Cyclone Hamish – A Windsurfing Adventure Video

March 11, 2009 3 Comments Windsurf

On March 11th 2009, a Category 5 cyclone (TC Hamish) was forecasted to hit the east coast of Australia around Hervey Bay at 1am. A group of us windsurfers, including Sean O’Brien and Julien Ventalon (shown in the video) drove north from Brisbane to Harvey Bay on that Monday morning to windsurf in the strong winds and tidal surge before the cyclone hit.

They were advised to make sure they were out of town by 4pm that day otherwise the roads might have flooded with the tidal surge and could leave them trapped to wait out the cyclone…

3 Responses to “Cyclone Hamish – A Windsurfing Adventure Video”

Ryan March 11, 2009 at 11:21 pm #

hahaha that looks mad

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Sean OBrien March 12, 2009 at 12:55 am #

Yeap, it was definitely a day to remember! ;)

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JP May 9, 2009 at 7:56 am #

Not very responsible of you…just sheet on a bit harder and complete the rotation!!!

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