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Wotha! Check out the low forming up in the Bight Sun nite! Very unusual.

sat - you'll have a fun sail at Kent's reserve (try launching at White Pole on high tide) but 3' swell might be struggling to make it in there!

If the forecast holds, Goolwa looks good for starboard tack waves in 2' 23knot E'ly Sunday - I can do an early session but have to be back in town at midday.

Yep port tack, unless you know of some secret spots on the north side of K I that work on a north swell?

Kent Saturday or Ollie's reef, Goolwa Sunday, Day St Monday.

Anything could happen. Will wait and see.

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Bondage said..

I would have thought this pattern is quite normal Bondy. Cyclones up north always seem to shake up our weather here, starting with heat waves and then rain periods.

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pilchard said..
Yep port tack, unless you know of some secret spots on the north side of K I that work on a north swell?

East wind at Goolwa is right hand forward and Starboard tack:

Here is the flat water right of way rule for those interested:






Hope you get some Pebbles action - but be careful if you're sailing alone!

So why is hookipa a starboard tack wave and diamond head a port tack wave? Because in wave sailing James it's the way you ride the wave and not the way you head out.
I always refer to the saying "no port left" port being the left hand side of a boat when facing the bow.

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barri said..
Goes by what tack on the way out.. so goolwa is port tack in an easterly.

I reckon ill head down to day st or goolwa if its se or east for some jumping.

Hookipa looking out to sea the wind coming from your right= starboard on way out... riding wave on port. ??

No you've got it all wrong for waveriding:

A ese'r at goolwa is waveriding on "gumby tack"
A nnw'r is waveriding on the "not-quite-so-gumby tack"

Goofy foot surfers may wish to reverse the order

The reverse may apply to jumping

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high as a kite said..

pilchard said..
So why is hookipa a starboard tack wave and diamond head a port tack wave? Because in wave sailing James it's the way you ride the wave and not the way you head out.
I always refer to the saying "no port left" port being the left hand side of a boat when facing the bow.

port or starboard tack pfffft.
wave riding is always referred to as right or left hander you gaylord.

A Kitesurfer calling a windsurfer a gaylord.....pffft

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What do you know about waves?
Haven't seen you on one in two years

You need to get out a bit more. plenty where i've been