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Hey people,
I just got a training kite and was wondering what places i should go to get used to flying the thing?
I have tried a few local spots but the winds don't seem to be consistent enough to hold the kite in the air.
Is the beach the only place you can fly a parafoil kite? I live in maylands so I wonder if near the river is ok sometimes?
and are there good or bad times of day to fly kites? I tried flying one at city beach at night but i couldn't keep it in the air due to lack of winds..
I've looked at the seabreeze forcasts but don't really know how to interpret them... how do I use them to know when and where to fly a kite?
Cheers
Paul
TAS
824 posts
After flying a trainer recently I found that parks are OK as long as you have a good 200m between you and large trees (downwind from the trees) to get consistant wind.
You can't beat the beaches in a seabreeze though, just becareful of other beach users.
Look for green arrows on the seabreeze front page. My trainer would fly in 12-15knots but was much better fun in 20+.
Don't really know any places near you although the area around Ascott (?) race course should have reasonably consistant breeze in a strong seabreeze, eg now of tomorrow arvo.
The best place of all that I found though was the south facing beach at Woodman Point.
Hope that helps.
WA
14 posts
check out kiteboard.weebly.com
if you check on the forums there is a location section where you can check out where to go.
id recommend melville waters.
