I am not sure if Darwin is the spot for kitesurfing!
Not, with the salt water croc's!!
I may be wrong, however, i've been in Darwin last month, and I did not see anyone in the water (not swiming, not surfing and not kiting either). And the wind was absolutelly fantastic: 20 - 30 Knots, cross shore, very inviting. I asked some locals, and they started to laugh: croc's mate croc's!!!

Thanks Baggsy,

Give us a yell if you get in touch with anyone

Thanks mate,

i've been to Lee point a few times in good wind but couldn't find anyone.

I'll try and track down that guy you spoke of.

Cheers

Yeh, Buffalo Creek in the mid-day times and also the Lifesaving club in the afternoons if the Seabreeze's are happening.

Quite a few regulars here if the wind is on ;)

Rob

Excuse my ignorance here, having grown up in an environment where crocs are confined to rivers and inland (our inland crocs are as dangerous as your salties) back in SA and not really much of an issue to kiters in the sea, but what is the likelihood of a croc actually taking a kiteboarder?

We kite with sharks all the time, and as far as I know there is only one recorded attack of a shark on a kiter, but sharks tend to hunt when they are hungry. Is it the same with crocs?

Guys kite back in SA in a fresh water lagoon in Lake Sibaya with crocs and hippos, although they tend to stick to the shallower regions where the hippos are not as much of an issue. Hippos are far more dangerous than crocs with more deaths per year than any other animal. There is a link to some of the pictures of the place here:

http://www.ikiteboarding.com/kiteboarding/articles/sodwana-bay-flat-water-session.aspx

Hi Ted,
The man you need to talk to is Geoff James I belive he runs a shop up there called "Fun Supply" He dose some Sailboarding and kite surfing up there and also stocks gear and dose lessons.He will be able to point you in the direction.

His numbers are...08 89481231 or 0419443144

Shiell be right! just dont fall off!

A picture paints a thousand words!

www.seabreeze.com.au/gallery/gallery.asp?imageid=2366

as i lived in the topend for 15 years, i can tell you clearly that the crocs in the ocean are only there to move locations or look for food and are very rare. they don't "take" people off boards or boats, they attack under water or where they can lunge at their prey. if a croc is in the ocean ,you can see them floating around or resting on the beach. they are a lazy hunter and prefer to live in inland estuarys where they have plenty of food and protection from croc hunters.
i hadn't heard of kitng when i was there ...an extreme sport up there is getting from one pub to another with less than sufficent beer in the esky!