PHOTOS ARE IN WINDSURFING
22 of us departed Geraldton Western Australia for the continental shelf which is approximately 40km of the mainland. There are 122 island out there with the continental shelf with in 2km of this island group known as the Abrolhos group which stretches for approx 50 km.
The swell wraps around heaps of islands and there are pleanty of spots to wavesail. The Geraldton seabreeze is the most consistent in Australia and the islands of the cost are supper charged with wind, it really doesn’t drop out and often blows night and day.
Yep its warm water and with tropical coral and the most amazing flat water speed sailing behind these islands, which are no higher than 10 to 15 feet, and surrounded with plate coral and sand as beach.
We had the boat on the inside of the break just 50 m off it. One small tack up wind and you were pulling in ....... Straight of back of the boat you could broad reach to the incredible crystal clear flat water and waste deep 1km speed runs.
The journey between is a wild adventure strictly for heavy metal rocker rollers, the boat was loaded with 100ton yes that 100 ton of water as ballast and way we went. Surfing this 6o footer in 4 meter seas for 3hours takes its toll, the photographer was a green as I have ever seen some one.........But blink and you I was back on the lounge wanting more.
Always some pain to gain
Sounds like it's worth a trip to do both speed sailing and wavesailing, what a blast that would be!!
You're living the dream. Totally.
That's it! 
Time to take windsurfing far more seriously. I'm not coming back Monday. No, really, getting my life's priorities right. Had a bit of a cancer scare last week (all is well thank god). While in waiting room was reading article on NW WA, Ningaloo reef etc. Where's my notice? Stuff these cubicles.
(I recognised the photos by their awesomeness and the "..............")
The reefs in Googley Maps:
www.google.com:443/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode&q=geraldton+WA&ie=UTF8&t=k&ll=-28.655646,114.134216&spn=0.877297,1.73584&z=10&iwloc=addr
Are these photos from the Abrolhos trip late last year, or a more recent excursion?
King of the Point - are these the photos 'Place of Dreams'? Looks absolutely amazing, last time we were over we hired a trailer of a guy from Gerro (Kev?) said people went on boat trips to outer reefs - I guess this is the place?
Theres a 122 different locations ........most of them not accessible with out the right sea going vessel to have some safety and comfort, and ability to travel between island groups.
Cheers Rider5 - been lurking for years - the banter here makes Boards forum seem like a kindergarten
Not sure about that, I like the anal way equipment is disected, analyized and speculated about on the boards forum. Think weve got our fair share of Kindie posters here too ! But that poor old Sinbad cops a hard time here.
plenty of shallow super glass runs, 1000m + runs, on a constant 25 -30knt breeze....
if u find a spot you'll probably be christening it, as kingy might of done at the back of leos...
just watch out for the razor sharp coral crops... the water is gin clear though....
small fins and booties a must... go a full length wetty aswell... (good for body dragging in 15" of water)
couldn't imagine the carnage of catching a fin a doing a catapult there...ouch 
