It looks like we are at the right end of the state again!

Pinkies crossed for a good blow tomorrow - Low tide at a leisurely 1.40pm

Oh YEAH!

I wish. Working tomorrow! Don't go breaking any boards this weekend

Looks very good ... should be a fun day

Suppose I'll roll up Even though that half assed chook farmer said the wind would go to waste if I turned up.....
I'll just try my best to sail in 25-30 knots in sunny conditions, and think, well hey this is not Mexico, but hey, I'm going forward again, and again and again, oh yeah so is Clarky, Luka, Hamish (If he didn't have to work

Well looks like thrd weekend in a row down south, crossshore and swell.
15 minutes from Hobart, we all love the sensation!!!

thats fast driving!

Greenie don't feel bad about yourself mate stay positive stay pumped be proud of your achievements life is not all about winning its about trying and that's what you're good at and above all don't EVER EVER let anyone say you're as dumb as you look we love you mate and that's what count
Coach

Plenty of fun today at Bell Buoy. We found out where all the sand go. It is in the water, creating a long sandbar that has very good and consistent waves breaking on a low tide. Greenie, Geoff, Rafa and me had 4 hours of sailing with waves getting bigger and wind getting stronger throughout the afternoon.
Greenie showed up today in his new buggy, he mentioned that he needs it as he is getting into the farm business. He can't stop talking about how he admires the lifestyle farmers from the south of Tassie enjoy

The new farm beast set a cracking pace to bell buoy. Around 14 minutes.
The last pic you can almost see the excitement on my face inside the cab, as I set up for once again a stalled forward. Many thanks to my support team Luka, Clarky, Raffa and that Southern Egg farmer Thanks Coach!!

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Pretty sloppy sailing.............. I presume that's the sand bar you guys are raving about

This is the sandbar ...

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jimo said..
This is the sandbar ...

Hey Luka. Your photos suggest perpetual dawn/dusk ("Magic Hour") as we say, or North West Coast pre Tioxide and Pulp mill closure. The auto white balance works well for neutral whites, or if you prefer rendering the ambient light colour 5600K preset will do the job.
However if you like "The On Golden Pond"look (It's a classic film; 1981 With an average actor called Henry Fonda in the lead) don't change a thing.
What's the depth on the sand bar? Rocks look gnarly.

Nice wave

Port tact sailing away from rocks looks to be "holding"a lot further out than usual southern invasion is on the cards next suitable weather pattern

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houston said..
Nice wave

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Relic said..

jimo said..
This is the sandbar ...

Hey Luka. Your photos suggest perpetual dawn/dusk ("Magic Hour") as we say, or North West Coast pre Tioxide and Pulp mill closure. The auto white balance works well for neutral whites, or if you prefer rendering the ambient light colour 5600K preset will do the job.
However if you like "The On Golden Pond"look (It's a classic film; 1981 With an average actor called Henry Fonda in the lead) don't change a thing.
What's the depth on the sand bar? Rocks look gnarly.

I know, I do put the white balance setting to have a bit warmer pictures, I like how it turns out, but it could be better with the neutral WB. Sometimes I feel like I am getting a better contrast this way, but it is just a subjective opinion.

The sandbar is actually not too bad, the photo is on a high tide, and the bar is well below. On a low tide it is knee deep, and on a very low tide it could be dry. It probably won't stay there for long, as sand is coming and going very quickly this winter.
Here and there you can get a nice wave breaking off the point along the bar, peeling for a fair bit of time.

At dead low we had not quite 16.5cm fin depth across the sandbar. The bar also had some nice shape in that there was a gentle gutter half way along that made the waves ramp up fairly mechanically to the RHS of that shot, and with glassy smooth faces too. Unfortunately the wind was changeable on Saturday, so less than ideal. The potential was certainly there though, and yes, those rocks are pretty gnarly, and have cost all of us some fins I think this winter.