25 - 30 knots - WNW forecast - what more could you ask for.

Two of us at Bellbuoy today, so pretty crowded...the other northern wave sailor doesn't know what he missed out on...There is another one, isn't there?

Not so lonely at Bell bouy today, with five out. Geoff, Greene, Luka Al and Myself. Lots of fun was had ! Creative photography is by Sanden.

If we start getting crowds coming to Northern Tasmania to sail, I am blaming Sanden. Those shots make it look spectactually cool, and possibly a little better than it was.

It was a tough sail - some stoppy starty wind, sizeable waves, no sand, and a good deal of close-outs and whitewash - definitely a high output sail.

My everything hurts...

Pretty ordinary pics guys on a pretty ordinary day

Goon Dog! We do like to see some evidence of the day, but we were also thinking that you might be hitting the water...

It was a tough day for photographers with all that random stuff going on, and I think that we were all drinking seawater far more that your photographs would suggest.

Thanks for making us look 'not too bad', with those crisp shots.

The wind was lumpy yesterday but I thought it got better later in the day. By then we were already pretty tired and the waves were starting to break quite heavily but when you got the timing right jumping was lots of fun with the ramps getting nice and vertical. In the middle of the bay when the sets came through it got quite challenging. I got cleaned up in one big closeout but at least the water doesn't feel that cold yet and the sun was out so a bit of a swim wasn't as bad as it can be in winter. Thanks for the photos Chris ...Greeny forwards, Greeny going backwards one handed, Greeny duck jibing, Greeny no hands forward......that man has all the skills.

Oh yeah!!!
I just can't get enough of the sensation

So unlike me not to be rude to you guys but that looks like a sensational day also looks like a decent period between waves

I had so much fun, but I'm much less skilled and therefore not especially fussy. I may have run over one of the many rocks close to shore and according to the my doctor yesterday had a suspected broken little finger that required an ex-ray, but it was well worth it. Being eaten out the back by one of the big ones taught me that when the noise of the breaking surf is extra loud and you are stuck in the water, don't look back, just hurry up otherwise you are more likely to freak out and be eaten up.
I'm looking forward to the next Bell Bouy sail.

Ah Gil, don't you love coming out the other side of humbling days like that?

'Huh...what's that noi..........AHHHHHH, gurgle, gurgle, gulp, gulp...'

Hopefully the damaged pinky will be sorted by the time the wind comes back. Greenie said that he drank a stomach full of seawater in the whitewash, and I seem to recall doing my share of swimming and clinging, and thinking - 'Do NOT let go of that foot strap!'

And those waves look like they were a good distance apart AH, but looks can be deceiving, and the swirling, foamy soup made re-mounting a particular challenge, as Gil has implied.

But yes, I am also looking forward to the next BB sail, rocks and all.