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Island View or Willows???
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:04 pm
by jake
Hey! New to Vic and was wondering where I should go tomorrow morning?(knock on wood!)
I've been to Island view before but never to Willows. How do you guys/gals make your choice if both places are forecasting roughly the
same conditions?
I prefer riding my surfboard in the rollers and the whole lauching/landing/staying upwind etc. are not issues... Hopefully that will help with the advice?!
c you all out there... where???
thanks! jason
p.s. anywhere I can get some wave action in on a N.E. close to here????
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:29 pm
by downwind dave
IVs your best bet for wind and wavelets. willows is offshore on a NE.
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:32 pm
by jake
oops! my bad! guess I shoulda looked at a map?! I was just going by the forecasting chart that says that SE and NE are the best directions for Willows..
Island View it is....
thanks!!!
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:39 pm
by jake
Hmmm just looked at the map and now I'm confused?!
From what I can see, a NE wind would make Willows cross-shore and not off-shore. Unless, of course, you are talking about Cattle Point? Where do you launch at Willows? If it's anywhere along the main beach then a NE wind would be perfect but if it's on that little strip of beach adjacent to Cattle Point that faces SW, then yes, it would be off-shore.
just wondering....
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:51 pm
by rocdoc
Here's a thought. Split the difference between IV and Willows and go to Agate beach! If too N or NNE or even NE then Willows will be too gusty sideshore in the lee of Cattle Point. Agate will have more waves than IV, but neither very wavy because of limited fetches. Check the WIKI sailing guide for directions to Agate beach.
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:58 pm
by jake
Nice rocdoc!! I'll assume that I rig up in the usuall IV location and walk south of the boat launch??
thanks again....
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:22 pm
by rocdoc
Sorry Jake, I could let you assume that (LOL) but Agate Beach is at north end of Cordova Bay about a couple miles south of IV.
Heading north from town turn right from Cordova Bay Rd onto Agate Lane. More detailed directions from Victoria on WIKI Sailing Guide.
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 3:41 pm
by JL
last N. winds I.V. was better as the wind was N.N.W. ... Read the sailing log re: Bazan bay.
http://www.bigwavedave.ca/phpBB2/sailin ... iew&p=8117
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:08 pm
by colin
Willows sucks, never hits, I.V. most reliable.
