We'll camp at the Big4 Caravan Park at Moruya Heads and mainly play/train in the surf at the Moruya River mouth. We might also do a little ocean trip from Moruya to Bingi Bingi Point, or go up the river if the ocean is too wild. There's usually a wide range of surf breaks and sizes to choose from at the river mouth, and a perpetual fun machine that usually operates on the outgoing tide as the focussed river outflow flattens the waves and takes you out behind the adjacent break, ready to catch a ride in again. We'll take sea kayaks, WW kayaks and at least one surf kayak. BUT, any aspiring sea kayakers should be prepared to take a single and/or a double out and learn to handle surf. It's not exactly pretty and it can be brutal, but you should eventually at least end up at the beach still in your kayak and uninjured. I haven't found an app that equals experience yet (hur hur). Perhaps a future nanobot will synchronise motor neurons and replace time spent being spanked by the ocean and trying to process what went right and what went wrong, but don't hold your breath. Let me know if you can offer a lift, and kayak/surf experience. Times are flexible. I've booked a Bush campsite and a cabin for the Friday and Saturday nights. The cabin is full. But we can meet and eat in there, and I'm happy to give a shortwave-radio marine forecast reception workshop, and introduce you to the club's surviving VHF marine radio, in the cabin, after dark. (Gosh, does it get more exciting.) The shortwave signal is sent from Qld for the entire East coast. The signal skips down past Tasmania and across to SA. It's amazing and wonderful. Let me know if you're wanting to drive down on Friday or Saturday (or Sunday)? I'll try to sort lifts, but can't promise. I've moved the pretrip to Thursday, so I can take the packed trailer home on Thurs. I'd LOVE IT if someone else could tow the trailer back. If you can't make the pretrip, let me know what gear you want, if you have a preference. Otherwise, we'll throw in enough for everyone. If you're serious about breasting the foam-flecked spume (ew) and getting to the beach in your kayak and uninjured, you should adopt a snug club PFD and ensure that it has a knife and good whistle attached. Perhaps with a personal or club PLB in the pocket. And ensure that your boat's flare bucket is fully stocked, with dye kit, day, night and parachute flares, V sheet, mirror, etc etc. If you ever end up being blown off the map, or doing a Jonah and getting spewed up midocean, you'll regret not listening. lol
Surf playing and training
