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simstat said...
Mate, you lost me after 5 seconds. Launching on a beach crowded with families is not doing any of us a favour.

Maybe the video got better but not a good start.........

Calm down mate it was an assisted, well controlled launch... I'm sure he filled out his JSEA and launch method statement prior...
Looked like a fun sesh but I reckon the trees had more to worry about than the people...

surfingboye said...
i can't see it?
youtube link pls...

Same here!

that vid makes dolls look fun.

truth is its probably one of the choppiest places on earth. hahaha.

nice work tho

Looks like awsome fun! ...Only new to the sport can't wait to get out on the water properly!

Well in the 70's we were subjected to fecking slide nights......you would well remember the 70's Samoht.
A new century had dawned and the Go Pro is the new slide nightenjoy!

good effort mate! I hope to be at this level by the end of this season...

For next time though (please take this as constructive feedback) maybe you should film from some different angles here and there. Maybe even film some other awesome kiters or try and create the beachy atmosphere by filming some summerish shots? Mix it up a little. bit of kiting, maybe a nice sundown/up, bit of laughter with some friends, some more kiting etc etc.

yeah that location looks pretty average. chop, chop and more chop!...
i want waves or flat. chop is useless to me. i'd rather be landboarding if its only chop.

I wanted to sea a jump over the rock wall. that would have been good to see.

red thumb azz hoools if ya don't like it turn it off!!! simple really.

why would you put that up

samoht you a feuck head, thats a fact,your just not a nice person !!!

Vader,
No need to make it personal. Take the hit and move on......

simstat said...
Mate, you lost me after 5 seconds. Launching on a beach crowded with families is not doing any of us a favour.

Maybe the video got better but not a good start.........

Mate, thats not crowded, seriously!! Dolls point is smack bang in the middle of one of Australia's biggest, most populous cities, there is nearly always a bit of a crowd there.
Stu is a well know local who is very courteous and careful, as are 99% of the locals, we all assist each other to launch and land and most of the people hanging around are there to watch the kites anyway, the council even built a viewing platform in front of the kite eating trees.
Sure its a bit choppy, no worse than heaps of places I've visited, and there are actually some very nice flat spots too, we just don't mention them on here

stuntnaz said...
I don't think its that crowed either ,Looks like a normal day on the northern beaches were im from . It might have been better to launch from the shore (water side) if it was me .

Other people on the beach is an unfortunate reality of kiting in Sydney I think. There are so few flat water options. Botany is the main one and nearly always packed like that. I am a complete noob, and still-**** myself when launching around people in the fear of stuffing up, but there are no other options here that I know of. I have also kooked around at fishermans beach which has a tiny launch area often covered in people.

I am not very experienced, and avoid high winds, but have had no trouble getting the kite up to 12 or out over the water quickly. How often are there problems on assisted launch, and what are the things to look out for (besides the obvious check and re-check your lines before launching)?