Hi Guys

Just wondering what Rose Bay is like in any direction from the West? It looks like there's a good build up of sand on the Northern end of the bay for (perhaps??) some reasonably flat water sailing. I'm wondering if any of you have sailed it, or sail it regularly, and what it's like. The other options are Foreshore Road (5 minute drive for me) or Primbee, which is an hour or so away.

Unfortunately, the "nuclear" Westerly forecast earlier in the week looks to have fallen away, but it got me thinking about Rose Bay and what the conditions would be like... I'll take a drive there next time it's howling West.

Cheers

Ive seen people sailing there in winter westerlies, havent tried myself yet, I think you need to watch out for sea planes landing

It's quite good. Sailed there in a westerly a few times. Westerlies being westerlies it's gusty as can be no matter where you are.

In northerlies/NE'rs the chop seems to reflect off the walls a create havoc a lot more than in westerlies.
I'd go so far as to say the best direction for Rose Bay is actually a westerly.



Above is my usual path, but there's nothing to stop you from venturing upwind a little, and then out into the perhaps cleaner air of the harbour central. Perhaps a wind shadow from Shark Island.





There's free (!!!) 12 hour parking at the Sailing Club car-park. You might be lucky to nab a spot closer to the launch point at the beach which is preferable.

Caledonian Road to the east one street is probably a better rigging and launching spot, but parking can be unobtainable.

Note: This location made me buy booties again as I once cut myself up badly on the oysters that lurk near the foreshore somewhere.

It's not very flat in a westerly, gets quite choppy. Can be fun still

Foreshore is much better if you want flat.

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evlPanda said..
It's quite good. Sailed there in a westerly a few times. Westerlies being westerlies it's gusty as can be no matter where you are.

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Note: This location made me buy booties again as I once cut myself up badly on the oysters that lurk near the foreshore somewhere.

With booties on you can launch from the sailing club boat ramp (if the wind is in the right direction).

The spot is a favourite of mine in the winter (August) westerlies. If you get it blowing straight down the harbour there is some bump & jump.

Any NE it is worth driving all the way to Silver Beach Kurnell.

Thanks for the advice... esp re booties. I think I'll give that a miss. Not interested in accidentally can-opening my board on oysters. I live in Maroubra, so Foreshore is the best option in Westerly. I'll still go check Rose Bay for a look though next time. Cheers.

bove is my usual path, but there's nothing to stop you from venturing upwind a little, and then out into the perhaps cleaner air of the harbour central. Perhaps a wind shadow from Shark Island.

The only thing that stops you sailing in the main harbour is that it is illegal. Every couple of years you will see a discussion in this forum. I seem to remember a couple of Olympic sailors getting in trouble for it a couple of years ago.

Given the choice I will always pick primbee over foreshore drive but not always an option with time constraints to get there.

In a westerly nuthing comes close to the runs yo get down there. :)

Westerlies are usually in Winter and are gusty no matter where you go...Rose Bay is not too bad at all....