The day had been absolutely perfect - an early morning kite, a magnificent day at Bremlea beach with the family, boogie boarding, suping, having a great time with the kids. The wind was forecast to come in for the afternoon - so the stars were aligned. What could possibly go wrong ? A freakin hurricane could, that's what. With the ladies and kids headed to the Queenscliff market, Pete and I had the afternoon to ourselves, with a 25-30 knot breeze on the go. We checked a couple of locations at Ocean Grove, before making the call to head to Point Lonsdale surf club. I'd walked past it with Darren a couple of months before, beautiful water and some nice breaks - I thought it would be perfect for us. First impressions were fantastic - strong wind, good surf but with some ominous clouds on the horizon. We'd been out for our share of storm fronts so it did not appear anything to be particularly worried about. On setting up the wind felt very heavy, I toyed with depowe