the garden path...

Mev

NSW

23 posts

29 Jul 2020 1:29pm

Do you need to do any croc dodging?

greenleader

QLD

5283 posts

29 Jul 2020 1:41pm

The jungle drums were beating and the Phantom climbed out of the skull cave and donned his holiday rainbow board shorts..........."the ghost who Wingdings"

and mentors foiling

da vecta

QLD

2515 posts

29 Jul 2020 1:42pm

Apparently there's been some Crocs and Roughnecks spotted in the river mouth nearby.

petermac33

6415 posts

29 Jul 2020 12:37pm

Not sure what a roughneck is but the prospect of being taken by a croc is enough reason to stay at home.

ausbinny

193 posts

29 Jul 2020 1:54pm

Should've stayed @ Green Island 20 - 30 knots all day today and less roughnecks

greenleader

QLD

5283 posts

29 Jul 2020 3:57pm

The Phantom normally wrestles the crocs with his bare hands before sternly sending them upstream

petermac33

6415 posts

29 Jul 2020 2:08pm

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roughneck

ka43

NSW

3097 posts

29 Jul 2020 5:41pm

**** it, I knew this was coming!!!!!!!!!!

Richiefish

QLD

5612 posts

29 Jul 2020 6:37pm

FormulaNova

15090 posts

29 Jul 2020 8:11pm

The Phantom is rough with roughnecks.

greenleader

QLD

5283 posts

29 Jul 2020 11:18pm

Sometimes when it's light.....the waves they come.....but it's really warm weather

FormulaNova

15090 posts

30 Jul 2020 9:52am

Just out of interest, because I have only kited there, what's the depth like everywhere else for sailing?

I am guessing its fine as you are using foils.

Its a beautiful place there this time of year and no doubt everyone would prefer to be there.

greenleader

QLD

5283 posts

30 Jul 2020 12:32pm

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FormulaNova said..
Just out of interest, because I have only kited there, what's the depth like everywhere else for sailing?

I am guessing its fine as you are using foils.

Its a beautiful place there this time of year and no doubt everyone would prefer to be there.

Yep, launching from our house which is about 1 km north of the point on 4 Mile beach there is plenty of water straight off the beach.

greenleader

QLD

5283 posts

30 Jul 2020 12:41pm

Here's the little path down to the beach that is always fun to take your gear up and down

FNQBilly

QLD

111 posts

30 Jul 2020 3:19pm

GreenLeader, there will be a few more of us FNQ Mob up there tomorrow as well to join in the fun with you and the family. enjoy every bit of our little patch of paradise mate.

greenleader

QLD

5283 posts

30 Jul 2020 7:46pm

Cheers Billy, looking forward to meeting with you guys, we've been coming for 20 years it's a great part of Qld

snorkel962

QLD

488 posts

30 Jul 2020 10:13pm

FNQ, the new winter windsurfing destination?!?

greenleader

QLD

5283 posts

30 Jul 2020 11:13pm

It's been pretty damn good up here in FNQ and today was no exception, got a mid morning to drinks hour session happening

greenleader

QLD

5283 posts

31 Jul 2020 11:56am

Meanwhile a couple of minutes drive away

FormulaNova

15090 posts

31 Jul 2020 10:09am

When I was driving up to Port Douglas from Cairns each day, I would look across to a river bank on the left and there would always be a croc sunning itself.... Lucky they don't tend to be out in the 'cold' winter!

Water starts are so much easier when you have motivation

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