Number of kiters

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kenno
kenno
QLD
293 posts
QLD, 293 posts
1 Sep 2015 9:11pm
How many kiters in Australia.

My guess is approximately 2000.

Any thoughts?
Sandfoot
Sandfoot
VIC
573 posts
VIC, 573 posts
1 Sep 2015 9:49pm
With the dollar dropping and yearly price increases it will soon be single figures.

I would guess more than 2k I would say more towards 5k, if you would expect to have at least 1000 in each major capital plus coastal towns and then the smaller cities. Dosnt seem like many people
Unhook3d
Unhook3d
WA
467 posts
WA, 467 posts
1 Sep 2015 9:00pm
kenno said...
How many kiters in Australia.

My guess is approximately 2000.

Any thoughts?


Never done a city's downwinder in a 30knt sea breeze?
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23691 posts
WA, 23691 posts
1 Sep 2015 9:06pm
There would have to be more than that, just thinking about WA coastal spots, my rough guess is on a good afternoon there would be 150 in Perth, 20 in Lano, 10 in Margs, 20 in Gero. That is just my guess for main ocean spots, actual numbers on water (so 1/3 didn't get out due to wedding / funeral / other family crap / sh!tty missus / work blah blah.) Then not counting beginners or many very infrequent ones.

Hmmm maybe 1000 in WA?



Unhook3d
Unhook3d
WA
467 posts
WA, 467 posts
2 Sep 2015 8:20pm
Mark _australia said...
There would have to be more than that, just thinking about WA coastal spots, my rough guess is on a good afternoon there would be 150 in Perth, 20 in Lano, 10 in Margs, 20 in Gero. That is just my guess for main ocean spots, actual numbers on water (so 1/3 didn't get out due to wedding / funeral / other family crap / sh!tty missus / work blah blah.) Then not counting beginners or many very infrequent ones.

Hmmm maybe 1000 in WA?







Yeah agreed. 1000 at least in our state. Nationwide there would have to be 10,000? Possibly more?
How many entries to the L2L did they get? 100 spots, I think they got 200 entries the year I got a spot and I thought that increased to 300 the following year?
Subsonic
Subsonic
WA
3425 posts
WA, 3425 posts
2 Sep 2015 10:39pm
kenno said...
How many kiters in Australia.

My guess is approximately 2000.

Any thoughts?


Too many.
gavnwend
gavnwend
WA
1374 posts
WA, 1374 posts
3 Sep 2015 4:22pm
I sail a lot at kurnell they out number us like 20 to 1.they are everwhere! Shame.
kenno
kenno
QLD
293 posts
QLD, 293 posts
4 Sep 2015 2:02am
Subsonic said...

kenno said...

How many kiters in Australia.



My guess is approximately 2000.



Any thoughts?





Too many.








Agree that it is great to have a kitting spot to your self, however the more kiters there are the more interest in the sport and the further the sport develops.
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