Yep I've copped a few too. But after a quick check still seem to have tits intact.

u dont see them they just bite

Where abouts in botany are you riding?

2 days ago one of the blokes i was kiteing with was complaining of being bitten and he had quite a few marks on him. i didn`t get a single one.
answer--- drink lots of beer the night before the little buggers don`t like it.

Good Call about the beer,

Ive been kiting at towra for the past three days on the low tide, i have heaps of bites especially from the knee to waist, under the boardies.

Kitepower Australia said...

I've also heard that drinking beer makes you smarter, because you are only dumb because of your slowest and weakest brain cells.
It is well known that alchyhol kills brain cells, and of course it is the slower and weaker brain cells that will get killed first, and therefore drinking plenty of beer actually makes you smarter and is good for the evolution of the human race in general.
Do your duty, get smarter, drink more beer!

Cya and

Goowinds

Steve McBeer

Its called the buffalo theory......well known proven scientific phenomen....the herd is only as fast as the slowest buffalo. seems to translate directly to brain cells like a chemical form of darwinism.

I thought that it was mosquitos at home that were getting me, because I would go Kiting and come home fine, and then overnight wake up with terrible itching, and the next day look like I had been monstered by a squadron of Mosquitos.

When I had a bit of a dig, I found this:

www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/

and this:

www.warringah.nsw.gov.au/community/pelicanitch.aspx

It seems like the dredging doesn't relate.

The summary is that it is likely to be a blood fluke. It comes out in water temps over 24 degrees, and wanders around the surface of the water looking for a bird to go and live in.

When it reaches a human, it burrows into the skin, but can't reach a blood supply and dies.

The itching and lumps is the bodies imune system response.

I have been getting it really badly between my waist and my knees.

My theory is that my full sleeve rashy keeps the little bastards off my body, the water flowing along my legs washes them off, but the trapped water under my boardies gives them time to attack.

My kite buddy wears a springsuit, and hasn't been bitten once.

I know that I probably just need to HTFU, but this **** is killing me, I can't sleep at night for the itching of these frigging bites.

I think until the water cools down a bit I might try and find some skins or similar to wear under my shorts to see if that helps.

SB

Take an older type of Antihistamine such as Phenergan 10 to 20mg before you go to bed. It will help you sleep and reduce the itch.

Yeah got hammered on Australia day, from my knees up. Thought I had chicken pox. ha

Another cracker session under the belt at Brighton and another 25 bites to add to the mix. Still say it was worth it! Ill have to try the beer/Vit B theory from now on. The little bastards love me

maxim said...

A Mate of mine got bitten too on the inside of the upper leg

mmmmmmm........I think that ones called Crabs......not sea-lice.....see a doctor for that!!!

this is what happens when what you are kiting in is essentially a sewer

if you don't like beer try taking vitamin B1 tablets (or is it B2)
AU-rick ....are you serious ???????????
Wash your mouth out young man and say 30 hail Mary's.
Totally unacceptable behaviour.
We are kiters...we love beer...end of story.