Kitepower is hosting a demo day at Dolls Pt this weekend, the forecast looks like decent NE on both days, maybe a bit stronger on the Sunday.
JB is coming with a truck load of the new Naish gear, kites and boards.
Kitepower will also complement his stuff with our own Sigma kites and boards.
There will be Cabrinha SB3 8/10/12/14M, CB312/7, Revolver 11M, Convert 9/12M, Contra 14M
Best Waroo 08 11M,
Flexifoil Ion2 8.5M, 10.5M, 12.5 and 16.5 (maybe)
Ozone Instinct Light 9/12, Sport 9/11/13, Edge 11M
Slingshot Rev 11M and T2 12M
Flysurfer Speed2 10M
There will be boards from Naish, Cabrinha, Underground, Nobile, Cardboards, CrazyFly, etc.

At the end of each day, Kitepower will throw on some beers, so hang around, maybe we will do the Pizza run too!

The beach is being bulldozed tomorrow, so it might flood at high tide, the good side of that it that it keeps the punters away.

We will be introducing locals and non locals the new local rule of don't walk right up to the corner of the groin, the beach past the 2nd pine from the North end.

Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve

Steve,

Is that Sat or Sun or both?

Do you think you'll have the Naish Custom Wave boards for demo (CR/FR/Fish)?

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We will be introducing locals and non locals the new local rule of don't walk right up to the corner of the groin, the beach past the 2nd pine from the North end.

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got anymore on this?

aahh! they're at my beach too....
to turn up at doll's how does one actually get a kite
as i've never been there but would like to test what i can

Yep, going to be a great weekend. I will have with me,
Alliance 10m/12m/14m and CULT 7.5m/10.5m/13.5m

Aswell as boards
SOL 137, CR wave 6'1" & 5'6", and of coarse the 5'5" Fish (my fav.)

Should hopefully be windy, and I'm always keen for a beer!

Hope to see you there.

Regards,

JB

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Originally posted by surfoil66

aahh! they're at my beach too....
to turn up at doll's how does one actually get a kite
as i've never been there but would like to test what i can

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There will be several people helping out, each will be in charge of 1 or 2 brands. So for Naish see JB, for Ozone see Myles Snowdon, me or my son Peace for Cab and Flysurfer, etc.
You will be questioned and we will determine if you have the skill level to safely kite at Dolls. I would like everyone who tests a kite to be a member of AKSA or NSWKBA.

The beach will be a bit of a mess, the bulldozer is over there now pushing the winter accumulated sand back into the river. The dozer driver generally makes the bach much lower and sometimes it will flood at high tide, so that may affect the way we operate on the day. The dozering is a good thing for us kiters though and the beach will be bigger and safer as a result. It also stops the local stormwater drains from backing up when it rains (remember that wet stuff that falls from the sky?).

Look for KP staff in Red t's.

Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve

Guidelines for sustainable continued use of the beaches at Dolls is a better way of putting this.

We want to discourage all people from walking right up the the south side of the rock groin, where the beach is now about 2-3M wide at high tide.
This practice to gain 10M of upwind advantage is so dangerous, completely unnecessary, and will (and has) lead to carnage if the kite luffs in a wind lull. The neighbours houses are at risk, the power lines have been taken out, and members of the public walking and riding along the pathways have been hit.

Plus you will put your kite into the trees if there is any lull, and that usually results in a destroyed kite and really bad PR for us kiters as we hack up and damage the trees trying to get the kites down.

We are also discouraging all locals and other riders from riding within 2 line lengths of any part of the beach, North or South of the groin!!
This will mean no jumping in the flat water behind the groin at high tide, - go to Towra or just jump further out.

I have nearly hit a swimmer in the area behind the groin and I have seen and heard of other near misses. People swim underwater and then just pop up for air in front of you, very scary and hazardous when it happens I can tell you!!!

Dolls is a popular area with swimmers, children and family groups, boats, yachts, jetskis, etc, and all these people have as much right as us to use the area without being taken out by careless riding.

There is a growing "locals" presence, and if you screw up or ride carelessly or selfishly, you will be confronted about modifying your riding.

Over time the SSKC will lobby Council to have some designated kite areas, but I am sure Council will not allow "Exclusive Use" by any group. I have been through this every year when I apply for my permits and licenses, I know their attitude to sharing and co-operative use of public lands and the waterways in the area.

Please join SSKC and make sure you are amember of NSWKBA too so that you are insured.

Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve

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We will be introducing locals and non locals the new local rule of don't walk right up to the corner of the groin, the beach past the 2nd pine from the North end.

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So what's this new rule????

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Yes, I agree have been holding off for years.
However even blind freddy can see now that there are going to be congestion issues this year and beyond.
Consultation and communication are key to getting what we need, in my experience.
The Rockdale Council likes kitesurfing, they have featured kitesurfing on their calendar for the last 2 years. We have good relations with them, and they like the fact that we have been pro-active so far.

The danger of a do nothing/stay under the radar approach may be a total ban anyway?

The numbers of inexperienced kiters turning up at Dolls and other local beaches, teaching mates who have no idea at all how to fly a kite, selfish and careless tourist and local riders, once a year onshore winds kiters, etc, etc.
We have to do something to save our local spots from this annual onslaught!

Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve

surfoil66 said...

good plan the new rule

though the lobby idea has risks involved. what if yes the council decide yes we should have designated areas. yes might be bad,as they could close dolls and kurnell to you all and hand you over some lame spot,and ban you on a permanant basis from your favourite.be very careful i would think

Great weekend, thanks Kitepower for putting the day on, and also thanks to all the Dolls crew, it was great to meet those that I didn't already know and to catch up with those that I did. Bummer the wind didn't play as it said it would but I the weekend was still a great success IMO as all kites were out on the water at some point of time over the 2 days. Again, great day, great beers, great BBQ. Hope to see you all again soon,

Regards,

JB

Thanks for the nice demo days even if I have had no chance to try one of the new kites because of the light winds.

But at least I had a nice boat trip in the bay Thanks again for the rescue and I am happy to settle my part of the debt next time when we hopefully have some more wind and less current or should I say more skill not dropping the kite with outrunning tide and a NE wind?

Cheers

Bjoern

@mike.... I like it and can not see it often enough. It shows a clear message ..... either go for a sailing boat or a FS Speed 2 in light wind conditions

No worries, the beer is already in my fridge and is waiting for a thirsty rescue boat crew / owner.

But the current was really amazing while riding and especailly when swimming / packing up the lines / kite. Even the boat loaded with 4 people and two wet kites was struggling making its way against the current. It was like a ride on a river.

Cheers

Bjoern