The Carve Gybe: Commit the Rail
Carve on the rail first, flip the sail last.

How-to guides, tips and tricks
Carve on the rail first, flip the sail last.
A 200-year-old scale still wins
Your guide to Bunbury coastal weather
A field guide to coastal clouds and what they mean
Swap edges through the flat, not with a flick.
Reduce sail before you wish you had
Nail buoyancy and transform your diving
Where the wind scale came from
Spot the gutters and you have found the fish
FCS II, Futures, thruster, quad - what to choose
Gear, signals and pacing for diving after dark
How to find and catch KGW this winter
Read the water and link open-ocean bumps
Position better, catch more waves at any break
Sail back on a close reach and stop, not run.
Cross on slack or the first of the flood.
Find gutters, holes and rips to catch more
Pressure systems steer every wind shift
VHF channels, Mayday procedure and MMSI tips
Cold-season setup, wetsuit choice, and wind reads
Estimate wind by sea and shore
Why 5 m for 3 minutes ends every dive properly
Skip the uphaul and step onto a moving board
Your first steps on a paddleboard, made easy
Step back, sink the tail, spin on the spot
Find sandbars, read peaks and use the channel
When and how to reef before the wind wins
Why your arms stay tired - and how to fix it
Stay locked in when the wind is up
Clip the lanyard on before the engine fires.
Find, read and catch salmon from shore
Body, board and wing: getting upwind on a foil
Watch stints, handovers and sleep that holds up
The kite skill that saves sessions and riders
Small early pumps beat one big desperate heave.
Relax, cover up, and let the wave pass
Highs, lows, fronts and isobars made simple
Time the foam, not the face, off the sand.
Bung, cords, jackets, then the key.
Timing and nose push: slip under clean every time
Build speed, then lift onto the foil
Clear your ears early to dive pain-free
Plan and execute drift dives in any current
Compress, look, and drive off the rail
Finesse lure tactics for winter estuaries
Hop a plastic over the lip on a run-out tide.
Stop slapping the wake. Load the new rail early.
Three points of contact beat balance every time
Stay upwind on your kiteboard
Late winter clarity, and how to use it in August.
Green weed float fishing for blackfish in July
Carve a gybe without dropping off the foil
Stall a sloop safely when the wind builds
Midships spring docking, phase by phase.
Spend bottom-turn speed to get back to the pocket.
Float rigs and berley for winter garfish
Park the boat at sea in any conditions
The kite lifts you; standing up comes last.
Reef before you need to, not after
Foil through the wind first, flip the wing last.
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North Head, NSW |
14 kn ENE |
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Little Bay, NSW |
9 kn ENE |
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Cronulla, NSW |
12 kn E |
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Windiest in Australia |
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Mount Wellington, TAS |
31 kn NW |
13° | ||
Most Windless in Australia |
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Port Hedland, WA |
Calm |
21° | ||
Hottest in Australia |
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Centre Island, NT |
7 kn N |
29° | ||
Coldest in Australia |
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Mount Ginini, NSW |
13 kn ENE |
7° | ||
Wettest in Australia |
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Beerburrum, QLD |
158.8 mm | |||
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