Right. Because Cooks River is soooooooo clean.

From Wikipedia: "Water quality testing conducted by the Water Research Centre found quantities of pharmaceutical and industrial chemicals at levels similar to untreated sewage.[2] A very old and broken sewerage system has been blamed for the contaminants which included soaps, insecticides, caffeine and anticonvulsants.[2]"

those are the best windsurfing spots, give you compelling motivations to improve your jibes

stehsegler said...
A very old and broken sewerage system has been blamed for the contaminants which included soaps, insecticides, caffeine and anticonvulsants."

Soaps: meh.
Insecticides: I've only two legs.
Caffeine: meh.
Anticonvulsants: Helps with the above.

I must say though I always felt a bit woozy the day after sailing there. Really. I attributed it to sucking in all the aviation fuel.
I prefer sailing about 1km downwind for that reason.