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Tasmania and Phillip Island

Created by ginger pom ginger pom  > 9 months ago, 13 Apr 2009
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ginger pom
ginger pom

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1746 posts

13 Apr 2009 3:31pm
Couple of recent trips - one a windless surf trip and the other a trip with the other half.

Tasmania has to offer awesome windsurfing. So much coast line and so many different directions of beach. It looks like North West is best place to stay but there's not a lot on the windmap about it.

Phillip Island sounds as though it used to be popular from the guy in the surf shop there. Any ideas on where is good to sail? This site might be a good place to put them (the site is not mine but I like it because I think it's a good idea to store info about locations on a map rather than in a thread)

thewindmap.com/#-40.91351257612757,145.8599853515625,6
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17 posts

17 Apr 2009 12:12am
Phillip Island and around for great long down the line waves;
SW; Right Point sensational, very very clean and nice!, needs a fair bit of swell
NW / SE Woolamai nice
SE Williamsons / Powlett / Kili very nice / great for long wavesailing down winders
Kili etc., Woolamai get a lot of swell; usually 2 ' more than the W coast; can get very big and heavy and scary!
Flat water; most directions launch at San Remo (near Foots Beach) or Woolamai Back Beach depending on direction. Sweet gentle fun waves out in the middle. Watch the currents in the channel!
Inverloch not far away either; speed sailing / great waves on the bar E / SE / SW / W.
ginger pom
ginger pom

VIC

1746 posts

17 Apr 2009 2:27pm
I've tried to add them but can't find Kili, right point or Williamsons...

thewindmap.com/#-38.506669060263064,145.2250099182129,12

If you could add them (click on the top right, left click on the map, type the name, click ok) then that would be great.

I'm not sure if I've put Woolamai in the right place either..
fletch1408
fletch1408

TAS

44 posts

22 Apr 2009 12:43am
I've sailed in Tas in the NE and SE
In the NE I've sailed at Low Head - Lagoon beach and East beach
Low head absolutely cranks with a NW wind, the normal breeze will kick over 35kts easily - I've been there when its really blowing and the few locals are running 4.2mtrs and looking over powered. If you get there watch the tide when sailing on Lagoon - do not sail in the river on the outgoing tide and do not sail across the channel when the wind/tide are working in opposite directions - i gets very nasty + it's a busy shipping lane. Great bump and jump.
East beach is more open ocean waves and rolling swells as you get further off shore in to bass strait - a more wave oriented but really BnJ.

Lagoon beach : www.google.com.au:443/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode&q=low+head+-+Lagoon&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=51.912744,76.640625&ie=UTF8&z=9&iwloc=A

East beach :
maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=low+head+-+east+beach&sll=-41.032568,146.969872&sspn=1.392291,2.39502&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=A

I've sailed in Hobart a couple of times in sandy bay - not bad and very friendly locals. I've only seen NE winds there that can go from 40+ to 5kts in minutes so not so impressed - but I have seen the place cranking bump/jump in solid SE 20+kts

maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Hobart+prossers&sll=-42.911036,147.357237&sspn=0.010184,0.018711&ie=UTF8&ll=-42.904388,147.344856&spn=0.08148,0.149689&z=13&iwloc=A
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