for Gold Coast had moderated (a little) to:Wed: N/NW 15-20 knot, tending W/NW at 20-25 knots during the day, shifting W/SW 15-20 in the late afternoon and evening.
Thursday W/SW 10-15 knots easing to 5-10 knots during the morning. Shifting NE/NW during the afternoon and evening.
Friday W/SW 10-15 early shifting SE/NE during the afternoon.
There wasn't a strong wind warning so we decided to give it a go. The forecast had said "hazy". We had no idea that meant there was going to be another dust storm almost as bad as the one that was reported worldwide a few weeks ago.
We had the tide times and it was, loosely speaking, high morning and evening and low midday.
Rudy Maas must be one of the few places in the Gold Coast that hasn't been "done up". I rate it as a 1 star place and it suits me just fine. For a very modest sum we launched down the excellent triple concrete ramp and stored the car and trailer nearby within what they claimed to be a secure area. I am scared of dogs but but these guard dogs didn't even scare me!
They also let us stay in their mini-marina on our last night. Thank you Rudy Maas.
We probably should have read the signs better, the palm trees were bent horizontal and no-one else was launching. However we went saying to ourselves that if it was too bad we could anchor just outside the marina. After the debacle in the Clarence River (see the Southerly Buster post) Nicky and I were determined not to provide more tales of calamity for our post-swim coffee group.. 
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