Sunday morning - not a lot of wind out there and it's raining in town. Looks like the front will come through mid-morning. Most chance of wind about mid-day I think.

Chris D. and and Richard U. have some new gear to play with, so they are going to give it a go hoping for 12-15 k.

Bring on summer

We had a small but dedicated group Weather not so bad - no rain and the occasional burst of sunshine. Wind was 10 to 15 knots, but more 10 than 15. A good opportunity to test the lower wind limit of some new gear. Slalom racing I think has a 12 k minimum (like at the Nationals etc.), so ideally you need gear that can get you planing in the 11-12 k range. Turns out I don't own any of that.

Not enough wind for a slalom comp, but Chris D won the max speed division with 44 km/h. Impressive speed given the conditions. Yours truly won the freestyle division by switching to the ever reliable Kona - I'm claiming a back-winded back to sail, and a "coffin", both without getting wet. Some other tricks were less successful - water was bloody cold . May have caught Chris D. looking with envy at the Kona when the wind was light (for a second or two!)

The Murray Mouth is a great venue for slalom and freestyle. Plenty of seals there yesterday.