I only have a 90cm mast, can anyone advise if its ok for Narabeen Lake NSW please?

I haven't sailed Narrabean Lake for a long while, but I believe the sand banks are fairly well defined and get shallow quickly, so the difference between 75cm depth and 90cm depth isn't very much distance at all. The deep spots are plenty deep enough.

Just my 2c...

Thanks, where is the best spot to launch?
I'll be visiting the area in a few weeks and will be helping a beginner getting started.

Hi Warwick, it's a PitA to post maps on this site but if you plug Bilarong Reserve into Google maps, this is where most launch from.

Another option is further west at Middle Creek Reserve, but I thing the sandbanks are a bit more frequent and shallower at that end. More for windsurfing than foiling.

Hopefully a local can pop in with a mud-map or better description than mine.

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warwickl said..
I only have a 90cm mast, can anyone advise if its ok for Narabeen Lake NSW please?

Hey mate, 90cm mast is fine. There are a few sandbars to be aware of.

NE is best to launch from Deep Creek reserve or anything with a bit of west in it, Billarong reserve is the best.

Regularly ride a 95 mast with sinker here. Plenty of water - don't trust the YA markers, they're wrong and if you use them as actual markers you'll hit the bottom.

This is the rough depth of the lake, they change regularly, but there is "channel" markers which if you stay clear you will be ok.

The arrows show preferred wind directions for each launch. The NE launch on the mid left is Middle Creek Reserve. A bit of a slog out to get started, but easy to get up wind and ride laps where the MArker is at the end of my arrow. The SW arrows shows Billarong Reserve. This is a wood Westerly to SWerly sppot. It can be done there in a NE'er also as well as some ESE or Easterly winds, but best in a westerly. Riding back and forth to the lee of that shallow spit below my arrow is nice and glassy smooth.

Everywhere in that blue is pretty deep and a 95 is fine. But it gets shallow really fast, really fast!! So be cautious when getting close to the markers and edges.

There's generally a few crew on the lake if it is wingable, so see where the locals are riding, or contact Sam at WSS boards (local shop) for the tips of where's on for a given day. A lot of Wingers go to Fisherman's Beach (Brown Water), which is a boat harbour on the ocean side. Easy enough launch, but reef breaks out the back. Good in N - SE.

Ride safe,

JB

Thank you everyone all information is very helpful.
JB thanks for the details.