BEACHMERE SATURDAY

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switch101 > 9 months ago, 23 Mar 2011

lungs

QLD

492 posts

27 Mar 2011 9:31pm

oh to be 20 years younger and fitter again, fully powered up on 5.1 and over powered at times, would have gone to a 4.7 if I would have stayed later into the arvo. excellent ramps even the smaller ones produced good jumping. good speed to be had comming back on port tack inbetween the waves.
I'd have to say its more fun than my local at queens.
Only draw back is the epic journey to the water at low tide.

Mucksy

QLD

217 posts

27 Mar 2011 11:16pm

So good to finally see some people enjoying and giving good reports about beachies...

Its been a gem for such a long time and now the word has finally gotten out!!

Haircut

QLD

6491 posts

28 Mar 2011 10:02am

that spot is great! it's like an endless version of viccy point's thompson's beach area with bigger waves and flat water in between them

it's a loooong drive from the gc

the water is browner than a winter westerly at wello and full of prawns and mullet. i had to duck and weave to avoid getting speared a few times

Haircut

QLD

6491 posts

28 Mar 2011 10:11am

i was just curious - has anyone sailed nudgee beach area? would it have the same sort of graduated beach slope like beachmere? i've fished there on a few occasions. it looks like a bit of a hike to the water.

doodah

301 posts

28 Mar 2011 9:21am

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Haircut said...

i was just curious - has anyone sailed nudgee beach area? would it have the same sort of graduated beach slope like beachmere? i've fished there on a few occasions. it looks like a bit of a hike to the water.

Yeah... It only works on a really high tide, unless you enjoy carrying your gear about 400m! It also doesn't have the same gradual gradient that Beachmere has, hence more bay chop rather than rolling waves.

switch101

QLD

381 posts

28 Mar 2011 7:20pm

yeah i saw lots of those fish jumping out of the water and a lot of mullet i pulled my sail out of the water and it had a tiny fish on it

JoLee

QLD

294 posts

28 Mar 2011 7:44pm

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switch101 said...

yeah i saw lots of those fish jumping out of the water and a lot of mullet i pulled my sail out of the water and it had a tiny fish on it

So happy u had a great day switch; great to see so much fish activity hey! Next time the high tide is a bit higher than this weeks scale there's less of a walk; in fact it's launch off the beach

with bigger waves I believe.

lungs

QLD

492 posts

28 Mar 2011 9:30pm

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switch101 said...

yeah i saw lots of those fish jumping out of the water and a lot of mullet i pulled my sail out of the water and it had a tiny fish on it

where there's tiny fish being chased by big fish, there's bigger fish chasing the big fish.............etc.etc
but the place is worth the risk of being chased by a bigger fish

lungs

QLD

492 posts

28 Mar 2011 9:34pm

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JoLee said...

switch101 said...

yeah i saw lots of those fish jumping out of the water and a lot of mullet i pulled my sail out of the water and it had a tiny fish on it

So happy u had a great day switch; great to see so much fish activity hey! Next time the high tide is a bit higher than this weeks scale there's less of a walk; in fact it's launch off the beach

with bigger waves I believe.

hi Jolee great spot

and i was going to ask the question of high tide and bigger swell

MrSpaggiari

QLD

241 posts

28 Mar 2011 9:56pm

how big were the waves on sat???

PwnMastaFlex

QLD

9 posts

28 Mar 2011 11:13pm

Is it like Thompsons Beach (VP) where you can stand up a fair way out? Post up some videos too, I want to see it

Gestalt

QLD

14722 posts

28 Mar 2011 11:21pm

^ i reckon the waves would be much bigger than thompsons.

i haven't sailed beachmere but have wave sailed on the bank a kilometer northeast and the waves there can get to shoulder high.

JoLee

QLD

294 posts

29 Mar 2011 10:52am

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lungs said...
hi Jolee great spot

and i was going to ask the question of high tide and bigger swell

Hi Lungs; Great to hear u had a good time. Somebody else will probably have a better hypothosis than me but; I was there on Sat the tide was lowish and the waves weren't very big; just like the last 2 times; still lots of fun.

The best times I've had there with bigger waves were when it was high tide off the beach launch. Could it also be that the swell had more time to build in the previous days; wind was more sideshore for better play and more water depth closer to beach allowing deeper troughs closer in; gaining more height of course the further out and deeper you sail?

bigstim179

QLD

43 posts

29 Mar 2011 1:49pm

Here's a vid from Sunday at Beachmere

doodah

301 posts

29 Mar 2011 12:21pm

sweet vid

JoLee

QLD

294 posts

29 Mar 2011 3:15pm

Very cool; particularly liked the bit in the beginning around 1.10 where you bail on a jump as not to hit your mate hiding behind the wave.

Mucksy

QLD

217 posts

29 Mar 2011 6:29pm

Gotta love chief's 'yeows' and crashes from 8:10..... hahahahaha.... So pissed i missed out....

Willaus0001

QLD

333 posts

29 Mar 2011 7:16pm

hahaha great session. I have some footage from my mast cam from the day. Its only SD though so quality isnt that great. cool angle though.

its so good to see more and more people enjoying the spot. Been a long time since its seen those sort of massive numbers (6 :))

Ill see if i can get some of the better parts out of this mast footage and put it up.

Thanks for the vid sir bigstim

Gestalt

QLD

14722 posts

29 Mar 2011 9:09pm

WOW! that looks like so much fun!

awesome vid,

that's what it's all about....!~!!!!!

switch101

QLD

381 posts

30 Mar 2011 7:34pm

it's a shame me and my dad and des got there at 8 and when we left every one was just getting there

but still was awesome

MrSpaggiari

QLD

241 posts

30 Mar 2011 8:35pm

Yall going again this saturday?

looks ahsem

switch101

QLD

381 posts

30 Mar 2011 8:46pm

saturday i'd say sunday?

did you mean sunday?

MrSpaggiari

QLD

241 posts

1 Apr 2011 4:39pm

i deeeeed mean sunday! :):):)

sooo anyone?? this sunday yay or nay or what? lol

switch101

QLD

381 posts

2 Apr 2011 12:23pm

i can only get ou today but beachies should be alright sunday (:

Mucksy

QLD

217 posts

2 Apr 2011 6:12pm

If there's wind a few of us should be there on sunday..... The first person to get to beachies should post a weather report up so everyone else knows whether to come....

Hegz

QLD

7 posts

2 Apr 2011 11:18pm

Great video gentlemen..have you tried the Bribie passage. Launch from south esplanade and push upwind to the channel marker. Works only on big tides high to low. Best near mid to late outgoing. Makes a 'gorge' like wave vs tide with very steep boiling waves. Also Red beach on the south of Bribie. Has a rolling windswell similar to Redcliffe however continues to roll similar to Beachmere. Caution if the tide is outgoing and you have gear failure though..hello Moreton. Cheers

Dag

QLD

720 posts

3 Apr 2011 11:05am

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Hegz said...

Great video gentlemen..have you tried the Bribie passage. Launch from south esplanade and push upwind to the channel marker. Works only on big tides high to low. Best near mid to late outgoing. Makes a 'gorge' like wave vs tide with very steep boiling waves. Also Red beach on the south of Bribie. Has a rolling windswell similar to Redcliffe however continues to roll similar to Beachmere. Caution if the tide is outgoing and you have gear failure though..hello Moreton. Cheers

Bribie is my fav spot. Works best though on run out. Wind against tide.

bigstim179

QLD

43 posts

3 Apr 2011 8:03pm

Anyone end up heading to beachmere this weekend? If so, how was it?

mattkem

QLD

54 posts

3 Apr 2011 10:05pm

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bigstim179 said...

Anyone end up heading to beachmere this weekend? If so, how was it?

went beachmere this morning for the first time ever, what a great spot!!

really enjoyed it.Not sure why more people dont go there!! Will defo be visiting again!!

switch101

QLD

381 posts

4 Apr 2011 8:08pm

yeah it would be good if there was more people there is no way it ccould get crowded

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