Well guys, the weather has certainly gone from one extreme to the other around here, keeping us on our toes, the couch and in the air from one day to the next.

As a stream of camper trailers, caravans and boats headed out of town in response to a possible “Hamish” hammering, vans and station wagons topped with surfboards poured in for the Agnes Water Longboard Classic Surf Competition over the weekend and of course the requisite extra cyclone thrill seekers.

The weekend certainly produced some fantastic waves for the surfers but the kite-raising gusts with their multitude of split second directional shifts were pretty impossible to harness and direct our kites into any semblance of order.

With a small respite on Saturday the 7th, Marco and Jerry (brand new L1 IKO instructor) headed out to Broadwater Haven in the Deepwater National Park with Florence and Bernadette in a smooth 10-15 knot wind. Flo was styling it up on both sides of the board and Bernadette was out for her second lesson with us and got up on the board! Great guns girl!

As the cyclone warnings started pouring in and the town went into lockdown mode on Sunday, our international visitors and instructor, blissfully unaware of the possibilities of destruction on our small beachside community, hit the beach with their gear to see if they could get any action. I think the photos will speak for themselves.

We are looking forward to this next week bringing some excellent winds for our students with a full schedule planned to instruct and hone skills for the “Coconet Classic” in Tannum Sands early next month.