Hi there, I'm moving to Melbourne in Jan next year :) Wish it could be sooner, but...

Anyway, I've sailed Sandy Point and Inverloch before - what other spots are there for a bit of flat water blasting, preferably somewhere you can get to after work (so not miles and miles - those will have to wait for the weekends!)

Unfortunately, I'll miss the Inverloch speedweek this year, but hoping to catch it next year.

Thanks!

Thanks, I'll save the speedsailing for the speed spots, but just want to use a slalom board in the Bay area.

Ok, so for slalom conditions, maybe further from the city - where's the local spots to sail? Thanks.

Isn't there a short strip near the Newport power station ?

Reason #4074 - Why not to live in Melbourne.

Glitch said...

Isn't there a short strip near the Newport power station ?

Yep, we call it willy speed track. The fence Matt was talking about is gone. I have done a 30kt peak here on freeride gear, you speedies could go a lot faster.

Best conditions:
-N-NE
-tide 0.4m and higher (refer to Baywx site @ rycv tide station)
-dont go after rain. The yarra flows beside the breakwall.

Hazards:
Big mullaway
Eels
Rays
Fishermen on rockwall
rocks on the strand side
knee deep mud
ships (at end of strip. You dont want to be waterstarting a speed needle when a ship is coming down the channel).

Regarding Altona, to the left of the boat ramp is a spot we call "the pines". Long shallow sandy beach with not many rocks, best in low-mid tide. Sail in NW (offshore wind) but stay in waist deep water. A friend did an unverified 40knt peak here. Note it is downwind from the mobil refinery, it can be smelly here.