Windsurfer International Magazine

Nov 09 Windsurfer International Magazine Issue 03
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Jumping in Gero

The forecast was good for Geraldton at the start of the week (it seems to be almost always good there at the moment) so we drove up to Coronation Beach for a few days.
Iris was disappointed that the bakery there has stopped making her favourite garlic and cheese bread; she has been looking forward to returning to Geraldton just for that!
The wind was really blowing and the waves were not huge but provided some of the great ramps for jumping that Coronation Beach is famous for!

I was on a mission to land some forward loops and tried on almost every run out before the wind picked up and I was too overpowered, as it did every day.
I’m feeling pretty tender after landing on my backside so many times but got very close to landing the spectacular move so I’m sure I’ll get it soon!
It was pretty busy on the water with about 30 windsurfers on the water as well as a few kites at any one time, and still plenty of rigs on the beach. It’s great to see windsurfing so popular here with all standards and ages out giving it a go!
Iris and I are back in Perth for the weekend to do a bit of work and plan to head wherever the wind is blowing for the week before Christmas.

Back in WA!!

The wind is blowing and I am back in Perth nicely tired from some great windsurfing! We left the station the week before last and shot across the Nullabor Plains, a very long drive but not too bad really. I slept through the longest straight stretch of road in Australia (146 kms) and got sick of the music on my mp3 player but we got to
Esperance in the end.
They say the best beaches in Oz in Esperance and I have to agree they are pretty spectacular with white sand, lush greenery on the cliffs and turquoise water.
It’s a little scary going in the water there as well as in South Australia as it’s the roaming ground for some big fisheys! I did go for a windsurf though and didn’t get eaten.


There wasn’t much wind in Esperance and the forecast looked better for Margret River so that was the next destination. We followed the coast to Albany where we can say we have gone all the way around Australia!! A place called Cosy Corner was where we stayed that night as we stayed there before and we reckon that it’s the best free camping place in Australia!
The first windsurf in Margret River was terrible. I was so impatient to go out after so long without any good waves and wind, I rigged badly and had a shocking time ending with a long swim in. The second and third days were awesome though! Nice and windy and got loads of waves!