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Robe Report - Consistent day

Created by gmitton gmitton  > 9 months ago, 16 Dec 2011
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gmitton
gmitton

SA

1460 posts

16 Dec 2011 12:22pm
Caught the last of the big swell of the week at Robe yesterday. Consistent 25 knots all afternoon, Consistent 1/2 mast high sets, cross off. Consistent loops, consistent wave rides, consistent fun, consistent stupidity, consistent consistency.
Zachery
Zachery

597 posts

16 Dec 2011 10:17am
some consistent photos would be nice
Bondage
Bondage

SA

637 posts

16 Dec 2011 2:55pm
Geoff was too busy being consistent to take any footage.

Me, i was just busy having an awesome sail.

I hope i dont consistently see brown snakes as big as the one i saw in the dunes yesterday though. Easily 6foot long.

And yes, please spare the jokes about what was i doing in the dunes
divaldo
divaldo

SA

2878 posts

16 Dec 2011 3:48pm
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Bondage said...

Geoff was too busy being consistent to take any footage.

Me, i was just busy having an awesome sail.

I hope i dont consistently see brown snakes as big as the one i saw in the dunes yesterday though. Easily 6foot long.

And yes, please spare the jokes about what was i doing in the dunes



You were obviously playing with your snake
Bondage
Bondage

SA

637 posts

16 Dec 2011 5:08pm
Yeah, well, it was a BIG snake....
mclovin
mclovin

SA

724 posts

16 Dec 2011 6:19pm
but why was it brown?
Bondage
Bondage

SA

637 posts

17 Dec 2011 1:12am
anyway, enough snake talk. At the end of the day, it was a good session that was certainly a lot better than anything anywhere near to Adelaide lately. Unless ive been missing something??
gmitton
gmitton

SA

1460 posts

17 Dec 2011 3:03pm
Nothing to do we me! I was on the water being consistent. I wonder if Bondy's snake was consistently brown....
pilchard
pilchard

SA

626 posts

17 Dec 2011 4:28pm
Three quarter mast and cross off at nene Thursday afternoon, powered up on my 4.5m and 76l twinny. More consistent!!!!! And cray bottom reef point breaks all firing. John Magarey sailed big pebbles that morning too.
Great start to the season, HAAK teabagged 3 nights that I know of and all 20k+
Kym Roberts
Kym Roberts

SA

259 posts

18 Dec 2011 1:19am
ouch i wish i could time a trip to get those conditions ROBE always been very kind to me believe it r not lol
JBATES
JBATES

SA

231 posts

18 Dec 2011 11:46am
No photos means no proof. Brag all you want but if no one saw it it didnt happen.
Cam Gillies
Cam Gillies

SA

216 posts

18 Dec 2011 2:00pm
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JBATES said...

No photos means no proof. Brag all you want but if no one saw it it didnt happen.


bit like your cover up at japs
pilchard
pilchard

SA

626 posts

18 Dec 2011 2:21pm
photographs will cause me pain josh, so i'll pimp it with words.

locals like the uncrowded breaks and are quiet about its CONSISTANCY but not i.

btw i like robe too, you can get a latt'e and fish 'n chips. lol
Scotty Mac
Scotty Mac

SA

2060 posts

18 Dec 2011 9:37pm
Get a life mittin, bet it was not like margs last tues......
people around the world sail sick conditions every day. if it urks you to brag about some big score down the se, move some where good i say. robe is fun but at the end of the day its a fat and weak beach wave at best. good if you get it but no way worth blowing you trumpet about.




Bondage
Bondage

SA

637 posts

19 Dec 2011 2:59pm
Scotty, i think you might be confusing Geoffs enthusiasm with bragging. Granted, we didnt score Margarets or outside castles or gnaraloo but there were certainly jumps that s#@t on anything ive seen locally this summer and yeah even though the waves arent hollow they were still waves.

I think you might find Geoff is just sharing his stoke in his own way.

Ive gotta admit that if it wasnt for Geoff and Pauls enthusiasm to chase waves at Robe my only true wavesailing would be my once a year trip to Cactus, the few trips down the mid and far each winter, or Robe at Easter.

For me its all about the adventure, travelling, scoring a good sail, and cracking a beer after. Sure photos or video would be nice but id rather be on the water than sitting on the beach.
gmitton
gmitton

SA

1460 posts

19 Dec 2011 3:22pm
It isn't intended as a brag. Hoping others might be interested in hooking up for these as we seem to be able to read the conditions quite consistently. The more people share an assessment of the conditions the more we can all learn about the spots to sail at certain times. Certainly without this forum I would not know about Nene - as example.

P.S. Is 'consistent stupidity' a brag?
gmitton
gmitton

SA

1460 posts

19 Dec 2011 3:23pm
And of course you are right Scotty - WA gets awsome conditions compared to here. No dispute on that one.
quatro25
quatro25

SA

135 posts

19 Dec 2011 10:00pm
scotty was just winding him up.

we all love the updates.

although on windy weekends we unfortunately generally don't hear too many reports which I dont understand.
russh
russh

SA

3027 posts

20 Dec 2011 8:54am
Keep up the reports Geoff - nothing like hearing about the 800km trips without a sail while we're sailing 10 mins from home. Good to hear you scored

If we are only alowed to report 8 foot margies sails then looks like the forum will be a pretty quiet place.

I suppose our 1 foot Day street session SUP sailing wouldnt meet any of the new forum standards - oh well it was fun!! - and young Kurt was getting some great little waves.

Heaven help mention 8 sails in 9 days at sellicks and the mid - there were waves on two days

Keep the reports coming I say - its good to hear crew are getting on the water - even if its not 8 foot margies - in the end its all relative to where we live and what we have to sail.
divaldo
divaldo

SA

2878 posts

20 Dec 2011 9:22am
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russh said...

Keep up the reports Geoff - nothing like hearing about the 800km trips without a sail while we're sailing 10 mins from home. Good to hear you scored

If we are only alowed to report 8 foot margies sails then looks like the forum will be a pretty quiet place.

I suppose our 1 foot Day street session SUP sailing wouldnt meet any of the new forum standards - oh well it was fun!! - and young Kurt was getting some great little waves.
Heaven help mention 8 sails in 9 days at sellicks and the mid - there were waves on two days

Keep the reports coming I say - its good to hear crew are getting on the water - even if its not 8 foot margies - in the end its all relative to where we live and what we have to sail.




I did a short clip of the 1 foot sup sail session russ, should I not put it up?
SHEETIN
SHEETIN

291 posts

20 Dec 2011 7:59am
Sh!T yeah !!!!!!!!

1 ft Middleton easily equals 9 ft triple mast high Margret's or better.

Best SA kept secret, let this one get out and we will have Euros every where.

Post It!!!!!!!
pilchard
pilchard

SA

626 posts

20 Dec 2011 12:28pm
driving down this way for a fat beachy that is weak is worth it if you sail knee knockers all summer at home.

but day trips wow thats keen, keep the reports coming mitsy
Scotty Mac
Scotty Mac

SA

2060 posts

20 Dec 2011 1:16pm
Ha, great thread..



Easter 2010 fat robe....
pilchard
pilchard

SA

626 posts

20 Dec 2011 1:46pm
pissweak fat beachy at best, takes a sailor of your ilk to make it look that good scott lol
Bondage
Bondage

SA

637 posts

20 Dec 2011 2:24pm
Scotty, is that photo of you? What was that you said earlier about blowing your own trumpet?

By the looks of the photo you arent having any fun cause its such a fat weak beachie.

Nice aerial btw...
high as a kite
high as a kite

SA

1312 posts

20 Dec 2011 2:32pm
I thought I was on the kite forum for a minute.
maris
maris

SA

179 posts

20 Dec 2011 3:40pm
wow
been off air for a bit.... its all been happening here ???!!!

looks like we all need a night down hindley st to work through those frustrations and anger.

merry christmas
Scotty Mac
Scotty Mac

SA

2060 posts

20 Dec 2011 4:59pm
Who's angry? Not me. Now how long has it been since its been windy?
Zubby
Zubby

SA

896 posts

21 Dec 2011 9:00pm
I think we forget we sail because it is fun. After sitting on the side line last summer with my busted foot it makes you really appreciate every sail! Keep up the reports Geoff.


SHEETIN
SHEETIN

291 posts

21 Dec 2011 8:34pm
Hey nice feet..... Steve Auston, you have been rebuilt.

You should have made it down Sellicks tonight, loads of fun, nice wave and wind.

I got to share a wave with Kurt, we were trading cut backs all the way to the beach.
I loved it..... Still smiling.

Cheers for the beer Bert, thanks finished off the sail perfectly.
Zubby
Zubby

SA

896 posts

22 Dec 2011 7:41am
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SHEETIN said...

Hey nice feet..... Steve Auston, you have been rebuilt.

You should have made it down Sellicks tonight, loads of fun, nice wave and wind.

I got to share a wave with Kurt, we were trading cut backs all the way to the beach.
I loved it..... Still smiling.

Cheers for the beer Bert, thanks finished off the sail perfectly.


That's good you got a sail in. The seabreezes up our way haven't been working this week, must be the strong prevailing SE wind kills it. The late sail is tricky with a baby at home, the wife is always happy to hand him over when I get in. Merry Christmas everyone....
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