Hi Knickers,
spot1 and myself will be there at salmon if the wind is 15-20kn s or sse
from 18april to 23april
depends if we're worn out from the ride/surf/ride morning sess
see you there

Bugger Nic,

I was just there last week!!

I had Salmon bay all to myself for 4+ hrs on a 20-27kts S/SW.

What a sweet spot!! Great vista. Nice casual sheltered Sth end for squids and howling reasonably flatwater main section with some bombys out back... so very sweet I almost got a cavity As you can see my teeth are ok though.

Watch out for very shallow reef up the sheltered south end, I climbed the dunes to give the joint a good squiz 1st and was glad i did - lots n lots of gnarley just hidden reef waiting to bite. Oh I and I am soooooo glad a finally rigged my 9m as a 5th line because the take off and landing were heart in mouth turbulance in the Sthly!! Can't believe I took sooo long to use my kites in their intended 5th line set-up instead of four line. SUPERCOOL!!!

My only gripe was that with no one on the beach (not even a nudie baker) the whole 4hrs, meant I was a bit reluctant to push the envelope even though I was hanging out to. I was really itching to bust quite a few more biggies on the bombies out the back but being new to the spot with 25+ kts and no rescue (or even knowledge) of a f**k right up, meant using my smarts and being here telling you all about it.

Oh the ride back (6kms each way) with the kiddy buggy on my bike acting like a boat anchor catching the breeze was a bit of a grind. Couldn't wipe the smile of my dial no matter how much my legs were burning but...

Lucky I only did a 15 min nudie bake after the kite too because I just didn't need anymore burning going on!!!

Sorry to ruin that visual for you...

Enjoy lovey

lesson two

dont miss the last one

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lesson one at rotto

get the bus

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Nup - sorry don't agree - the kids buggies are way cool. I got 2 kites, board, vest , helmet, BnLines, harness, towel, drinks, change of clothes, wetty and almost a kitchen sink in there with room to move... no waiting and no struggling on the bus with gear clocking people's melons as you go bye. I think the last bus goes past about 5 ish too so that's a bit of a drag.

Daily rate for a buggy/trailer is exxy at $16 but only $6 per day from there. They hold much, much more gear on them than dive trailers too. I used both and the buggies coast better than the clapped out trailers also. Only hassle is they do act as a wind anchor on the way there and some parts the way back.

Honestly I only got the one good session while I was there and the burn on the ride on the way back was really cool... mega endorphins!!!

Glad to see there may be some of you there next week! I hadnt thought about gear logistics, was thinking just to have it all in the backpack, but now I think about it could be a bit of a challange!

Sorry I missed your week there getfunky, some time maybe we can be in the same place at the same time?!

Is Salmon Bay the nudie beach as well? Perfect!

Nic