We have had a stella run of wind and swell for probably the last 5 weeks...froth! Great to see happy, knackered people getting around.

That spike before Christmas was mad. Kited Seppo and it was just nuking. Found the limit for my 7. Called it quits after an hour.

No need to rub it in guys, vic had like one 20+ knot day.....

Hey, we kited Hells Gates the other week after we popped in and spoke to ya.
It was just a section of reef with whitewash. No throwing lips or anything...
Left feeling a little sad. Is it usually a gnarly wave?

^^
Skunked for sure

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surfingboye said..
Hey, we kited Hells Gates the other week after we popped in and spoke to ya.
It was just a section of reef with whitewash. No throwing lips or anything...
Left feeling a little sad. Is it usually a gnarly wave?

yeah the ocean floor there is coverd in broken poley masts

Took the kites up to gero yesterday arvo, had a good boost or 2 off some nice ramps at sep point, 5 mtr kites were coming in as it was too strong, flattys on the way up and grenough

I think Friday afternoon at Horrocks was about as intense an ocean experience I have had in some 35 years of windsurfing and now kiting. 30-35 knots and maybe 5-7 metre faces on the waves. huge amounts of water coming over the reef and all sorts of boils and wave formations you don't often see. And I guess Matt and my skills have improved to the point where we could enjoy it to. I felt blessed to be having such an adventure instead of driving back from Perth like I've been doing for last 15 years on a Friday arvo. This is an unbelievable place to live.

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surfingboye said..
Hey, we kited Hells Gates the other week after we popped in and spoke to ya.
It was just a section of reef with whitewash. No throwing lips or anything...
Left feeling a little sad. Is it usually a gnarly wave?

I wonder if you got the right spot Matt? Point Moore does have quite a few waves. That's not normally the impression people take away from Hells! It's a big old muncher of a wave. Not a classic surfing wave but it defintely breaks!

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Dave Whettingsteel said...

surfingboye said..
Hey, we kited Hells Gates the other week after we popped in and spoke to ya.
It was just a section of reef with whitewash. No throwing lips or anything...
Left feeling a little sad. Is it usually a gnarly wave?

I wonder if you got the right spot Matt? Point Moore does have quite a few waves. That's not normally the impression people take away from Hells! It's a big old muncher of a wave. Not a classic surfing wave but it defintely breaks!

Was a brothel yesterday arvo, at hells and point, did give a thought of a horrocks run, a corros would of been good, had a yak with a local talking of how blessed we are here in the mid west, we've stunning conditions along our coast and the best thing, you can be the only one out

Done this run 6 times in the past two weeks. Has been FIRING up here!

Next week looks pretty schmick too!

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GPS TRACKS:
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surfingboye said..
Hey, we kited Hells Gates the other week after we popped in and spoke to ya.
It was just a section of reef with whitewash. No throwing lips or anything...
Left feeling a little sad. Is it usually a gnarly wave?

Not been much swell here this summer so far. Here's a shot of the inside section at Hells from last summer. Not as big as it gets, but pretty typical for summer.

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Underoath said..
That spike before Christmas was mad. Kited Seppo and it was just nuking. Found the limit for my 7. Called it quits after an hour.

Yeah I think I grabbed your kite when you came back in Xmas eve, I haven't found the top end on my 7 yet, 44-45 knot gusts that aftenoon with most of my trim still available. I managed to get one particular spot all to myself a couple of days ago, not a poley in sight and more ramps on the sets than I knew what to do with. The last few days wind has been well above forecast as well, tomorrow too hopefully.

Shut up...just shut up...

Eppo mate, where have you been!?!?! If you leave now you can make the afternoon session!

Thanks Kymbo not missing the place at all.

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Chris6791 said..
Eppo mate, where have you been!?!?! If you leave now you can make the afternoon session!

Bloody tempting chriso!! Bloody tempting.

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Robbo2099 said..
Done this run 6 times in the past two weeks. Has been FIRING up here!

Next week looks pretty schmick too!

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GPS TRACKS:
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Will be there in a few weeks ,would be supa keen to hookup to do this downwinder Robbo,there maybe a couple of us keen to do it

Looks unreal

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Chris6791 said..
Eppo mate, where have you been!?!?! If you leave now you can make the afternoon session!

Bloody tempting chriso!! Bloody tempting.

Aren't you on holidays.........?

West coast is overrated.
I'll take my spot on the east coast thankyou, and you can keep the crowds.

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eppo said..

Chris6791 said..
Eppo mate, where have you been!?!?! If you leave now you can make the afternoon session!

Bloody tempting chriso!! Bloody tempting.

Aren't you on holidays.........?

yeh but got out of a bremer bay trip, so paying my dues now...maybe in a week or so I might be able to get out of jail...

crowds? Midwest? What crowds? I spent 5 days late last year kiting totally alone to the point I got sick of it, and I detest crowds and people in general

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surfingboye said..
West coast is overrated.
I'll take my spot on the east coast thankyou, and you can keep the crowds.

Where's your spot ? ^^^

Don't go believing all the hype you read about WA.

You really need to stay awhile to appreciate the primo days we get here.

That's why Euros put in the months during the season.

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surfingboye said..
West coast is overrated.
I'll take my spot on the east coast thankyou, and you can keep the crowds.

Given you were here for 4 or 5 days and covered margaret river to oakagee not surprising you prefer your home spot! It takes time to understand the nuances of an area and to let the weather gods do their stuff.

As eppo pointed out, at Horrocks where I mostly kite we just love our visitors, so we get some company.

But I do get it...even though we relentlessly get shafted by the wind gods down here (you can drive 20km north and it's howling, here squat, weird), there is no place like home.

No crowds around here mate. Get most spots with just some mates and I nearly every day. Gotta love it.

Agree Eppo nothing beats the place you know best.
Had to use my 10 today, first time for probably 2 months. But I was overpowered at the end haha.

Old frothers living the dream

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gcdave said...
Old frothers living the dream

You've nailed it!

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Robbo2099 said..
Done this run 6 times in the past two weeks. Has been FIRING up here!

Next week looks pretty schmick too!

?uid=20150110230617

GPS TRACKS:
gps.motionx.com/maps/ab34152da2e47e2ff3e3969fda5c9415

Will be there in a few weeks ,would be supa keen to hookup to do this downwinder Robbo,there maybe a couple of us keen to do it

Looks unreal

For sure! I'll PM you my contact details. I'm back at work after the 19th but weekends are fair game and even if I don't join you, happy to coach you through the downwinder any time!

Robbo

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surfingboye said..
Hey, we kited Hells Gates the other week after we popped in and spoke to ya.
It was just a section of reef with whitewash. No throwing lips or anything...
Left feeling a little sad. Is it usually a gnarly wave?

The swell had yet to pick up when I saw you, the more hollow waves are further upwind on the reef, also much bigger where I sailed from that day, no crowds out there when we do get a decent swell & its channel busting the north end of hells is a very scary place to be even for seasoned slayers, typically end of the season between fronts is the pick of the bunch,

Gero is great but wish the wind would calm down a bit, well over this 30-35knots, bring on mid 20's and thumping sets

SPOILT FOR CHOICE IN G-TOWN!
had a blast over xmas.