Session 516. Second session at Walkerville and last kitesurfing for 2020. The wind was light at the beach, it took me a few tacks to get out past the reef into a nice 20 knot easterly.
I cruised past Bird Island an on past Digger Island, noticing another limestone kiln ruin. I rounded the corner to look along the coast towards Bear Gully. The wind was a bit lighter there so I turned and headed back. A very rocky shoreline along this section of coast with nowhere to land.
The swell was building and he wind got stronger as I approached Bird Island. I saw another kiter there which was a surprise. I surfed some rollers then did a long tack past the campground to the sandy beach towards Waratah Bay.
The swell coming back was nice and the wind direction was perfect for the return tack along the shore. The distant squall offshore toward the Prom I was keeping on didn't arrive. The other kiter was kiting just along from Bird Island.
I landed at the beach access ramp without drama and the kite dropped in a lull. This was a memorable session - good waves and wind and great tour.
I chatted to Mick, another kiter staying in Walkerville who was keen to get out for a kite, he had a look at Sandy Point today and said there were 10 kiters in Shallow Inlet and it was very gusty.
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