Sailed at Auckland, Waikowhai Park
Rated a 8 of 10

Wind from the SW (knots)

lulls: 10

average: 16

gusts: 20

Board: Starboard Carve 99 2004 Wood
Sail: NP Saber 6.2 2005, NP Zone 5.2 2007
Fin: Drake Freeride 320
Suit: Short sleeve.
Air Temperature: 18 C

Found a great new location! Was invited by jlc and indeed Waikowhai is a great spot. A rare gem for Auckland: consistent winds. And great to learn jumping. Choppy, but unlike Bucklands Beach sailable, more like Coniver Grove. Channel has some swell, after that it was quite flat.

Halfway I rerigged from the 6.2 to the 5.2 as I thought the wind would increase. But it didn't, dropped actually, so that was a bad move. So that's why it's just an 8 instead of 10. But will definitively be back there. This is a great spot.

The only issue is that the beach is very sheltered. A windmeter is useless, you can't really tell the wind, you have to look at the swell and foam and such.