18-Feb-2025 -- I've always seen this confluence sitting out in the bay and it was always a case of sea state or fitness that prevented me getting out here. Last week I bought a new (secondhand) kayak. I already have an inflatable and a sit on, but this is a sit-in that's 5.3m long and eats distance beautifully. The weather forecast for today was light winds and a nice temp, but it's a work day. But I get these things called "digital detox" leave which gives me a half day off once a month and I hadn't used it yet for Feb, so I locked one in for this morning.

Arriving at the local beach, the conditions were glass with only the slightest of ripples. Nobody else is as nuts as me when it comes to heading out at weird hours to do weird things so solo it was. A false start after I had to return to the beach to unleash the rudder keeper and I was on my way. I used C:Geo to create a target of the confluence and watched my track as I went. Initially I was pointed at a big ship anchored in the distance (the dredge I think). I was way left of target, so I corrected towards Indented Head, still not quite on target, picked another boat, closer.

At the spot I was floating around for ages at either 999 or 001 on one co-ord and 000 on the other or vice versa. I got the paddle strokes right and 000 x 2. Having the neoprene deck skirt on was great for positioning my phone where I could see it without any danger of it going "bloop" over the side. I took the requisite photos and then decided it was such a gorgeous morning, that I would go loop around the Cerberus for fun before returning to Ricketts Point. All in all it was a 10km trip. The initial conditions were perfect, but the wind had picked up for my return and I was getting to experience what this kayak handles like in choppy water. I'm very happy with my purchase!