Three of us are coming up from Vic to Myall Lakes in a fortnight for the GPS/slalom. As first-timers there, is there any local knowledge we should know, e.g are weed fins needed, booties?

Looking forward to it.

mozzie spray.

Don't think you need a weedy

Nice firm sand and shallow around edge of Lake so don't need booties . Hasn't been any weed last few years, but haven't been there since the Formula/Foil event in March.
Food, Cafe ,Bar and a basic range of groceries at Myall Shores Reception but closes early evening .
Otherwise a drive to Bulahdelah or Hawksnest for supplies around 20- 30Min..Take what you can with you.
Looking forward to a great event ,also great to have a few Interstate travellers coming as well.
Ian

Just had a look at my sail log from the last two years.
2016 was light wind, only used 7.7m and weed fin.
2017 was moderate wind used 7.7m 3 times and 7.0 once, half the time on weedy and half pointer.

From memory there is weed but not a huge amount. I think most folk used pointers.
The lake is mostly fresh water and the lack of buoyancy is surprisingly noticeable.

Pic from 2017

Excellent, thanks.

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Ian85 said..
Nice firm sand and shallow around edge of Lake so don't need booties . Hasn't been any weed last few years, but haven't been there since the Formula/Foil event in March.
Food, Cafe ,Bar and a basic range of groceries at Myall Shores Reception but closes early evening .
Otherwise a drive to Bulahdelah or Hawksnest for supplies around 20- 30Min..Take what you can with you.
Looking forward to a great event ,also great to have a few Interstate travellers coming as well.
Ian
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From memory there is weed but not a huge amount. I think most folk used pointers.
The lake is mostly fresh water and the lack of buoyancy is surprisingly noticeable.