From memory, they are often a little stronger than predicted. My personal formula is whatever the NW at 8am is, times ~3 (in the broadwater)

Fingers crossed.

(dear jinx god: this is a double jinx so not a jinx)

The trees have not started to wave around a bit here in Brissy

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evlPanda said...

From memory, they are often a little stronger than predicted. My personal formula is whatever the NW at 8am is, times ~3 (in the broadwater)

Fingers crossed.

(dear jinx god: this is a double jinx so not a jinx)

was thinking the same thing, gears in the car and ready to go.
low tide though up here

I went, I looked , then I went to The Spit for a surf, Seabreeze said 15 , no way, did anyone go out, I'll be a bit peed off.

I had a good couple of hours at Manly from 3 till 5

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evilC said...

I had a good couple of hours at Manly from 3 till 5

glad someone got out didnt look like much was happening from work

Two of us had a great time after about 3.30 on Lake Weyba.
It was around 10-15 NE. We were set up for light wind sailing, whereas most would not have ventured out.

Yup. Juuust sailable on some big gear at Cold Toast right now, but alas I'm working. 14 knots is kinda boring, but a consistant breeze, warm weather, sunshine, clean water and the like, who cares about exciting? Sailing in these conditions is niiiiice.

I'm going to be rigged and ready at The Train about 1pm tomorrow (probably KFC) for my first seabreeze in can't remember how long. I don't think I sailed The Train at all last season.

I hope I'm stoking some enthusiasm.

PS Big gear for me is 110litres and a 7.2, and a 40cm fin.

Just to stoke some enthusiasm some more there's a blue patch predicted around 4pm Saturday. 15 - 20 knots. And The Train funnels and accelerates the wind.



I'm taking a 5.9 just in case.

Summer is here!

(I'd like to do Narrowneck but I don't think the wind has it in it)

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evlPanda said...

Just to stoke some enthusiasm some more there's a blue patch predicted around 4pm Saturday. 15 - 20 knots. And The Train funnels and accelerates the wind.



I'm taking a 5.9 just in case.

Summer is here!

(I'd like to do Narrowneck but I don't think the wind has it in it)

sweet so the train will be the go then? or will shearwater be good aswell?

Im thinking I might dredge out to that Island of wind in the middle
Looks likes its just off reddy. Manly had some wind this week so might head there or wynnum.

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sweet so the train will be the go then? or will shearwater be good aswell?

The tide is going out



Goes in and out the seaway. Tide going same direction as the wind means you will have to sail upwind all the time at shearwater. This can be alright if it is not a big tide, but it's a reasonably strong tide today.

You just have to imagine the seaway, the tide coming in and out of it, and the wind direction.

So you're stuck with locations south of the seaway. The Train will be best.

Fingers crossed I haven't jinxed it. I'm gonna jinx this so bad it goes full circle. There's going to be a 15+ seabreeze around 1pm, damn it! Note that The Train really does pick up more seabreeze than anywhere else. Sometimes a lot more. Not sure how it works, exactly.

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evlPanda said...

switch101 said...
sweet so the train will be the go then? or will shearwater be good aswell?

The tide is going out



Goes in and out the seaway. Tide going same direction as the wind means you will have to sail upwind all the time at shearwater. This can be alright if it is not a big tide, but it's a reasonably strong tide today.

You just have to imagine the seaway, the tide coming in and out of it, and the wind direction.

So you're stuck with locations south of the seaway. The Train will be best.

Fingers crossed I haven't jinxed it. I'm gonna jinx this so bad it goes full circle. There's going to be a 15+ seabreeze around 1pm, damn it! Note that The Train really does pick up more seabreeze than anywhere else. Sometimes a lot more. Not sure how it works, exactly.

ight thnks will be at the train see ya there

Well Panda 10 points for optimism, I have had the week off and it hasn't kicked in enough for a sail, can't see today being any different, however, I will not miss out so Choo Choo here I come 115l and 7.5, hmmm we may need to blow up some moored craft.

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evlPanda said...

My personal formula is whatever the NW at 8am is, times ~3 (in the broadwater)

Fingers crossed.

awesome, we should get over 30knots today if you are right

^ ... x 1.5???



(LOL, I can actually do that ^. There's a bike path past the train)

maybe tomorrow

synoptic looks good for tuesday

Hmm Panda, last time I listen to you , off with his head!!!

I suck.

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Mistral Nick said...

Hmm Panda, last time I listen to you , off with his head!!!

Nick, that's why he's Evil Panda and not Acclaimed Panda or Prophet Panda.

(actually, he does come out with some interesting stuff)

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Haircut said...

maybe tomorrow

synoptic looks good for tuesday

just so happens I'm not working Tuesday.(and Wednesday)

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Mistral Nick said...

Hmm Panda, last time I listen to you , off with his head!!!

Nick, that's why he's Evil Panda and not Acclaimed Panda or Prophet Panda.

(actually, he does come out with some interesting stuff)

Hmmm demented ravings only to stir up the discontent resulting from a windless spring.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr and stupidly went to The Spit for a surf and took me an hour to get back to Surfers grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. The coast is screwed.

Tues looking good
but where

probably Manly (if N/NE) or Wello (if NW), hope to be there by 3:30pm. High tide about 3pm.

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chairman said...

Tues looking good
but where

don't care as long as there's wind

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vando said...

chairman said...

Tues looking good
but where

don't care as long as there's wind

yeh, i will be there tuesday, straight after my 8 hr meeting

I am going to try waterloo esplanade

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chairman said...

Tues looking good
but where

Ocean is as flat as a tack so if you want some fun try currumbin or kirra.
I think I will try currumbin for convenience.
Always a good wrestle but prolly tame tomrz

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chairman said...

Tues looking good
but where

Ocean is as flat as a tack so if you want some fun try currumbin or kirra.
I think I will try currumbin for convenience.
Always a good wrestle but prolly tame tomrz

Nah that twitter/text abbreviation doesn't work. I can't even understand myself.
I will go to windsurf at Currumbin tomorrow as it looks convenient and not too much like a washing machine in a NE er.

May see you there

looks windy down there atm, and not a single sailor out there on the webcam

chairman - i finish at twelve. if it's still windy at currumbin and no wind up here, you want go down there? (if you aren't already). i'm worried about it dying off down there in the arvo