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Macroscien > 9 months ago, 30 Jan 2014

Macroscien

QLD

6808 posts

30 Jan 2014 11:10pm

Just short quiz how long it takes you road trip to your everyday sailing spot ?

For me it is about 15 minutes one way to Broadwater ( GC)

Which is really good if I forget something, still worth make one more trip home to pickup harness or extension

Interesting will be to know who have the shortest trip ( luckiest guy

) and the longest ( the most determined

Gestalt

QLD

14722 posts

30 Jan 2014 11:17pm

my local is about 7 minutes.

but i'll drive as far as needed to be honest. have driven 8 hours to go for a sail. some guys that come to burrum drive 2 days to get there.

it's Australia, it's a big place and there are some great spots with great people a few hours up the road.

Stuthepirate

3591 posts

31 Jan 2014 12:12am

From driveway to the local rigging area - about 6min
From driveway to the local watering hole - about 1min (not that i drive there

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Harrow

NSW

4521 posts

31 Jan 2014 1:01am

20 minutes.

Man0verBoard

629 posts

30 Jan 2014 10:18pm

Coast 6min, river 20min.

I grew up one street back from the beach which resulted in many school days skipped and Yr 11 repeated. Wish I'd skipped more school...too young to know better

NotWal

QLD

7435 posts

31 Jan 2014 12:22am

45 min to Queen's Beach. 45 to Wynnum/Manly. 50-60 Wello. 60+ to VP. 70+ Bribie. 70+ to the Train. 80+ to Caloundra.
It's mostly Wello, then VP, and now much more at Queens.

sausage

QLD

4873 posts

31 Jan 2014 12:51am

30seconds from home to my gear at beach, drag detensioned sail out from previous session or rig bigger or smaller. If the former can be on the water within 10 minutes. 15 if I have to rig from start. Of course I don't have the luxury of any flat water though but don't need to unpack & pack gear into car every time. I have to say I am pretty lucky to have this.

PS man it so windy here atm the house is shaking.

BundyBear

NSW

325 posts

31 Jan 2014 2:29am

Safety Bay is about 3.5 kilometers by road, takes about 4 minutes to drive it . Added bonus is it is on my traffic light free drive home from work route so I have to check it out even if I am not sailing that day.

John340

QLD

3373 posts

31 Jan 2014 6:48am

Similar to Notwal. 40 to 60 min depending on which part of Morton Bay I go to. I sail mainly at Wello which is 45mn away in good traffic. Trips home to pick up missing gear is not an option. I go through a mental check list before I leave home. I have to be pretty regimented about where I store my gear at home and in the wagon. Sailing would not be possible without decent wind forecasting like Seabreeze.

ejmack

VIC

1308 posts

31 Jan 2014 8:15am

70 minutes to my closest. Totally worth it though when it goes to plan.

gh

NSW

153 posts

31 Jan 2014 8:46am

About 7 hours to my usual sailing spot.

drift

VIC

737 posts

31 Jan 2014 9:14am

About 45-60...........seconds depending on how long it takes the garage door to go up!

lee1972

QLD

921 posts

31 Jan 2014 8:50am

About 15mins to queens beach, 45mins to caloundra, about three days to convince the wife.

ejmack

VIC

1308 posts

31 Jan 2014 9:59am

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drift said..

About 45-60...........seconds depending on how long it takes the garage door to go up!

Every second counts!

Old Salty

VIC

1271 posts

31 Jan 2014 10:04am

90 minutes for me to get to Inverloch. Not living the dream like Drift with his 45 secs

DanP

VIC

286 posts

31 Jan 2014 11:13am

Tested it this morning... 45secs-5 mins depending on type of sailing that i want to do

mineral1

4564 posts

31 Jan 2014 10:34am

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sausage said..
30seconds from home to my gear at beach, drag detensioned sail out from previous session or rig bigger or smaller. If the former can be on the water within 10 minutes. 15 if I have to rig from start. Of course I don't have the luxury of any flat water though but don't need to unpack & pack gear into car every time. I have to say I am pretty lucky to have this.

PS man it so windy here atm the house is shaking.

No damage hopefully, and the water state calms enough for you to get out

Watched a 7 report for Airlie Beach seeing a couple of kites out in the back shot. Shelia went typical media poo pooing the kiters. Failed to notice hardly a breath of air ruffling the trees or the reporters hair. Somebody needed to take her out the back for a good slap

Oh topic, yes.
Beach 20 mins, least favoured, wife is concerned with bities in the water

River, 45 mins which is favoured spot.
Best spot for huge expanse 1.5 hours, but worth it at Mandurah.

mr love

VIC

2415 posts

31 Jan 2014 1:48pm

Wow, I considered myself quite fortunate but there are some people totally spoilt here.

For me my normal spots are between 5 and 10 minutes away, Pookipa I drive past on my way home from work which is great.
Sandy Point 2 hours drive not that I have been taking advantage of that much lately.

Sputnik11

VIC

972 posts

31 Jan 2014 2:03pm

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ejmack said..

drift said..

About 45-60...........seconds depending on how long it takes the garage door to go up!

Every second counts!

27 seconds is the record..........so far........

Sputnik11

VIC

972 posts

31 Jan 2014 2:07pm

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DanP said..

Tested it this morning... 45secs-5 mins depending on type of sailing that i want to do

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Awesome. Where is this? Love that you have both waves and speed options so close.

ikw777

QLD

2995 posts

31 Jan 2014 1:15pm

About 7 minutes, including a stop for a coke zero along the way.

Haggar

QLD

1670 posts

31 Jan 2014 1:24pm

.......... about an hour to get into the garage then 5 minutes to the beach

hargs

QLD

634 posts

31 Jan 2014 1:54pm

100m walk from front door to beach access. Usually I then see Sausage a couple of hundred metres further up the beach rigging up, that's if he isn't already on the water. Hard to take I know.

Stuthepirate

3591 posts

31 Jan 2014 2:32pm

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DanP said..

Tested it this morning... 45secs-5 mins depending on type of sailing that i want to do

Jeebus, i thought WA drivers were bad

Windxtasy

4017 posts

31 Jan 2014 12:07pm

Well I have it tough. I have to drive at least 15 minutes, but I am spoilt for choice...
15 minutes to Melville, where I go if I'm short of time.
15 minutes to Majestic Point
20 minutes to Pelican Point and another 10 minutes to find a parking spot! (I don't go there much)
25 minutes to Pt Walter
35 Minutes to Safety Bay
55 minutes to Coodanup
60 minutes to Novara
65 minutes to Liptons
1hr 30 to Australind or Yoyo's, and about the same to Lancelin in the other direction.

sausage

QLD

4873 posts

31 Jan 2014 2:26pm

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mineral1 said..

sausage said..
PS man it so windy here atm the house is shaking.

No damage hopefully, and the water state calms enough for you to get out

Mineral,
Been a crazy night of wind and 4.8metre high tide this morning combined with the storm surge had sea coming up over main beachfront. Lucky we didn't actually have cyclonic winds although 40knots can do some damage still.

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hargs said..

100m walk from front door to beach access. Usually I then see Sausage a couple of hundred metres further up the beach rigging up, that's if he isn't already on the water. Hard to take I know.

Doesn't look like that today Hargs. Wonder if we still have a beach this afternoon.

My launch spot just north of that tree that is usually way up in the dunes.

hargs

QLD

634 posts

31 Jan 2014 3:13pm

yeah it's pretty wild out there mate!!!

Sputnik11

VIC

972 posts

31 Jan 2014 4:34pm

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hargs said..

yeah it's pretty wild out there mate!!!

Why are you guys watching rather than sailing? I heard Queenslanders were a bit soft....

Gestalt

QLD

14722 posts

31 Jan 2014 3:35pm

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Sputnik11 said..

hargs said..

yeah it's pretty wild out there mate!!!

Why are you guys watching rather than sailing? I heard Queenslanders were a bit soft....

it's because sausages 7.5m is in for repair.

evlPanda

NSW

9207 posts

31 Jan 2014 5:00pm

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Man0verBoard said..

Coast 6min, river 20min.

I grew up one street back from the beach which resulted in many school days skipped and Yr 11 repeated. Wish I'd skipped more school...too young to know better

It's funny - I don't regret skipping school at all. I can still distinctly remember on tube I got at D'bah.

And the times I got caught I got two days suspension (more surfing). This only confirmed to me school was, in some ways, really stupid and not for me.

___________

20 minutes - 75 minutes to the bay, depending on utterly random traffic.

Maddlad

925 posts

31 Jan 2014 2:35pm

30 minutes to the river, an hour to safety bay... :(

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