Anyone here from Far North Queensland? Everyone seems to be from WA or VIC.
Yeah I probably should put this in the QLD section but the QLD section is saturated with only SEQ crew as far as I can see (no offense you lot).

There's got to be someone here from Cairns or further north. You can slip down most Sunday afternoons and see 20 or 30 kites floating over the palm fringed beaches up this way. Absolutely magic sight...

sweetriffs said...

You can slip down most Sunday afternoons and see 20 or 30 kites floating over the palm fringed beaches up this way. Absolutely magic sight...

Sorry Sweety ya dreaming, wait another month or two for the season to kick in, it's been basically dead up here

Sweety I'm a worn out windsurfer and yep in Cairns, been through over 20 seasons here.

Sorry I wasn't having a go at you, what I was getting at is it has been dead up here so I'd say everyone's off doing something else till the wind kicks in again, I'm only here cos I'm bored The jelly's have never been a problem, I only know of one KB'er being stung and that was on his foot, kitting in a very light northerly, don't do it.

I used to sail all the time at Yorkeys and have plenty of KB mates but now sail at Holliways, if you see an old bastard with red sail say hi

OK cool,firiebob. I'm a newbie so I'll be the one stacking it regularly. I seen a few red kites on the water. What do you use? Also, what size kite do most KS up this way use? I seen a few 10's on the beach.

I'm not concerned by the jelly's. At least not by the box jelly's. I been stung a few times by them spearfishing and my daughter got hit in the stinger net at Yorkey's a few weeks ago. No issues. The irukandji's are interesting though. I've had diver's who were with me stung by them and gritted it out and others get airlifted after 20 minutes of hell. There's a view at present that perhaps there's several types of irukandji's. Dunno.

What's the attraction of Holloways? Less crowded than Yorkeys or just more convenient for you?

INTHELOOP said...

NQ rocks and is one of the windiest places in the world!
We already got some winds and had a few good sessions in Townsville.
Everybody is ready for a windy season.

NQ one of the windiest places in the the world, now that's some serious hype champ.I would say it was one of the most consistent, to much wind to go to the reef fishing and not enough to get a decent session in places in the world.

Sweety I'm a windsurfer

It's a good crowd at Yorkeys, it's just a bit hard to get a park spot with trailer during the season, especially with the influx of kite tourists. Holloways is just easier but I do miss the P taking after a good session. I might go to Yorkeys next time before it gets too busy again

The basic law of FNQ is very simple: The more crocs you see the more wind you get!

I know I bitch about the BOM getting their predictions wrong. Hopefully their historical data is more accurate....

www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/wind/selection_map.shtml

Edit: Some general info on wind roses here...

www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/wind/wind_rose.shtml