Ok, it's pretty much not going to be windy reliably till June...

What is everyone doing in the meantime to prepare for winter? Running, biking, eating red meat, going to the gym?

Going to Darwin (in less than an hour) to catch me a barra or two. And to be happy not to be in the water with the local residents.

Dahab.

ginger pom said...

sflack said...

Dahab.

full of english people

Russians and Germans!

But the sailing is amazing... who's coming over, Ian?

pfft...

Maui? You're dreaming mate!

Getting paid to teach windsurfing, seems pretty good to me...

Besides (quote) "i'm trying to bring freestyle to the waves"



"i'm gonna be top of the best..."

Al McLeod said...

haha to do that you actually have to be able to bottom turn

bottom turn... aka planing carve gybe... no worries mate! Even Stu can do that (i think).

When you heading over?

CROWEMAN said...

ginger pom said...

Ok, it's pretty much not going to be windy reliably till June...

What is everyone doing in the meantime to prepare for winter? Running, biking, eating red meat, going to the gym?

She wants another baby...so...you know

So that's why the dirty weekend in the Grampians!! - you can't go anywhere without being seen!

ginger pom said...

Ok, it's pretty much not going to be windy reliably till June...

What is everyone doing in the meantime to prepare for winter? Running, biking, eating red meat, going to the gym?

growing some hair on my palms........its good for forearm strength

I hate surfing windymiller its like watching grass grow to me. rather spend me time chasen women around

sflack said...

Al McLeod said...

haha to do that you actually have to be able to bottom turn

bottom turn... aka planing carve gybe... no worries mate! Even Stu can do that (i think).

When you heading over?

maui or tassie? going to maui late april. probably going back to tassie friday night

Y i bought an 8.5m to bridge the gap but i still think its not enough, and with this Shark.....

I try to save cycling for communting so not at the weekend
(unless its Lysterfield Park for MTB! Did that last autumn)

I've just found the ELWOOD SKATE(BOARD)BOWLS in Elsternwick Park ! and recommend you all get down here of an evening /weekend and drive the feral kids
off. For me it beats any other cross training on offer. This time (15 years on!) I'm bypassing all that flippy, slidey, grindy stuff and staying with pure carving, pumping, etc.
I was pleasantly suprised at the relearning payoff.





I also want to try SUP down at Torquay (25 per hour with a suit! bargain!). I did it on the flat bay but it was dull as dishwater, my bro did it in Torquay when he was over on hols recently so I'm sure I'll manage.

Oh and if it snows cross-country skiing at Lake Mountain

Have faith gentlemen, these shots were taken April 2008.

Autumn can have her viscious moods as well!

Don't pack away the pole gear just yet.




Oh, by the way, the sail is a 3.3m, rigged to the max to withstand the 62 knot gusts recorded at Fawkner Beacon on the "Day".

Bring on winter!!

seeing as its a crap season.. i am prepared to put the challenge to the wind to show up the prediction... come on wind we can take it. I'm getting a little exited at thought.

Forecast for Sunday
Winds: Westerly 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots during late morning
before tending southwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below
0.5 metres increasing to 0.5 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Oh cheers for that H2O, , BOM must have smelt the apprehension in the air as the new forecast is... West to southwesterly 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots during
the morning then tending south to southwesterly in the afternoon at a similar
strength. Winds then easing to 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
If it gets any worse Ginger pom will be posting in yet another moan

hmmm

no wind till Friday now!

Its not looking good for wind at the moment, but fingers crossed for the upcoming weeks! I'm going to Thailand in July any recommendations where to sail over there?