Hi,
Can someone confirm the best spot for NE'ers at Narrabeen Lake. Is the Academy of Sport end still ok? What's the weed situation like?
Or is Narrabeen Lakes Sailing Club a better spot? Again, what's the weed situation, parking etc.
Thanks in advance 
P
NNE to NE: Head to the Academy sport end. (Parking can be limited, be prepared to hover)
W to SW: Head to Bilarong Reserve (Weekend Parking can be limited, be prepared to hover)
In the NE you do need to work your way higher up in the lake, can do in a few long tack runs or wade up the southern side. You do need to be aware of sand, mud banks and a few logs when the lake is high. Video of NE Blasting..
you need to be a millionaire to afford the parking fees for a whole session
it will cost you about $5 each time you get on the plane
Select to expand quotepowersloshin said..
you need to be a millionaire to afford the parking fees for a whole session it will cost you about $5 each time you get on the plane
Select to expand quotepowersloshin said..
you need to be a millionaire to afford the parking fees for a whole session it will cost you about $5 each time you get on the plane
Funny... I actually paid a speeding fine the other day. Arguing with my wife wasn't me, well we pulled up the pics, yep think the windsurfing gear on roof was a giveaway!
So I turned up at Narrabeen Lakes in early Jan 2022 after a 30(?) year absence and was pleasantly surprised by how busy it was. I think I got amazingly fortunate to jag a car park as someone was leaving as I drove in .
Sailing a new board for the first time gave me an appreciation of those that have a few boards that they change in an out regularly. My old Omega AHD circa (1990?) was left behind for the newer board (circa 2013). Besides moving from a 59cm older style board to a fatter board with a MUCH bigger fin, what I found kinda hilarious was going back to those times where I felt like I was a beginner trying to find the bloody footstraps. .
A good breeze comes through, the board pops onto the plane, you're in the hook and then you go to slip your feet into the straps where they have been for 30 years and all of a sudden they are just not there!!! Panic sets in ... you're planing "nude" with no connection to the board, looking down to where they are and then realising, "****.... they're a loooong way out on the edge .... how do I get waaaaay out there without sinking the rail?".
I assume ( and eventually found out )there is so much lift from the bigger fins that I neeeed to be out there to keep the rail down but it's going to take some trust and relearning where my feet are in relation to the straps. But once in there ... gee there's some improvement that's happened in 30 years 
So is this a thing for most people when they have several boards to choose from that you need to spend some time to re-find the straps on each board you sail? I had never considered this before as I've always been a one board only guy.
Cheers,
p
Penski - I know what you mean. The modern wider slalom boards with the straps on the edge take a little getting used to at first. It got me as well. I watched a really good Nico Perin video which provide me with the Ahh ahh moment to get the board flying and locked into the straps. But you know what it doesn't matter if you have a 30 year old board or a new modern board, it's all about the feeling of riding the wind. As the saying goes "Only a surfer knows the feeling", the same can be said for windsurfing. It's what hooks us all in. Best sport in the world.
