G'day
Just wondering what people's experiences thoughts and advice is for Sailing at San Remo, I heading down that way in a few weeks and was hoping to get on the water. Any feedback is much appreciated.
Thanks

Great fun in a SE but if you want to sail with others, Inverloch is only 30mins away

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agreed.
I've had some of my most fun sails there and when it's good, there are usually a few other sailers and kiters out.
SE is best, but it is sailable on most wind directions.
Tide is important if launching from near the caravan pk.
The best sessions I've had have been on 3/4 to high tide and then back to 3/4 tide.

When it's SE and the swell is big at Woolies, you get great fun smaller waves for jumping, breaking along the sandbar in the middle of the channel.

Wouldn't mind getting down there again soon.

Back beach is good from w to se , 1/2 tide to low . I go there if I haven't time to go to invy .

Just so you know, there's been a 'friendly local' popping up in a few places around there the past fortnight. Most recently from what I've heard he's just been sitting in the channel letting the water run over his gills...

This was from Aussie day w'end... no reports of aggressive behavior, just cruising. Apparently swam through the line up at Flynn's too on the other side of the island - whether it was the same fella who knows.

They can only catch kiters !

Some Pics sailing between San Remo and the Island, there is a section in the middle of the channel with a sand bar and and some ramps to launch off.

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^^^ ah yes, I remember sailing with you that day Spotty.

That was in the evening, during the Aus wave titles on the other side of the headland at Woolies.

Awesome colours.

Thanks sounds like a fun spot to get wet. Are there any other spots on the Phillip Island to give a go?

Sharks and kiters - i can see the similarities with fly fishing.....

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Some Pics sailing between San Remo and the Island, there is a section in the middle of the channel with a sand bar and and some ramps to launch off.

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Spotty - noticed in these photos that your harness lines are really wide apart instead of the usual (at least how I was taught) hand-width.

Is that a speed sailing thing, and what does it do? Just curious about your setup.

I think they are attracted to polka dots !

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Spotty said...
Some Pics sailing between San Remo and the Island, there is a section in the middle of the channel with a sand bar and and some ramps to launch off.

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Spotty - noticed in these photos that your harness lines are really wide apart instead of the usual (at least how I was taught) hand-width.

Is that a speed sailing thing, and what does it do? Just curious about your setup.

A few reasons why I have them wide apart...

-Wide shoulders, though 2-2.5 hand widths apart for general sailing for most I suggest. Close together only if your serious about using all of your boom for freestyle or wavesailing.

-Stability, a more braced (Triangle) locked in feel, so all that sail power is transferred thru to the fin.

-Can trim sail with a bit more finesse, sheeting out as you go deeper of the wind for speed requires good trim and constant small adjustments.

-Reduces point loading on boom, important if your a heavyweight, more so if using a alloy boom.

With fixed lines the only way you can adjust them to make them shorter is to have them spaced further apart. I do this when alternating between waist or seat harness with different hook height's or when I adjust boom up or down to suit conditions.

Biggest problem I see with most sailors lines are that they are too short and hence are not utilizing all there leverage over the rig. Sail should be upright with you hanging off it with the board unweighted with it flying off the fin-s.

Awesome pics by Col and great fun sailing spot. I'll have to join you next time you're there. We've been getting some pretty strong ESE lately - 30 knots last week.

Is that Cape Woolamai Reserve in the background right and San Remo to left of the second last pic?

Looks like a nice grassy rigging area at the end of Back Beach Road with launching spot?

spotty come out at surfys where the big boys play ? haha

And speedsailors haha love these things so fast 40 plus so torpedo like solid muscle