You should have gone the old "slop bash" (bash through the slop), and turn around and come home !
Did it in Torquay this arvo into a relatively stiff breeze, and came home with some waist height runners. Ended up as more fun than paddling into the wind on flat water!
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www.ocpaddler.com/game 
Harbour Master on the iPhone is mildly addictive also !
http://www.imangistudios.com/harbormaster/index.html
