I am considering going to australia(finally!) this december, and stay one month.
One of the purposes of the trip is to met some people in Melbourne. Two weeks or so is sufficent for Melbourne.
Does it make sense to rent a van for a couple of weeks and hunt wind and waves in the area around Melbourne? The plan is to just bring with me a 4.7 and 5.3 sail and a wavy board as I fly from europe.
One of my concerns is wether december-january is outside the windy season in australia and if you got at least logo high waves?
Cheers.
John
in melbourne itself there are no waves whatsoever...
all the wave spots are between 1-2.5 hours away. that time of year there also aren't many big swells, a lot of the time you will be sailing in head high waves max.
tassie would probably offer you a much better chance of getting some really sick conditions... www.nomadic.net.au will give you some idea of what it can be like.
Go to the PIT. If you dont get maui type conditions at sandy point, I will refund your money myelf. We get stacks of windy days in waratah bay with awesome wave sailing conditions, allmost as good as maui. Google the wind history of sandy point, you will find the place in the top 3 most windy places in Australia. I even read it is the number 1 most windy place in Australia. You are best staying down at sandy point for a few days, cause there is no where else in Vic where the wind blows as good. You can just windsurf day after day the place rocks on..
Thanks for suggestions! Spots like Sandy Points is what I am looking for.
Google tells me one can rent campervans in Melbourne, so I am considering that, and stuff in the gear in it and follow the wind.
Is it legal and safe to park the car near the windsurfing spots overnight, and sleep in it?
Don't have to be at the beach. Sorry if this question is silly. Here in scandinavia we do it all the time. I know it's not possible to do that in some parts of the world, but never been to australia, so hard to tell.
Hey mate second what Al said, waves through summer lucky for head high.
The predominant wind direction through summer is SW, pretty useless around here unless we get a real big swell (rare for that time of year). Best bet for good waves is Tassy and Al is the hero of that spot.
The pit is flat water, the surf beach across from it usually gives good wave sailing but bit unlikely to get consistent wave sailing conditions that time of year.
Stuey, thanks for additional info and heads up! I am really seconding Tasmania, by ferry, in addition to PIT and the places south of melbourne.
Windxtasy, ok. I'll google up caravan parks, thanks.
Do one have to use caravan parks in most places in Tasmania, too?
