12 Oct 2014 - Downwind action x4

Tarren made a triumphant return from his overseas adventure to join Peter, James and I on a downwind trip from Beaumaris to Port Melbourne.  Grant also joined us for the initial session at Beaumaris.  Fantastic day with nice strong wind -I ended up taking the 7m kite out with the surfboard, and tried several different gybing techniques.  I became a lot more comfortable on the non preferred side, still only got gybes at 70% though.
There were some fantastic breaks, just beside Sandringham and off Green Point were both highlights.  Spectacular session - 2 hours on the water - great start to the season.


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