Look at all that sailable wind over the next few days..... Wednesday , Thursday , Friday , Saturday.... Who is sailing where and when over the next couple of days.

Planning for Port Sorell Friday/Saturday and Lagoon for the learner day on Sunday...
Been a long time since sailing port sorell.. cant wait

Can't make Friday but will be at Port Sorrel with the Hoover on Saturday, Lagoon Sunday and maybe stick around for Monday.

Port Sorell will be firing!!

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izaak said..
Port Sorell will be firing!!

I'll try to get up Friday, if forecast holds ...

There was sailing at lagoon late wednesday afternoon with Al and Geof C. It was hard to choose the right gear with so much wind variation, but some fun moments were had as the wind was cycling through with a few very fast runs in each wind cycle. The SW wind was bizzarely warm.

As I'm not too familiar with Port Sorell, what is the best direction up there for the speed runs? And I gather the best times are 2 hrs either side of low tide?
Haven't speed sailed up there yet so also not familiar where the runs are.
Fri/Sat looking good for it.

Port Sorell looks like it'll be going off, but I'm going to try out Henty.

Greenie and me will sail Bell Buoy Friday, don't know yet about Saturday, maybe Bakers if there is enough wind.

Jez and I will go to Port Sorell

Great stuff Jez and Russ! Good to have a speed sail on the way to Marrawah to get things warmed up. Makes for a good start to an absolute epic weekend. Great planning.

Which day are you going to PS Jez & Russ? I can't go until Saturday.

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Kazza said..
Which day are you going to PS Jez & Russ? I can't go until Saturday.

Looking at tomorrow Kazza

good luck dave it looks good ,can't get there, work

That's a pity Perks, hopefully you get a blast at home after work.

I'm heading to Henty with Dave, looks like it could be pretty awesome. Then driving through to Marrawah for BOL Saturday and Sunday.
After sailing Stanley Tuesday and Marrawah Wednesday then driving home today and back up tomorrow I should have travelled more than 2000km and spent between 20 to 30 hours in the water in 6 days One PB so far and more tomorrow followed by some mast high waves should be a good end to my short holiday period

Yep off to the Henty as well, always got Stanley as a back up tomorrow if it doesn't work out today.

Good luck to those who are heading to Henty, looking forward to see how it goes. I will be lining up at the Bar at PS after work, looking forward to catching up with everyone and chasing some good numbers It always has been, and always will be, all about the speed!!

Good luck Henty crew! Looking Epic here, i should be at the bar for a few, around 2pm. Sounding like a big crew will be here Yeiw!

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Kazza said..
As I'm not too familiar with Port Sorell, what is the best direction up there for the speed runs? And I gather the best times are 2 hrs either side of low tide?
Haven't speed sailed up there yet so also not familiar where the runs are.

There's this site I heard about - its called thespotguide

Not too much to worry about at Portsy Kazza, just pay attention to the direction of the speed run, and stay out of their way on your way back up (i.e. get out into the channel away from sandbar so you don't run into anyone)

Ask the guys when you get there about the direction on the day, but it should be pretty obvious (and that spotguide site has old but relevant info! )
Also with so many people on a short run you have to use your eyes to see around you before blind gybes/bear aways...


**Good luck at henty guys!!

Cannot make it due to a couple of jobs I cannot get of Makes me feel sick not being able to go Anyway good luck Henty crew and good luck PS crew you guys should get some epic conditions and results Ferg and I might get to PS tommorow Hi-ho hi-ho its off to work I go

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buzzy said..
That's a pity Perks, hopefully you get a blast at home after work.

I'm heading to Henty with Dave, looks like it could be pretty awesome. Then driving through to Marrawah for BOL Saturday and Sunday.
After sailing Stanley Tuesday and Marrawah Wednesday then driving home today and back up tomorrow I should have travelled more than 2000km and spent between 20 to 30 hours in the water in 6 days One PB so far and more tomorrow followed by some mast high waves should be a good end to my short holiday period

Now thats living the dream Nice one Buzzy

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jimo said...
Greenie and me will sail Bell Buoy Friday, don't know yet about Saturday, maybe Bakers if there is enough wind.

What time will you sail Bell Bouy?

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Steve Charles said..
Cannot make it due to a couple of jobs I cannot get of Makes me feel sick not being able to go Anyway good luck Henty crew and good luck PS crew you guys should get some epic conditions and results Ferg and I might get to PS tommorow Hi-ho hi-ho its off to work I go

I know the feeling Steve, my stomach is churning away thinking about the day they're all going to have. Anyway hope to see you and Ferg up at PS tomorrow (Saturday), I'm definitely going.

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Kazza said..
As I'm not too familiar with Port Sorell, what is the best direction up there for the speed runs? And I gather the best times are 2 hrs either side of low tide?
Haven't speed sailed up there yet so also not familiar where the runs are.

There's this site I heard about - its called thespotguide

Not too much to worry about at Portsy Kazza, just pay attention to the direction of the speed run, and stay out of their way on your way back up (i.e. get out into the channel away from sandbar so you don't run into anyone)

Ask the guys when you get there about the direction on the day, but it should be pretty obvious (and that spotguide site has old but relevant info! )
Also with so many people on a short run you have to use your eyes to see around you before blind gybes/bear aways...


**Good luck at henty guys!!

Thanks Johnny, I forgot all about the spot guide Kaleb also gave me a good description of it all on his way back from one of his epic adventures yesterday.

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jimo said...
Greenie and me will sail Bell Buoy Friday, don't know yet about Saturday, maybe Bakers if there is enough wind.

What time will you sail Bell Bouy?

Around noon, 1 pm latest. Greenie could be earlier. Sailing all day.

Expect some insane numbers from all today! Wow!!

Sounds like Ports Sorell was the place for PB,s today, Not Henty.

New records wow!!!,

Yep, Henty was a complete waste of time. Great stuff for everyone at Port Sorell, has to be the best bag of PB's ever

Congradulations on all the PB's at Port Sorrel. !!! It sounds like it was thrilling.
Low head had a top windspeed of 35-45 knots late in the afternoon which made East Beach look like the wild west coast.
These are photos of Al and Luka sailing East late in the day.

Sailing was much more pleasant with the sun out, but conditions were very windy all day. (sail sizes 4.7, 4.4, & 3.7.)
I sailed lagoon in the morning with Embo... Chris, Alan and Luka sailed East Beach in the afternoon.
Chris hit the water in time to catch the maximum 45 knot gusts of the day which made his selection of a 4.4 look a metre over sized.
Blowing even more whilst I am writing this post, last top gust 46 knots. The horizon at East Beach was looking fairly crazy.
I hope things settle down in the morning otherwise it will be a challenging day for the learners tomorrow . !

Wow photos look great, i bet it was honking up there.