Your First Flight: Get Up on the Foil
Build speed, then lift onto the foil

How-to guides, tips and tricks
Build speed, then lift onto the foil
Position better, catch more waves at any break
Your guide to Bunbury coastal weather
Green weed float fishing for blackfish in July
Pressure systems steer every wind shift
Highs, lows, fronts and isobars made simple
Find gutters, holes and rips to catch more
Time the foam, not the face, off the sand.
A 200-year-old scale still wins
Bung, cords, jackets, then the key.
When and how to reef before the wind wins
Relax, cover up, and let the wave pass
Late winter clarity, and how to use it in August.
Clear your ears early to dive pain-free
Spot the gutters and you have found the fish
The kite skill that saves sessions and riders
Stall a sloop safely when the wind builds
Find sandbars, read peaks and use the channel
Compress, look, and drive off the rail
Float rigs and berley for winter garfish
How to find and catch KGW this winter
Small early pumps beat one big desperate heave.
FCS II, Futures, thruster, quad - what to choose
Technique and timing for overhead surf
Cold water, clearer and full of calamari
Watch stints, handovers and sleep that holds up
A field guide to coastal clouds and what they mean
Carve a gybe without dropping off the foil
Swap edges through the flat, not with a flick.
Scope, seabed, and staying put all night
Why your arms stay tired - and how to fix it
Estimate wind by sea and shore
Clip the lanyard on before the engine fires.
Cold-season setup, wetsuit choice, and wind reads
Read Sydney's radar for safe coastal trips
Stay upwind on your kiteboard
The kite lifts you; standing up comes last.
Reduce sail before you wish you had
Step back, sink the tail, spin on the spot
Read the water and link open-ocean bumps
Stay locked in when the wind is up
Finesse lure tactics for winter estuaries
Your first steps on a paddleboard, made easy
Skip the uphaul and step onto a moving board
Park the boat at sea in any conditions
Body, board and wing: getting upwind on a foil
Reef before you need to, not after
VHF channels, Mayday procedure and MMSI tips
Plan and execute drift dives in any current
Three points of contact beat balance every time
Gear, signals and pacing for diving after dark
Nail buoyancy and transform your diving
Find, read and catch salmon from shore
Set up, structure, and lure action for YTK
Estuary flathead when the mercury drops
Wollongong's coastal conditions explained
Timing and nose push: slip under clean every time
Reef snorkelling kit and technique guide
Where the wind scale came from
Midships spring docking, phase by phase.
Nearby |
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North Head, NSW |
10 kn S |
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Little Bay, NSW |
8 kn SSW |
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Cronulla, NSW |
6 kn S |
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Windiest in Australia |
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Maatsuyker Island, TAS |
29 kn NW |
11° | ||
Most Windless in Australia |
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Wangaratta, VIC |
Calm |
19° | ||
Hottest in Australia |
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Kununurra Airport, WA |
13 kn E |
39° | ||
Coldest in Australia |
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Mount Ginini, NSW |
3 kn ENE |
3° | ||
Wettest in Australia |
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Wangaratta, VIC |
22.2 mm | |||
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