Flat water in mandurah, maybe flatter then Lake George
Only embedded URL not sure how to embed video,so it is here on the post in front so you just need to click play. If any body could help would be much appreciated, thanks fellow sea-breezes . ENJOY Cos we did.
Select to expand quoteDOWNHAUL said.. Stuthepirate said..
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That easy. Thanks Stuthepirate
When in youtube and you want to copy the url of a video, click on the 'Share" icon
Copy and paste the url in the share box and voila
By the way, that was FLAT water. some parts it didn't even look like you were actually moving 
Shano, was that the Stroppedo grovelling @1.00?
Must of felt nice to slide right past the big fella 
looks good, what size sail did you have up. if you put your back foot in the strap might get a knot or two more speed.
Possibly the best use of your head in a long time Downhaul:-) . I loved the bit were you go past the Great Nanna himself and he is in Groveltown.
Select to expand quoteStuthepirate said..
Shano, was that the Stroppedo grovelling @1.00?
Must of felt nice to slide right past the big fella
Fangman just give ya the answer. Yep
Select to expand quotejimbob SA said.. looks good, what size sail did you have up. if you put your back foot in the strap might get a knot or two more speed.
7.6, Delta 19cm, 105lit , around 12-14knts. 1st time on this fin, chickened out with the foot in the back strap in case a stack over the front, the run back stuck it in there
You got to be kidding me, you never even harddddly bloody pumped onto the plane either direction What do you weigh? only 30 kg's or something.
What do you weigh?
And Fangman being nice, with just a one liner, I cant handle two surprises in one viewing
Fangy, did he pay the tax, or didja let him orf
Super Shane looks just how i remember and what about the bits were i was going past you the editor is very selective hey
Select to expand quoteMacroscien said..
Where exactly you have been sailing ?
Yep you nailed it Macro, that's exactly where it is.
I watched that 4 times because I couldn't believe how flat that water is in a wide body of water............I have got to try this place. What is the best wind direction?
Ok time for the boring dude who is going to post the facts about the place and deflate everyone's balloons. The coastal plain of the Perth region is essentially a sand plain with a bit of limestone here and there. As a result the estuary at Mandurah is not deep.The eastern edge has two rivers and some run off drains feeding in. It has a sand/silt bottom. At its eastern edges its becomes very shallow and indeed in summer when a High pressure system is sitting in the Bight and the easterly wind is blowing, it will be totally exposed.The gradient of the estuary floor in this area is very low.
Come late winter there is a lot more fresh water, oxygenated, cool, and with a bit of fertiliser/nutrient load. The tides are usually on the high side because of wind and barometric pressure during winter. The result is that the silted shallow areas grow weed faster than Cheech and Chong could ever imagine. Most of it grows from the bottom, however you do see free floating clumps.
As time goes on the weed gets longer and the tides get lower and eventually the holes in the cheese align and you get the conditions Shanno and Strop scored.
With the onset of summer the high barometric pressures result in these area being laid bare to the sun and the weed is burnt off and dies. So the ideal time for weed affected water conditions is spring. Once the weed is gone you rely on the shallowness to take out the chop. Both scenarios require heavily raked fins.
Finally the ideal wind is one that is close to on-shore. The fetch across the estuary takes out some of the turbulence associated with land structures.
Here endeth the lesson.
Select to expand quoteMacroscien said..
Now we know
Is it me or does Macro have a it wrong?
Select to expand quoteStuthepirate said..Macroscien said..
Now we know
Is it me or does Macro have a it wrong?
Plus local legend has it that a farmer dumped drums of Dieldrin in Boggy Bay( which is the the next bay east) in the eighties when its use was banned.Apparently the water quality is good but you wouldn't want to eat any of the crabs from the area due to biomagnification. So presumably and probably you would not want to sail here either....
Select to expand quotefangman said..Stuthepirate said..Macroscien said..
Now we know
Is it me or does Macro have a it wrong?
Plus local legend has it that a farmer dumped drums of Dieldrin in Boggy Bay( which is the the next bay east) in the eighties when its use was banned.Apparently the water quality is good but you wouldn't want to eat any of the crabs from the area due to biomagnification. So presumably and probably you would not want to sail here either....
Scary stuff Dieldrin! When I was a kid on the farm, my neighbor was spraying with it. He poured the concentrate in the tank and his stirring stick fell out of reach, so he just pulled up his sleeve and just stirred it with his arm. Some time not much later his wife came out from the house with the morning tea, just in time to see him struggling to step up onto the tractor, lose his balance and fall on the ground. They just got him to hospital in time but he was buggered for over a year. I remember it well because my Dad used to send me over to plough and weed his crops and the neighbors all got together to run his farm for a long time! Even after he recovered he was never quite the same. 
If there is any still in the water, at least there won't be any Mozzies around!
Select to expand quoteStuthepirate said..Macroscien said..
Now we know
Is it me or does Macro have a it wrong?
Well sort of, Macro has highlighted the launch spot, the flattest water is the next bay east.
Select to expand quotedecrepit said..
Possibly tomorrow, anybody?
will the tide be high enough?
