Jason, I was there a couple of weeks ago & yes it's low. I sailed from the spit to the south part of the lake & it took a while to get past the weed, although once past it...yippee! I had a 38cm (not weed) fin with a 7.5 cammed sail & as mentioned, once past the weed, no dramas. I went back a couple of days after & tried the North side without wind, just mucking around with some mates and it's definitely deep enough, but still a bit of a walk out. There's some weed in the shallow water, but once your in about 70cm of water, there's no weed. We'll have to organise another trip to the Loch, or Lake Linlithgow (Hamilton), it's looking good too!

Thanks for the info guys, I'll try to get over there in the in next couple of weeks. I haven't got a weed fin but it sounds like I'll get by, I might just need to stay away from the weed beds. If the wind picks up to 20+ knots I'll use my FreeWave with a 27cm fin. Hey Scotty! I'll let you know when I'm heading down if you and the crew are interested. I'll also let Jimbob know. What wind directions work for the lake at the moment? I went out in the loch a couple of days ago. Gusty as hell but still good fun. I haven't been out to the lake at Hamilton. Is it good for flat water? what wind direction. Thanks again for the info, hopefully I'll see some of you down there some time soon.

and apparently you're a well known legend of Beachport jimbob!! I met Scott and Kelly at a BBQ a couple of weeks ago. Good people...we had a great night. If you haven't heard Scott's "why I don't drink scotch no more" story, it's well worth asking!

Thanks for the info Jimbob. my boards take powerbox fins so thanks heaps for the offer on the weedfins. My holidays are running out and I might struggle to get over there. I'll let you know if I end up coming over. One of the blokes from W'bool, a kiter you would have met a few times is heading over for ten days or so and is keen to get on the lake. I think he will be staying at the Beach Port Caravan Park. Cheers.