Friday 2Nov2007 – So it is race day again … my third try at the 1000m Ocean Swim at Noosa. I’ve come to realize that conditions for this race are as the ocean prefers … rough and tumble … as the Australian Surf Lifesavers train all year round. It just wouldn’t be right to have it calm and flat.
The weather forecast for the Sunshine Coast today is “Fine. Moderate NW to NE winds, freshening in the afternoon.” (UV is 13 “extreme”).
And the marine forecast is NW/N winds 10/15 knots, increasing to N/NE 15/20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1.2 metres rising to 1.6 metres in the afternoon. A 1.5 to 2 metre E swell.
Up at Noosa Beach yesterday, conditions were a little lighter. Most notable were the sets of big ‘dumper’ wave that would come in every few minutes … the ones that with a vertical 6ft wall that curls over and slams down on the sand bar below as they break. They aren’t so bad for getting out through, since you can watch for them. Coming back in needs a bit more care … so that the dumper doesn’t land on your back and drive you into the sand! 🙂
Sunday’s Noosa Team Triathon 1500m swim should be a tad less dramatic.
I’ll be back online Monday … in the mean time, results will be posted on the Noosa Triathlon web site
Special thanks goes out to Coach Cathie Bass and the BEAST swimmers for all the help in preparing for these races.