Iam hearing ya Jas . I was lucky today i went to di and had a 1 1/2 hour sesion and it was good to be on the water again bit sore now but the wind looks great for tomorow . the wind down ther was a bit s..t but enough to have some fun . bring it on tomorow though
Mother Nature can be a cruel thing some times. Maby i will move to Cape Moreton.[}:)]
Yeah i have been waiting on standby all day. looks like the GC got some. Should have taken a trip down. Winter so so fricken frustrating!
I freeken hate rain . Has to be a non kitters tool to piss us off it turns off the wind like a switch . had 5 knot max up here and was siting there to on standby for it .
And now its dark its blowing hard enough to turn your kite inside out. Dont get it
And it has a masive swell with it . Iam going to buy some big flood lights and glow sticks .
You SE QLD kiters want some winter wind...real wind....read below...taken from my kiting FNQ post...
Virgin blue can get you to Cairns for about $250 return...pick up a 4X4 at Cairns....and be at one of the best kiting spots that night....read on
kiting Cooktown is fantastic......
it will blow you away...literally
Super cheap kiting holiday where it blows 20+ kts every day.
One of the best spots is Elim beach about an hours drive north of Cooktown..
The road is half bitumen half dirt...any soft 4WD will do it easy(ie Vitara,Xtrail) and let you drive on the beach.
This is Aborigional land so make sure you stop at the indigenous community, Hope Vale, on the way in to get your $20 permit. Gas up at the servo(cash only) and get your permit here.. Tourists are encouraged to visit this beach each year to view the beautiful coloured sands..it just so happens the fishing and kiting is awesome aswell.
We drove up in the farm ute (2WD) towing a tinny as we wanted to fish aswell..though the wind nuked the whole time we were there so we just kited..
Stay at "Eddies" a camping ground (run by one of the indigenous elders ie Eddie) cost from memory is $10 a night...When you get to the beach turn right for 200m to the entrance of the camping ground..a great spot on the water yet sheltered from the wind by the cape and the trees.
The best kiting spots are about 500m up the beach(turn left at the beach entrance),mostly flat water in shallow gutters round the first small point or small chop before you get to the point...as I have mentioned over 20kts for the 3 days we were there...I dont think you are allowed to camp on the beach(indegenous land) nor would you want to though as it howls all day and night so you would have sand in every orifice...and the camp ground at Eddies is great and keeps you out of the howling wind and sand...
All in all one of the most amazing places you can kite, with strong constant SE wind this time of year, beautiful clear blue water,and easy access.
(you could fly to Cairns pick up a soft roader 4WD and drive up)....
Our trip cost less than $500..which included fuel for the drive ,groceries and camping fees/permits. split this between the three of us and you have one of the cheapest most amazing kiting holidays ever....
get into it
Sounds like the place for me for winter next year . As for me had a sick sesson on sunday 3 1/2 hours of pure wind and waves and lots of drinking water . I do regret some of the tricks done as now iam very saw(hurting) from it first kite for the season always uses the mucels that you had forgot about . But as for the trip up north got to do it next year everyone ya talk too has had a blast .
