Hey DJ if I can get out of work I would be keen what distance are you planning and what's the return arrangements back to Sandy ?

Cheers

Think we need an acronym for this paddle so everyone knows what we're talking about, how's The SK2SDWR ?

Ann and I doing DW tomorrow - Dave you can put your board on my roof from Sandy back to St Kilda.

Who wants to do a second leg from green point Brighton @ 330pm ?? That's the earliest I can make it sweet as bobby

Thanks Kathy appreciate the offer as much as I was looking forward to an upwinder return I will take up your kind offer of a lift back
Cheers

It's already a constant 30-35 knots out there.. It's looking AWESOME..

DJ

Yeah yeah, rub it in
You all go and play while Cartoon and I try to prop up this economy while the wind rattles the windows. Grumble grumble grumble....
your probably going to get windburnt today anyway.....
Bah humbug

Such a fun paddle today. Truly awesome to be paddling in conditions like that.

I wasn't quite able to make it to Sandy for 10am, so I thought that I could launch at south Elwood and 'intercept' the group for the remaining paddle to Sandy.

I got to Elwood probably just after 10.30am, got myself set-up on the beach quick smart, and then waited for the bunch to arrive. I waited and waited and waited, and I could not see any paddlers. I was standing on the jetty, now after 11am, staring south down to the point, and thinking: “where the hell are they?”

And then I thought I might have seen a paddler… I did see a paddler, and another. I sprinted over to my gear and strapped on my leg rope. And then I looked up, and I couldn't see any paddlers anymore. It took me a few moments to locate the paddlers I'd seen, and then I start my cross wind slog to get out there, so that I'd be sure I'd clear the wall at Brighton.

The learning I had from this is that we as paddlers in our black wetsuits etc are not very visible from the shore when the wind is howling. The spray and the froth on the water hide us.

Made me wonder if it's worth having some hi-vis material in those conditions. Any thoughts?

That was such a fun DW paddle today
Absolutly loved it.Great crew out today also.
Off to Maui now see you all in a few weeks