Wiping Out Safely: How to Fall in the Surf
Relax, cover up, and let the wave pass
How-to guides, tips and tricks
Relax, cover up, and let the wave pass
The kite lifts you; standing up comes last.
Plan and execute drift dives in any current
Midships spring docking, phase by phase.
A 200-year-old scale still wins
Carve a gybe without dropping off the foil
Compress, look, and drive off the rail
Why your arms stay tired - and how to fix it
Body, board and wing: getting upwind on a foil
Clip the lanyard on before the engine fires.
Stay locked in when the wind is up
The kite skill that saves sessions and riders
Pressure systems steer every wind shift
Highs, lows, fronts and isobars made simple
VHF channels, Mayday procedure and MMSI tips
Time the foam, not the face, off the sand.
Late winter clarity, and how to use it in August.
Read the water and link open-ocean bumps
Stay upwind on your kiteboard
Position better, catch more waves at any break
Three points of contact beat balance every time
Foil through the wind first, flip the wing last.
Swap edges through the flat, not with a flick.
Reduce sail before you wish you had
Clear your ears early to dive pain-free
Your guide to Bunbury coastal weather
Skip the uphaul and step onto a moving board
Reef before you need to, not after
Step back, sink the tail, spin on the spot
Find, read and catch salmon from shore
Cold-season setup, wetsuit choice, and wind reads
Build speed, then lift onto the foil
Watch stints, handovers and sleep that holds up
Stop slapping the wake. Load the new rail early.
When and how to reef before the wind wins
Float rigs and berley for winter garfish
Small early pumps beat one big desperate heave.
Why 5 m for 3 minutes ends every dive properly
Park the boat at sea in any conditions
Nail buoyancy and transform your diving
Bung, cords, jackets, then the key.
Your first steps on a paddleboard, made easy
Finesse lure tactics for winter estuaries
Hop a plastic over the lip on a run-out tide.
Green weed float fishing for blackfish in July
Find gutters, holes and rips to catch more
Cross on slack or the first of the flood.
FCS II, Futures, thruster, quad - what to choose
Find sandbars, read peaks and use the channel
Where the wind scale came from
Spend bottom-turn speed to get back to the pocket.
Estimate wind by sea and shore
Stall a sloop safely when the wind builds
How to find and catch KGW this winter
Carve on the rail first, flip the sail last.
Gear, signals and pacing for diving after dark
Sail back on a close reach and stop, not run.
Spot the gutters and you have found the fish
A field guide to coastal clouds and what they mean
Timing and nose push: slip under clean every time
Nearby |
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North Head, NSW |
10 kn NNE |
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Little Bay, NSW |
11 kn NNE |
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Cronulla, NSW |
4 kn N |
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Windiest in Australia |
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Cultana (Defence), SA |
39 kn SW |
19° | ||
Most Windless in Australia |
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Gympie, QLD |
Calm |
20° | ||
Hottest in Australia |
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Fitzroy Crossing, WA |
12 kn WNW |
40° | ||
Coldest in Australia |
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Mount Wellington, TAS |
6 kn ESE |
7° | ||
Wettest in Australia |
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Wellcamp Airport, QLD |
39.6 mm | |||
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