Wondering where best to wavesail in Albany. Was checking out Sandpatch y'day and although no-one out reckon it could be a good spot. Anyone sailed there before?
I'd probably advise against sailing there unless you are Laird Hamilton, or want to make it into the news.
Maybe try Mutton Bird, Nanarup or Mids?
OK now I'm curious what is wrong with sandpatch... I heard there was no wavesailing down there anyway?
Sandpatch is 500 million times bigger than it looks. If you can see a wave, it is too big.
Plus, it is hard enough lugging a surfboard and wetsuit back up the steps, let alone a windsurfing rig.
Hi everyone, i havent posted here for a while, but im on holidays in Albany at the moment after a week in busselton where i windsurfed on christmas and boxing day on my dads old hifly 555 in the best windsurfing conditions ive ever seen, but the problem was that before we left geelong we couldnt find the harness spreader bar so we didnt bring the harness. Were going up to perth for a couple of weeks on tuesday, then monkey mia after that, so im wondering if there are any windsurfing shops down here so we can buy a preferably 2nd hand harness.
sand patch, as well as having deceptivly huge waves, also was deceptivly huge sharks regularly patroling and the wind experienced at the top of the hill is often 3 times stronger than that of the wind on the water, thus the reason they put the wind farm in. mids for onshore slop mutton bird for a more solid wave in a SW'er and nanarup would be worth a look in. Denmark has parrys beach, which works in a SE very nicely
Thanks for the offer zed, but i dont think ill get to go windsurfing here because ive got to go shopping today.
Then im going to perth tommorow, then ill be racing my boat for two weeks, but maybe ill be able to go windsurfing after sailing....
Ill have a look round perth for a windsurifng shop if i get time though, because besides all the sharks it seems like its always windy over here, so therefore really good for windsurfing.
not really about waves in Albany, but on the topic of Albany does any of the locals know anyone who does lessons here?
lessons in Albany??? not a chance, the closest you will get to windsurfing in Albany is afew spares from crumps canvas, and that was about 3 years ago, crumpy moved over to kiting so I dont know if he stocks much anymore.
Cheyne beach although an hour East of Albany has a nice curving sweep and hard sand for driving on. Well formed beachbreaks for miles and miles. White sand and crystal water. I had a good sesh there this time last year in a Southerly but could be good in East winds too,
