Hi Forums. New here. Name is Josh.

I live in the Bundaberg area, about 15 minutes from Elliott Heads (QLD), which I'm told is one of the better locations to Kite Surf. Living so close to such a favoured area I really want to learn and get into the sport, but there's not a single operating instructor in the entire area.

I've noticed big gatherings of Kite Surfers to Elliot Heads at certain times of the year. Would this be a good place to just show up and ask for some help? Keep in mind I've never spent a second on the wind or on a board - about the closest I've come to this stuff is most of my childhood on a skateboard. If I show up and start poking around will I be annoying people who are just there to enjoy their sport? I really want to get into this sport but short of teaching myself (which I keep reading is a stupid thing to do) I'm all out of options.

Alternately, is anyone in the Bundy/Wide Bay area willing to teach me? I'll pay for the lessons of course.

Buy a foil and play a bit

Only if you want to end up in emergency, think of it this way if ya never ridden a super bike before would you go buy one and hop on it without any experience riding bikes.
Best advice you tube videos of how to's with at least 2-3 lessons a must if ya have a kiter friend maybe otherwise only qualified instructors , most kiters won't help due to legal issues that can arise from you ending up a para or dead.

Hi Josh. Contact Mat Colefax through F-One Australia, one of his team riders lives in your area named Caleb, he is really helpful and should be able to help. I have seen an advert for an instructor on the noticeboard at the take away at Elliot previously, not sure if he still operates. Pauly from Advanced Kite and SUP based in Hervey Bay often travels up there, give him a call. Don't be worried by the above comment, no kite I've ever seen can lift a car

Sounds mental Sam, you do realise what you're telling me is that an 11m in 14knts lifted a vehicle with a kerb weight of 1045kg 2 metres off the ground?

gcdave said..

BurkeyBoy said..

Sounds mental Sam, you do realise what you're telling me is that an 11m in 14knts lifted a vehicle with a kerb weight of 1045kg 2 metres off the ground?

on 500kg rated lines even

500 when new dave!

I'm at Rainbow for few days this weekend so hopefully the predicted Friday N's come through. N's feel ok today already, so should be out at some stage.

Josh2013 said..

I've noticed big gatherings of Kite Surfers to Elliot Heads at certain times of the year. Would this be a good place to just show up and ask for some help?

Short answer is yes?

www.undertowsurf.com/lessons.html

gcdave said..

BurkeyBoy said..

Sounds mental Sam, you do realise what you're telling me is that an 11m in 14knts lifted a vehicle with a kerb weight of 1045kg 2 metres off the ground?

on 500kg rated lines even

I have had my 12 meter kite flip my 250KG quad bike gave me a bit of a fright rolled it three times it didnt get to far off the ground though just rolled.
I have kited at elliot heads as a non local and i met a local kiter there John and he gave me some advice as I was only beginning then to swim out across the chanel from where the main body were kiting and use the more shallow less current affected water opposite, this kept me out of the way and gave me space to make mistakes, they then helped me land the kite when i got back in good bunch of blokes