Hi Guys, can someone help Tobias from Surf Magazine Germany please:

Hi Paul,

I hope you are doing well!

We are just preparing a special "Travel Issue", where we - among other things - would like to put up a big gallery with special spots from all over the world. We have heard and seen videos of Lake George in South Australia, where the water is completely glassy even when its windy, and are now looking for some good pictures from there. Do you maybe have pictures yourself or could recommend someone who might have?

Thanks and best regards,

Tobias Frauen


If you can help him please email - T.Frauen@surf-magazin.de

Yeah but he is looking for pictures if anyone has any HQ ones?

the guys with the drones should have the best ones

Photos are difficult, given the distance from shore to the sailing areas. Drone and GoPro videos are your best bet. In recent years, the best videos have been taken by Phils Travel and Adventures, and Glenn Young. Browse through their respective YouTube channels, @uhaggar and @philstravels. Select videos and click most popular to refine search. Contact Phil and Glenn direct for HD stills from their videos.

I'm sure that Darren Diseren and Andrew Haig' wife Nic will have quite a few high res pics as I have a few of theirs.

ptsf1111 said..
That last photo is absolutely epic, insane! Definitely send it in, even in low res it's very unique. That is, if you don't mind a magazine monetizing on it...

I've sent the photos to Tobias and provided him the photographer's (Phil Knot) contact details.

Dezza said..
Not sure if anyone has yet but if it's a travel article, it would be worth letting the writer know the lake conditions are not currently like these photos from 2-3 years ago. I met someone from Germany at Primbee a couple of weeks ago who'd come after seeing Paul's videos from a few years back when it was flat weedie sailing conditions, he was very disappointed to arrive and find it's no longer like that

Dezza, this is what I wrote to Tobias



"Lake George is a truly iconic windsurfing destination. Depending on the condition of the lake, from December to March, the combination of lake water depth, weed growth and prevailing SSE winds create unique GPS windsurfing conditions and attract GPS windsurfers from all over Australia. On a good year the lake can be visited by up to 80 windsurfers during the most popular month of February. Even during the last 3 years when conditions have been significantly less than perfect, good flat water can be found somewhere on the lake."

Lake George was also the first place 40 Knot Nautical Miles (Tony Wynhoven and Craig Spottiswood) were sailed, windsurfing, with GPS in 2012, and the first place that a 30 Knot 1 Hour (Brad Anderson) was sailed, windsurfing, with GPS. Brads 1 hr done in 2013 is still the worlds fastest! ?

Thanks for helping Tobias crew!

there you are !

and after 10 mins...

I was lucky enough to have this photo I took at LG featured as GoPro's picture of the week on Instagram. Taken Feb 2021