Hello Mootumbo,

Welcome to Melbourne, but you're in the wrong forum.

Short replies:

- 2nd week of June until March. September to January is probably the best.

- Mainly 10 - 20 kts, but up to 40 kts about 6 times per year. Kiters seem to have settled on modern 11-12m sizes for most conditions.

- Two wetties are needed: 3/2 double-sided in summer (we have the highest rate of skin cancer in the world, so protect yourself!) and 4/3 in winter (possibly with a 1 - 2 heat reflective, long sleeved vest for the really cold days (by ours standards)).

- Can't answer.

Seabreeze is a great area for wind graphs and info (www.seabreeze.com.au/graphs/vic.asp,) but also hunt around this site:
http://www.baywx.com/

Hope this helps.