The Figure-8: Return to a Person Overboard
Sail back on a close reach and stop, not run.
How-to guides, tips and tricks
Sail back on a close reach and stop, not run.
Where the wind scale came from
A 200-year-old scale still wins
How to find and catch KGW this winter
Find, read and catch salmon from shore
Clear your ears early to dive pain-free
Park the boat at sea in any conditions
Why 5 m for 3 minutes ends every dive properly
Position better, catch more waves at any break
Cross on slack or the first of the flood.
Timing and nose push: slip under clean every time
Swap edges through the flat, not with a flick.
Build speed, then lift onto the foil
Read the water and link open-ocean bumps
Foil through the wind first, flip the wing last.
Finesse lure tactics for winter estuaries
Green weed float fishing for blackfish in July
The kite lifts you; standing up comes last.
Spot the gutters and you have found the fish
Estimate wind by sea and shore
Nail buoyancy and transform your diving
Late winter clarity, and how to use it in August.
Float rigs and berley for winter garfish
Reduce sail before you wish you had
Find gutters, holes and rips to catch more
Stay locked in when the wind is up
Highs, lows, fronts and isobars made simple
Your first steps on a paddleboard, made easy
Carve a gybe without dropping off the foil
FCS II, Futures, thruster, quad - what to choose
Carve on the rail first, flip the sail last.
Body, board and wing: getting upwind on a foil
Step back, sink the tail, spin on the spot
Hop a plastic over the lip on a run-out tide.
The kite skill that saves sessions and riders
Three points of contact beat balance every time
Find sandbars, read peaks and use the channel
Relax, cover up, and let the wave pass
Bung, cords, jackets, then the key.
Compress, look, and drive off the rail
Midships spring docking, phase by phase.
Reef before you need to, not after
Watch stints, handovers and sleep that holds up
Pressure systems steer every wind shift
Clip the lanyard on before the engine fires.
Cold-season setup, wetsuit choice, and wind reads
Stop slapping the wake. Load the new rail early.
VHF channels, Mayday procedure and MMSI tips
Time the foam, not the face, off the sand.
When and how to reef before the wind wins
A field guide to coastal clouds and what they mean
Stay upwind on your kiteboard
Your guide to Bunbury coastal weather
Small early pumps beat one big desperate heave.
Why your arms stay tired - and how to fix it
Stall a sloop safely when the wind builds
Plan and execute drift dives in any current
Spend bottom-turn speed to get back to the pocket.
Skip the uphaul and step onto a moving board
Gear, signals and pacing for diving after dark
Nearby |
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North Head, NSW |
15 kn NE |
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Little Bay, NSW |
14 kn NE |
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Cronulla, NSW |
20 kn NE |
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Windiest in Australia |
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Fowlers Gap, NSW |
36 kn WSW |
26° | ||
Most Windless in Australia |
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Marion Reef, QLD |
Calm |
24° | ||
Hottest in Australia |
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Wyndham Airport, WA |
12 kn WNW |
40° | ||
Coldest in Australia |
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Mount Hotham, VIC |
18 kn NNW |
10° | ||
Wettest in Australia |
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Cultana (Defence), SA |
15.6 mm | |||
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