My most used sails have been repaired using xply instead of monofilm. The Koncept 5.8 has done 110 sessions and 4141 kms over 10 years. My sailmaker is tired to work on it and told me it's time I buy a new one !
if you can take some waves Gerroa is around the corner and its a great spot. Otherwise you need to travel about 1 hr north to go to Primbee, or 1 hr South to go to Callala bay or Jervis bay or St. George Basin. If you come south I can lend you some freeride gear
Still not sure if I should learn winging. I windfoil up to around 20 knots wind, then use the fin. Winging would overlap with windfoil, might be easier for travelling, but then after early stages would involve spending more money on proper gear.