Interested in people's thoughts as to the wisdom of this. Sailed out of Fingal bay around into shoal bay (port Stephens). Cheated by ducking across the Fingal spit, but 16km all up. Wind varied up to approx 20kt. Mixed southerly swell with NE chop. Hard to control at points (keeping board in water), but I rigged conservatively (plenty of downhaul and outhaul) and just backed off a fair bit upwind. Very lonely - didn't see another boat. it was a bit spooky off zenith and the cliffs of the heads. Kept my legs on the rig when taking photos :). Didn't see any of my Noah mates though :) Safety: I had someone expecting me, and carried my phone in waterproof pouch. Knew I'd be in range. Was wearing vest of course. So, it felt a bit spooky, overly risky?, but it was a great sail. I loved the feeling of being out there. Blasting down the swells through the heads was fantastic!Foolish? Would you do it? Anything else I should have done? Anyone else interested in this sort of thing?