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Created by Gestalt Gestalt  > 9 months ago, 24 Apr 2014
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Gestalt
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24 Apr 2014 6:21pm
how do you guys fair in the westerlies up your way?

is gatackers bay any good?

Urangan bank????
rrdsailor
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24 Apr 2014 8:17pm
Not much choice here Justin, probably the best is Burrum (opposite the boat ramp).
Gatakers is ok if its got some south in it otherwise its too onshore and creates a horrible choppy mess.
Urangan/Torquay is ok but gusty.
Boombuster
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25 Apr 2014 9:40am
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Gestalt said..

how do you guys fair in the westerlies up your way?

is gatackers bay any good?

Urangan bank????


Justin this was last year at Gatakers sailing with Geoff & Darryl in Nov yes its very gusty but worth a go.
I hurt myself this day after getting pulled over the front on a sudden gust.
rrdsailor
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25 Apr 2014 11:30am
That was a southerly that day Glynn, in a westerly it blows into the beach
where we rig, making it hard to get out from the shore and creates a horrible
chop.
Boombuster
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25 Apr 2014 5:27pm
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rrdsailor said..

That was a southerly that day Glynn, in a westerly it blows into the beach
where we rig, making it hard to get out from the shore and creates a horrible
chop.


sw then
rrdsailor
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rrdsailor

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25 Apr 2014 6:23pm
No you must of got dis-orientated if anything there was a touch of east
in it that day as you can see by the angle you are sailing back to shore.
andysails
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25 Apr 2014 9:05pm
The best sail I've had locally in a West or SW wind was at Burrum out from the boat ramp. The wind is fairly consistent coming up the river. Gatakers and Urangan are still sailable but gusty (viz. you need to be keen).
Gestalt
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26 Apr 2014 8:56am
do you guys get that many westerlies. I had a look on the wind roses and it doesn't look good.

at gatakers, why not launch near the boat ramp where it's cross shore and probably less gusty??
Gestalt
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26 Apr 2014 8:58am
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Glynn Merrit said..

rrdsailor said..

That was a southerly that day Glynn, in a westerly it blows into the beach
where we rig, making it hard to get out from the shore and creates a horrible
chop.


sw then


ok, I'm confused too because it looks nothing like a SE to me. you are on the wrong side of the sail so it must have been W or SW or similar.
rrdsailor
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26 Apr 2014 9:37am
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Gestalt said..

Glynn Merrit said..

rrdsailor said..

That was a southerly that day Glynn, in a westerly it blows into the beach
where we rig, making it hard to get out from the shore and creates a horrible
chop.


sw then


ok, I'm confused too because it looks nothing like a SE to me. you are on the wrong side of the sail so it must have been W or SW or similar.


This is Glynns track from the video (26/11/2013), wind coming from out of the creek, hope this makes it clearer.






Gestalt
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26 Apr 2014 10:16am
ah, ok yep that's clearer. I thought he was on the other side heading back towards the words gatakers bay in your image. no wonder it was gusty for you guys. that's dead offshore in a SE there.

so why not launch at the boat ramp in a westerly. th ramp just around the point from glynns tracks. in there it is cross shore. is it just a bad launch?
Boombuster
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26 Apr 2014 10:24am
Yes ok well lets call it SE it was offshore that day it was gusty like a westerly that's why the confusion.
rrdsailor
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26 Apr 2014 10:34am
''so why not launch at the boat ramp in a westerly. th ramp just around the point from glynns tracks. in there it is cross shore. is it just a bad launch?''

Looks nice on the picture but very few places to launch and plenty of rocks.

No confusion here Glynn, must be old age
Gestalt
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26 Apr 2014 10:49am
yeah, one of the problems with google earth.


just to be clear and to avoid online confusion.

are you talking about the boat ramp just around the corner from glynns track or the boat ramp up near the restaurant.
rrdsailor
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rrdsailor

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26 Apr 2014 11:45am
Justin does this help?



Gestalt
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26 Apr 2014 12:05pm
Yes. I like the look of the no ramp location
Boombuster
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27 Apr 2014 8:45am
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rrdsailor said..

''so why not launch at the boat ramp in a westerly. th ramp just around the point from glynns tracks. in there it is cross shore. is it just a bad launch?''

Looks nice on the picture but very few places to launch and plenty of rocks.

No confusion here Glynn, must be old age


Your not far behind me in age that is.
ShailerSailor
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27 Apr 2014 9:15am
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Glynn Merrit said..

rrdsailor said..

''so why not launch at the boat ramp in a westerly. th ramp just around the point from glynns tracks. in there it is cross shore. is it just a bad launch?''

Looks nice on the picture but very few places to launch and plenty of rocks.

No confusion here Glynn, must be old age


Your not far behind me in age that is.


Glynn, just watched the video of your flat water session at Yamba. Can you tell me a bit about that spot please? Where did you launch from and where exactly is the 'run'. I'm assuming it was a SE on the day. Looked fast! Cheers, Jack.
Gestalt
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27 Apr 2014 12:07pm
start a new thread.

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ShailerSailor said..

Glynn Merrit said..

rrdsailor said..

''so why not launch at the boat ramp in a westerly. th ramp just around the point from glynns tracks. in there it is cross shore. is it just a bad launch?''

Looks nice on the picture but very few places to launch and plenty of rocks.

No confusion here Glynn, must be old age


Your not far behind me in age that is.


Glynn, just watched the video of your flat water session at Yamba. Can you tell me a bit about that spot please? Where did you launch from and where exactly is the 'run'. I'm assuming it was a SE on the day. Looked fast! Cheers, Jack.


ShailerSailor
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28 Apr 2014 8:13pm
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Gestalt said..

start a new thread.

ShailerSailor said..

Glynn Merrit said..

rrdsailor said..

''so why not launch at the boat ramp in a westerly. th ramp just around the point from glynns tracks. in there it is cross shore. is it just a bad launch?''

Looks nice on the picture but very few places to launch and plenty of rocks.

No confusion here Glynn, must be old age


Your not far behind me in age that is.


Glynn, just watched the video of your flat water session at Yamba. Can you tell me a bit about that spot please? Where did you launch from and where exactly is the 'run'. I'm assuming it was a SE on the day. Looked fast! Cheers, Jack.




Thanks Gestalt. Will do
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