Today I paddled down wind with a few mates and here's a few pics that I took along the way.
Boards all lined up.. Two Naish Glides (Lobes and me).. a 12'6" Starboard (for Jonathan).. a 10'6" Stonker (Oliver) and a 12' Cobra windsurfer (for Mick).
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We're off and the wind just starts to kick in behind us.
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Under the St Kilda kiosk.
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Just coming out of the windshaddow of St Kilda pier.
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Waves start to pick up and runners start to happen.
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Jonathan doing a shaka.. or picking his nose with his little finger.
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After about an hour of paddling we stopped off at the little sheltered beach at Green Point.
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Back off again and catching little waves from the dieing wind.
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I had this yacht use me as a jibe marker.. Jeez he came close.
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The wind had dropped and so had the waves.
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We paddled in close to the shore to get some glassy conditions.. Here's Oliver setting a stonking pace.. [:)]
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Mick did well to paddle the old tippy windsurfer so far.
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This is the Cerberus that sinks lower each year.. It will be gone in a few years.
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While Oliver paddled into shore to buy a cold drink we waited and Lobes mucked around on the Glide.
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Then is was Mick's turn to go in to find the mens room.
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More waiting around.. No wonder it took a little more than the 'two hours max'.. [:D]
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Back off and heading for Rickets Point.
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There we are.. The finish is in sight.
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We all move forward on our boards to lift the fins and stop them cluncking on the rocks.
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Lucky Jonathan has a big enough car that can drive us all back to our own cars at St Kilda... Thanks mate.
DJ
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