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2025 12 20 - Rickets point on a seabreeze

 I wanted to catch up with Grant so thought we should combine it with a sail. Hit Ricketts at 5pm and it felt like a seabreeze was gonna hit.  Looked a bit marginal so went out with the Nugget.  It was perfect, was able to keep up wind easily, jump, do whatever I liked.  Mark, Grant and Hamish all joined in.  Great little session.

2025 12 14 - Aspendale to Frankston - down and back

 Epic tour where the wind played along perfectly. James, Stu, Pete, Mark, Anthony and I gathered at Aspendale.  Truckloads of wind and straight westerly.  We hung around Aspendale until everyone was in the water, then set off down to Frankston.  Lots of great waves along the way, particularly standing up near Carrum yacht club, Seaford and closer to Frankston.  We stuck together on the way down.  I checked my watch and we were making pretty poor time - about 1 hour 20 in and still some way from Frankston so I hit the gas.  I got as far as the start of Frankston and the wind had swung south westerly, I couldn't make much ground up the beach.  Perfect timing to turn around and start the leisurly run back. Had a ball just riding waves as much as possible all the way back.  At some stage I was a fair way in front of everyone then James came roaring back taking a straight line along the foreshore.  5 of us got back fine - Anthony bailed out f...