For those us that sail at NORTH Ricketts (next to the Yacht Club; as opposed to SOUTH Ricketts next to the life saving club), here's a warning from Adrian Burrage concerning the recently-gone-missing port side marker on the reef exit:

"Mike C went on a snorkelling expedition around the reef at Ricketts yesterday and was shocked by the 'death spike' that in a former life was the orange stick/pole on the reef opposite the yacht club. He described the offending item as a foot long, very sharp metal spike protruding from the rock. It remains just below the surface at low tide.

Mike rang the Commodore of the Beaumaris Yacht Club who indicated they will try to fix it quickly. For the time-being keep well clear of where the pole once was unless you're interested in being a shish-kebab marinara.

Please pass this message on to all fellow Ricketts Point sailors."

Thats actually from the previous pole before the one that just fell over. It got me 2 seasons ago, bit slash in the bottom of my board. It wasn,t so dangerous then as it was only half a meter from the marker pole and you never went that close ( except for that one time, brrr). Now it,s deadly, I hope they can get rid of it or even better put in a new one where it is.

Im not a huge fan of north ricketts!

Can you sail there in a low tide?

and...

When its high tide, can you sail anywhere?

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sflack said...

Im not a huge fan of north ricketts!

Can you sail there in a low tide?
and...
When its high tide, can you sail anywhere?

At low tide you go through the gap in the first reef marked by the protruding "sticks" (one of which is currently missing - hence the post!). You didnt think they were gybe marks did you?!?
When its high tide there is a nice wave just outside the sticks for jumps, and then bigger rollers out at the tall green second-reef marker about 500m out, great for bigger jumps and for use in gybes.
Inside the first reef its a true flat water gybe-o-torium.