30+ knots and some mast high close outs...

The wind has been good again this week, but Monday was particularly nuts. Ended up down at Woolamai which is a very open beach on Phillip Island, when we got there it looked really fun - about 25 knots and logo high sets. It was good for a while then the wind and waves stepped it up a notch after about half an hour. It just ended up being a survival session combined with lots of swimming! Super maxed out on my 4.2 to the point of not being able to bottom turn. Got smashed quite a few times and lost my gear repeatedly! Good fun...

Few screen shots of Jon and I - Thanks to Rob for coming down.






Before we headed home we had a look at this nice reef break that is high on my list of places to sail next.


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13th beach and The Island

We have been getting quite a lot of wind over the past week but none of it has eventuated to anything epic. Wind directions have always been not quite right...

The day at 13th ended up being super hard work, very very offshore wind so there was literally zero knots on the inside and 30knots out the back, with a solid swell. On the wave I was totally overpowered and couldn't turn at all. Ended up copping a few hilarious beatings...


13th beach aerial

that one hurt!

joel on a good one.

the kites were struggling in the super offshore wind


Yesterday had a good day at Phillip island. The wind was about 30 knots and the swell was nice with some over logo sets. Unfortunately it stayed dead cross shore all day instead of cross off as predicted, so the waves were a bit wind affected. Still really fun though! Best session I've had since the one really good day at Hookipa nearly two months ago. No photos unfortunately.

Looks like no swell and no wind for the upcoming long weekend, but planning on heading down the far west coast to scope out a few gnarly spots to see if they are sailable when the conditions align. Should be fun.

looking good

looks like we are going to have a good start to winter!

sunday should be pretty sick with signs pointing to about a 4m swell, 30+ knots cross off and sunny. looks like it should be similar to this sick day we had last winter.