Been doing a few downwinders and im about to consider going around a few headlands. Just wondering is there any specific part you should avoid, upwind or downwind of the head land? Is there any typical places you may likely find dead wind???
To give burleigh as an example, in a northerly u can get as close as 2 line lengths before it lulls out on ya. Keep same distance off the headland and dont come in for the sets til 27th ave.
On a southerly dont be tempted to go past 27th and the groin or it'll go pear shaped. Play at 27th if its got some east in it otherwise keep hookn it out towards the nets off talle creek. If these east it in ull be able to hook into a few outside north burleigh slsc.
Nobbys its straight forward. Can have a decent sweep at times but sweet when it pumps.
Best do ur first headland with a crew imo. Rockwalls suck when ur solo 
If your going past Point Arkwright on the Sunny Coast, just make sure you are fairly well powered as the wind does drop out quite a bit but comes back once your on the other side. From my experience it seems to drop out more on a northerly so I stay out wide but on a southerly you can kite nice and close to the shore if you like.
Good idea to leave a margin for error & stay out wide until you feel comfortable going around.
Cheers.
Found this interesting, worth reading the link.http://www.winningwind.com/coastal.html
Be careful around windsurfer only spots, they get super touchy this time of year....
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Best do ur first headland with a crew imo. Rockwalls suck when ur solo
Good advice as always Dave. Had one of our guy's go down around Burleigh hill, was wearing boots and ended up with kite on the rocks and in all sorts, luckily we were there to help out........
Oops...... Better be careful, all us QUEENSLANDERS posting in the General section OMG 
Cheers Pearl
I think figure 2 is emphasising you get compression zones as well as dead zones around a head land. Some areas the wind will be stronger then the prevailing wind. I used to know alot of this when I used to race catamarans 20 odd years ago, some is coming back...... slowly!!
