Riding Upwind: Ditch the Walk of Shame
Stay upwind on your kiteboard

How-to guides, tips and tricks
Stay upwind on your kiteboard
Hop a plastic over the lip on a run-out tide.
The kite skill that saves sessions and riders
Skip the uphaul and step onto a moving board
Midships spring docking, phase by phase.
Where the wind scale came from
When and how to reef before the wind wins
Reef before you need to, not after
Find gutters, holes and rips to catch more
Swap edges through the flat, not with a flick.
Nail buoyancy and transform your diving
Float rigs and berley for winter garfish
Small early pumps beat one big desperate heave.
The kite lifts you; standing up comes last.
Carve a gybe without dropping off the foil
Stall a sloop safely when the wind builds
Clip the lanyard on before the engine fires.
FCS II, Futures, thruster, quad - what to choose
Your first steps on a paddleboard, made easy
A field guide to coastal clouds and what they mean
Finesse lure tactics for winter estuaries
Compress, look, and drive off the rail
How to find and catch KGW this winter
Park the boat at sea in any conditions
Find, read and catch salmon from shore
Find sandbars, read peaks and use the channel
Bung, cords, jackets, then the key.
Read the water and link open-ocean bumps
Carve on the rail first, flip the sail last.
Green weed float fishing for blackfish in July
Relax, cover up, and let the wave pass
Stop slapping the wake. Load the new rail early.
Stay locked in when the wind is up
A 200-year-old scale still wins
Highs, lows, fronts and isobars made simple
Time the foam, not the face, off the sand.
Estimate wind by sea and shore
Position better, catch more waves at any break
Foil through the wind first, flip the wing last.
Your guide to Bunbury coastal weather
Why 5 m for 3 minutes ends every dive properly
Reduce sail before you wish you had
Step back, sink the tail, spin on the spot
Plan and execute drift dives in any current
Cross on slack or the first of the flood.
Gear, signals and pacing for diving after dark
Late winter clarity, and how to use it in August.
Clear your ears early to dive pain-free
VHF channels, Mayday procedure and MMSI tips
Spend bottom-turn speed to get back to the pocket.
Three points of contact beat balance every time
Pressure systems steer every wind shift
Body, board and wing: getting upwind on a foil
Why your arms stay tired - and how to fix it
Watch stints, handovers and sleep that holds up
Timing and nose push: slip under clean every time
Sail back on a close reach and stop, not run.
Spot the gutters and you have found the fish
Build speed, then lift onto the foil
Cold-season setup, wetsuit choice, and wind reads
Nearby |
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North Head, NSW |
15 kn ENE |
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Little Bay, NSW |
7 kn SE |
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Cronulla, NSW |
4 kn SSW |
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Windiest in Australia |
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Mount Isa, QLD |
41 kn S |
23° | ||
Most Windless in Australia |
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Tasman Island, TAS |
Calm |
10° | ||
Hottest in Australia |
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Fitzroy Crossing, WA |
4 kn SSE |
42° | ||
Coldest in Australia |
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Mount Ginini, NSW |
11 kn ENE |
4° | ||
Wettest in Australia |
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Middle Percy Island, QLD |
68.2 mm | |||
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