Thought I might strap my gear on the roof as I'm hoping to be finished at Bell Bay by 4pm this Friday, and should be at Lagoon Bay by 4:30pm.
Throwing it out there if anyone can make it. Probably won't stay long - until around 5:30, but keen to get on the water.
Weather looks like it might be ok in the afternoon :-)

Looks like a westerly Johnny so it should be ok at lagoon bay..I am on call this week unfortunately and wont be able to sail but Ben might be about and is always keen

Yep I'm keen, got Friday off so if the wind is there I will be. Come on Paul, use some sick pay and put the phone in the aqua pack!
Geoff, Al... Where are yas?, let's make it a big session!

I will be there if there are no waves at east or bell buoy.

Last time I put the work phone in the aqua pack it leaked had to make up some story about why the phone wasn't doing what it should when I handed it in. i'll be driving from Burnie with the gear in my car if its good I might try Turners beach again, tides are crap for the river mouth though

Forecast is still looking ok. Tide should be up enough to get about at 3pm or so... and it will only get better

Yea for sure.
I can hopefully get there a little earlier, hopefully around 4 ish.

Looking like Moorelands might be a goer this arvo. Now at devo airport NW 18-22 knots,

But currently SFA at Burnie.

Leaving work soon.

I am leaving for Low head shortly. WIll be in the lagoon. 20-25 NW. Golden wind for low head!

Hopfully get out this Arvo with Jordan at port sorell. Have some new gopro angles to try.

I had to sail earlier than I had hoped and hit the water around 1230. Rigged the 7.5, and caught the last of the outgoing tide. Usually there is lots of weed around on the low tide but today didnt seem to bad. The wind seemed to be building (I was a little overpowered by the time I got off the water) so hopefully you get the premium conditions with the high tide.

Not much happening at the lagoon, going to head for rosevears which currently has higher wind reading than low head.

I got a good 2 hours in at Moorelands between 1 and 3. Would have been nice to have an extra couple of Knots but there was just enough for the 6.2. Some nice ramps and some good wave riding back to the beach. Pretty much wished I had known and sailed at this spot for the past year... Hope you all got out in some wind.

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Grevil11 said...

I got a good 2 hours in at Moorelands between 1 and 3. Would have been nice to have an extra couple of Knots but there was just enough for the 6.2. Some nice ramps and some good wave riding back to the beach. Pretty much wished I had known and sailed at this spot for the past year... Hope you all got out in some wind.

Where abouts on moorlands beach Hamish? I will be keen to go for a wave sail, if i get my licence next week

Here:

Yep know where you mean now, will give it a go soon.

Good to hear you got out Al

After my last post I headed out for 1 more run with Felix .... and made the decision to stick with the lagoon. Wind picked up enough to planne. Johnno also came out for a sail.
Good day at the lagoon

Managed one hour sail after work at 5 at Rosevears .
Wind just enuff to plane then rain came and washed it away . :((

At least you got out... thats the main thing.
I thought Rosevears may have been the pick of places.....Just couldn't bring myself to leave the lagoon with the wind picking up...
Hopefully we get a seabreeze tomorrow

Did you get out Izaak?

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izaak said...

Hopfully get out this Arvo with Jordan at port sorell. Have some new gopro angles to try.

Hopefully, next Christmas, as a present(for us) Someone will hide your GoPro

Couldn't believe the sun shone for us Ben! (whilst it rained at Rosevears!)

Was enough at Lagoon for me to realise I was getting my ambitions confused with my abilities! For me it was an excellent session, and I'm only a little sore today!

The buzz of the plane lives on!

This Friday is looking good again guys. I hope to be there around 4-4:15.
EDIT: How badly do the tides affect sailing here? With it going out, does the bay dump into the river current, or will it just be more sand :-) ?

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This Friday is looking good again guys. I hope to be there around 4-4:15.
EDIT: How badly do the tides affect sailing here? With it going out, does the bay dump into the river current, or will it just be more sand :-) ?

I think low tide is around 630. This is similar to when I sailed last Friday in the middle of the day. I rigged and launched at the southern end of lagoon. Its slightly deeper and there is a shorter walk to get past the bar and into deep water (important if you are using a 40cm fin). Generally the river is at its smoothest in the two hours either side of low tide.

I will be away camping this weekend. Gutted about missing out on whats forecasted though
If you dont go much further out than the sand bar we were talking about last Friday the current wont effect you much....

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Grevil11 said...

I got a good 2 hours in at Moorelands between 1 and 3. Would have been nice to have an extra couple of Knots but there was just enough for the 6.2. Some nice ramps and some good wave riding back to the beach. Pretty much wished I had known and sailed at this spot for the past year... Hope you all got out in some wind.

I am keen to try this spot, can you give me some more info such as what wind direction and tides are best?

may try to have a sail there on Sat.

Cheers

James

Wind is also looking good for wednesday arvo. is anybody else headed to lagoon beach? i should be there 4;15 (ish).
cheers all

I will be there unless theres no wind, just put a post up to see who else we can get keen.

Bugger...wind about but have to work...hopefully this weekend with the westerlies

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Grevil11 said...

I got a good 2 hours in at Moorelands between 1 and 3. Would have been nice to have an extra couple of Knots but there was just enough for the 6.2. Some nice ramps and some good wave riding back to the beach. Pretty much wished I had known and sailed at this spot for the past year... Hope you all got out in some wind.

I am keen to try this spot, can you give me some more info such as what wind direction and tides are best?

may try to have a sail there on Sat.

Cheers

James

Hey Jimmy,
Look at the Picture information above from Askoarras this is the location. You can't miss it when you drive down this way.

The actual location is right next to the Devonport airport. If coming from the highway head towards the airport and continue straight on until you see a turn off opposite a ?paper mill? to Pardoe recreation reserve or something similar. It is a gravel very straight bit of road. The end of this is what the picture is describing (Moorland beach road) The wind direction is best in a NW, up to a WNW. Too much West will eventually make it offshore and a little bit too hairy. I have only sailed there once but follow this link to a previous discussion about the location. From what I have sailed, Super low tide was fine, and I can imagine high tide would be good too.
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/Tasmania/Turners-BeachFourth-river-mouth/

Would be happy to meet you there anytime except this weekend, by the forecast I would guess that this arvo and tomorrow would be best but the weekend will have too much southerly in it, I'm going to see if I can knock off early today for a bit of a bash!!

30kn westerly up here but near 0deg with no wetsuit...
I seem to have lost the interest. Have a blast if u can get out!
Johnny