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Kitesurfing
A week ago

Should You Use a Board Leash When Kitesurfing?

Why a board leash is risky, and what to do

Buying a Second-Hand Kite: What to Check - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Buying a Second-Hand Kite: What to Check

What to check before you buy a used kite

Fishing

Squid on Jigs: Winter Shore and Reef Tactics

Cold water, clearer and full of calamari

Choosing Kitesurfing Gear: Kites, Boards, Harness - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Choosing Kitesurfing Gear: Kites, Boards, Harness

Buy kit that grows with you

Kitesurfing Terms: The Lingo Explained - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Kitesurfing Terms: The Lingo Explained

Chicken loop, boost, kitemare: terms decoded

Wing Foil Upwind: Body, Board and Wing in Sync - Wing Foiling Articles

Wing Foiling
Thursday

Wing Foil Upwind: Body, Board and Wing in Sync

Body, board and wing: getting upwind on a foil

Neutral Buoyancy: The Skill Behind Good Diving - Diving Articles

Diving
Two weeks ago

Neutral Buoyancy: The Skill Behind Good Diving

Nail buoyancy and transform your diving

Wing Foiling in Winter: Stay Warm, Stay Safe - Wing Foiling Articles

Wing Foiling
Two weeks ago

Wing Foiling in Winter: Stay Warm, Stay Safe

Cold-season setup, wetsuit choice, and wind reads

Harness Technique: Stop Arm-Wrestling the Rig - Windsurfing Articles

Windsurfing
Friday

Harness Technique: Stop Arm-Wrestling the Rig

Why your arms stay tired - and how to fix it

Reading the Beach: Where the Fish Really Sit - Fishing Articles

Fishing
Yesterday

Reading the Beach: Where the Fish Really Sit

Find gutters, holes and rips to catch more

Kitesurfing in Perth: What You Need to Know - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Kitesurfing in Perth: What You Need to Know

Perth's wind, spots and beach etiquette

Duck Diving: Getting Under the Wave, Not Over It - Surfing Articles

Surfing
Monday

Duck Diving: Getting Under the Wave, Not Over It

Timing and nose push: slip under clean every time

Your Season to Learn Kitesurfing - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Your Season to Learn Kitesurfing

Make this the season you commit to kiting

Fishing

Kingfish on Stickbaits: Surface Tactics

Set up, structure, and lure action for YTK

Buying Used Kite Gear Without Getting Scammed - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Buying Used Kite Gear Without Getting Scammed

Spot the scams before you lose money

Progress Past Beginner Kitesurfing - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Progress Past Beginner Kitesurfing

Break the plateau after your first lessons

Kitesurfing in the Waves: Gear and Setup - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Kitesurfing in the Waves: Gear and Setup

Board, straps and kite choices for waves

Garfish on Float Tackle: Berley and Bait - Fishing Articles

Fishing
Two weeks ago

Garfish on Float Tackle: Berley and Bait

Float rigs and berley for winter garfish

Heave-To: Sailing's Emergency Pause Button - Sailing Articles

Sailing
Two weeks ago

Heave-To: Sailing's Emergency Pause Button

Park the boat at sea in any conditions

Surfing

Duck Diving: Getting Through the Break

Technique and timing for overhead surf

Packing a Kite Bag for Travel - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Packing a Kite Bag for Travel

Get your kite gear there in one piece.

Kitesurfing for Beginners: Your Questions - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Kitesurfing for Beginners: Your Questions

Common beginner kitesurfing questions answered

Kite Types Explained: C, Bow and Hybrid - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Kite Types Explained: C, Bow and Hybrid

C, bow and hybrid kites, and who each suits

Sun Safety for Kitesurfers: Protect Your Skin - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Sun Safety for Kitesurfers: Protect Your Skin

Beat UV on the water and check your skin

Do You Need Kitesurfing Lessons? - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Do You Need Kitesurfing Lessons?

Should you learn solo or take lessons?

Filming Your Own Kitesurfing with a GoPro - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Filming Your Own Kitesurfing with a GoPro

Over-the-shoulder GoPro angles that work

Diving

Cold Water, Clear Vision: Winter Diving NSW

Best visibility of the year starts right now

Sailing

Overnight at Anchor: Setting Up Right

Scope, seabed, and staying put all night

Drift Diving: Reading and Riding Currents - Diving Articles

Diving
A week ago

Drift Diving: Reading and Riding Currents

Plan and execute drift dives in any current

SUP Downwinding: Catch Your First Bump - Stand Up Paddle Articles

Stand Up Paddle
Two weeks ago

SUP Downwinding: Catch Your First Bump

Read the water and link open-ocean bumps

The Backroll: Your First Kitesurf Rotation - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

The Backroll: Your First Kitesurf Rotation

Land your first kiteboarding backroll

Starting Kiteboarding: Lessons, Wind and Gear - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Starting Kiteboarding: Lessons, Wind and Gear

Your safe first steps into kiteboarding

Fishing

Surf Salmon: Spotting Schools and Working Metal

How to find and catch surf salmon in winter

Getting Out Through a Beach Break Kiting - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Getting Out Through a Beach Break Kiting

Punch through the whitewater on a kite

Diving

Reef Snorkelling: Fit Your Kit and Go

Reef snorkelling kit and technique guide

Safe Kiting: The CLEAR System Explained - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Safe Kiting: The CLEAR System Explained

Kite safely with the CLEAR checklist

Reefing Early: Shorten Sail Before You Must - Sailing Articles

Sailing
Tuesday

Reefing Early: Shorten Sail Before You Must

When and how to reef before the wind wins

Building a Paulownia Kiteboard from Scratch - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Building a Paulownia Kiteboard from Scratch

Shape your own timber kiteboard at home

Wave Riding Tips: The Snap and Re-Entry - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Wave Riding Tips: The Snap and Re-Entry

Two surf turns for kites, plus wipeout survival.

Kite Wave Riding: Catching and Turning - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Kite Wave Riding: Catching and Turning

Get out, catch waves and carve clean turns.

Luderick in Winter: Float, Weed, and Tides - Fishing Articles

Fishing
27 days ago

Luderick in Winter: Float, Weed, and Tides

Green weed float fishing for blackfish in July

Sailing

QLD Coast in Winter: Dry Season Tactics

The best sailing window on Australia's east coast

Kitesurfing in Sydney: A Local Guide - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Kitesurfing in Sydney: A Local Guide

Where and when to kite around Sydney

Surfboard Fins: Match Your Setup to the Surf - Surfing Articles

Surfing
27 days ago

Surfboard Fins: Match Your Setup to the Surf

FCS II, Futures, thruster, quad - what to choose

How to Gybe a Surfboard (v2) - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

How to Gybe a Surfboard (v2)

Carve, switch your feet and ride away clean.

Reading the Lineup: Where to Sit, When to Go - Surfing Articles

Surfing
A week ago

Reading the Lineup: Where to Sit, When to Go

Position better, catch more waves at any break

Backhand Wave Riding: Kitesurf Off Your Heels - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Backhand Wave Riding: Kitesurf Off Your Heels

Kitesurf waves on your backhand with control

Surfing to Kitesurfing: Making the Switch - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Surfing to Kitesurfing: Making the Switch

Turn blown-out days into wave-riding fun

Body Dragging: Recover Your Board - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Body Dragging: Recover Your Board

The kite skill that saves sessions and riders

VHF Radio on the Water: Channels and Calls - Sailing Articles

Sailing
23 days ago

VHF Radio on the Water: Channels and Calls

VHF channels, Mayday procedure and MMSI tips

Kite Cam Photography: Shooting From Above - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Kite Cam Photography: Shooting From Above

Mount a camera on your kite for aerial shots

King George Whiting: Bait, Rig, Tides - Fishing Articles

Fishing
23 days ago

King George Whiting: Bait, Rig, Tides

How to find and catch KGW this winter

Mounting a GoPro on Your Kite - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Mounting a GoPro on Your Kite

Film from the kite: mount, angle, no fog

Travelling to Bali: Kite Trip Tips - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Travelling to Bali: Kite Trip Tips

Plan a kitesurfing trip to Bali the smart way.

How to Ride Toeside on a Kiteboard - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

How to Ride Toeside on a Kiteboard

Master toeside riding and unlock new tricks.

Reading a Beach Break: Banks, Peaks, Channels - Surfing Articles

Surfing
Wednesday

Reading a Beach Break: Banks, Peaks, Channels

Find sandbars, read peaks and use the channel

Winter Kitesurfing: Ride Cold Fronts Safely - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Winter Kitesurfing: Ride Cold Fronts Safely

Cold water, gusty fronts and staying safe.

Reefing: Read the Signs, Act Early - Sailing Articles

Sailing
A week ago

Reefing: Read the Signs, Act Early

Reduce sail before you wish you had

Fishing

Winter Flathead: Cold-Water Lure Tactics

Estuary flathead when the mercury drops

Right of Way Rules for Kitesurfers - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
A week ago

Right of Way Rules for Kitesurfers

Who gives way, and how to share a break

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8°

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Perth (Coastal), WA

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SE Swell Builds to Gold Coast From Monday

Weather

SE Swell Builds to Gold Coast From Monday

Perth Braces for Gale: 5m Swell, Bars Close

Weather

Perth Braces for Gale: 5m Swell, Bars Close

NSW South Swell Builds: Front Clears Friday

Weather

NSW South Swell Builds: Front Clears Friday

Cold front clears, high settles the southeast

Weather

Cold front clears, high settles the southeast

Weather

Leeuwin Slows: El Nino's Effect on WA

50,000 whales are on the highway right now

Weather

50,000 whales are on the highway right now

Pre-Front Calm: South Coast Opens Tuesday

Weather

Pre-Front Calm: South Coast Opens Tuesday

Port Phillip Weekend: Westerlies After the Front

Weather

Port Phillip Weekend: Westerlies After the Front

WA's calm midweek window before Friday's front

Weather

WA's calm midweek window before Friday's front

Weather

NSW North Coast: Hazardous Surf Warning

Forum Comments/forums

Windsurfing

hi all. Does anyone have a list of, or...

By: osk, 1h ago

Windsurfing

Need advice to make the board fly on fin.

By: Sea Lotus, 1h ago

Windsurfing

Hi all ,the only bit of kit I’ve not updated for a while (about 15years) is my ezzy mast 370 & 400...

By: Surfing Uk, 2h ago

Wing Foiling

Got my 2.4m and 3.1m today. Very nice. Lines are short, with the 2.

By: BWalnut, 3h ago

Wing Foiling

Hey everyone, Bit of a long shot, but...

By: carlosk, 4h ago

Kitesurfing

I am a relatively new kiter based in WA - only started a couple of years ago with a number of...

By: MBKiter, 8h ago

Windsurfing

Hello Guys, Ive got good advice here before so I am posting this question: Currently I have:

By: Mushin, 9h ago

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Stand Up Paddle - Wave & Cruising Boards

Wide Point

10' 5" x 32 inches

$800

Stand Up Paddle - Racing & Downwind Boards

2025 Ozone Pocket Rocket 4.3M

4.3 metre

$850

2023 Naish 2023 Naish Hover Ultra Carbon 75L - 75 Litres

Foiling - Wind Wing Foilboards

2023 Naish 2023 Naish Hover Ultra Carbon 75L

75 Litres

$550

Foiling - Components (Wings,Masts,etc)

Lift Foils Various Tail

$200

Kitesurfing - Accessories

Mystic Magestic

$200

Articles/Articles

Reading the Beach: Where the Fish Really Sit

Fishing

Reading the Beach: Where the Fish Really Sit

Buying Used Kite Gear Without Getting Scammed

Kitesurfing

Buying Used Kite Gear Without Getting Scammed

Harness Technique: Stop Arm-Wrestling the Rig

Windsurfing

Harness Technique: Stop Arm-Wrestling the Rig

Diving

Drift Diving: Reading and Riding Currents

Kitesurfing

Winter Kitesurfing: Ride Cold Fronts Safely

Duck Diving: Getting Under the Wave, Not Over It

Surfing

Duck Diving: Getting Under the Wave, Not Over It

Wing Foil Upwind: Body, Board and Wing in Sync

Wing Foiling

Wing Foil Upwind: Body, Board and Wing in Sync

Reefing Early: Shorten Sail Before You Must

Sailing

Reefing Early: Shorten Sail Before You Must

Reading a Beach Break: Banks, Peaks, Channels

Surfing

Reading a Beach Break: Banks, Peaks, Channels

Sun Safety for Kitesurfers: Protect Your Skin

Kitesurfing

Sun Safety for Kitesurfers: Protect Your Skin

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Articles

Should You Use a Board Leash When Kitesurfing?

Buying a Second-Hand Kite: What to Check

Squid on Jigs: Winter Shore and Reef Tactics

Choosing Kitesurfing Gear: Kites, Boards, Harness

Kitesurfing Terms: The Lingo Explained

Wing Foil Upwind: Body, Board and Wing in Sync

Neutral Buoyancy: The Skill Behind Good Diving

Wing Foiling in Winter: Stay Warm, Stay Safe

Harness Technique: Stop Arm-Wrestling the Rig

Reading the Beach: Where the Fish Really Sit

Kitesurfing in Perth: What You Need to Know

Duck Diving: Getting Under the Wave, Not Over It

Your Season to Learn Kitesurfing

Kingfish on Stickbaits: Surface Tactics

Buying Used Kite Gear Without Getting Scammed

Progress Past Beginner Kitesurfing

Kitesurfing in the Waves: Gear and Setup

Garfish on Float Tackle: Berley and Bait

Heave-To: Sailing's Emergency Pause Button

Duck Diving: Getting Through the Break

Packing a Kite Bag for Travel

Kitesurfing for Beginners: Your Questions

Kite Types Explained: C, Bow and Hybrid

Sun Safety for Kitesurfers: Protect Your Skin

Do You Need Kitesurfing Lessons?

Filming Your Own Kitesurfing with a GoPro

Cold Water, Clear Vision: Winter Diving NSW

Overnight at Anchor: Setting Up Right

Drift Diving: Reading and Riding Currents

SUP Downwinding: Catch Your First Bump

The Backroll: Your First Kitesurf Rotation

Starting Kiteboarding: Lessons, Wind and Gear

Surf Salmon: Spotting Schools and Working Metal

Getting Out Through a Beach Break Kiting

Reef Snorkelling: Fit Your Kit and Go

Safe Kiting: The CLEAR System Explained

Reefing Early: Shorten Sail Before You Must

Building a Paulownia Kiteboard from Scratch

Wave Riding Tips: The Snap and Re-Entry

Kite Wave Riding: Catching and Turning

Luderick in Winter: Float, Weed, and Tides

QLD Coast in Winter: Dry Season Tactics

Kitesurfing in Sydney: A Local Guide

Surfboard Fins: Match Your Setup to the Surf

How to Gybe a Surfboard (v2)

Reading the Lineup: Where to Sit, When to Go

Backhand Wave Riding: Kitesurf Off Your Heels

Surfing to Kitesurfing: Making the Switch

Body Dragging: Recover Your Board

VHF Radio on the Water: Channels and Calls

Kite Cam Photography: Shooting From Above

King George Whiting: Bait, Rig, Tides

Mounting a GoPro on Your Kite

Travelling to Bali: Kite Trip Tips

How to Ride Toeside on a Kiteboard

Reading a Beach Break: Banks, Peaks, Channels

Winter Kitesurfing: Ride Cold Fronts Safely

Reefing: Read the Signs, Act Early

Winter Flathead: Cold-Water Lure Tactics

Right of Way Rules for Kitesurfers

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