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eppo

9793 posts

eppo

WA, 9793 posts

12 Dec 2013 11:29am

Best time of year for those light winds (jun-aug right)....?? and is it possible around there. We have an opportunity to stay there in a friends house. Any kiteschools I could contact? Probably not right, too light to bother?

theDoctor

NSW

5786 posts

theDoctor

NSW, 5786 posts

12 Dec 2013 3:34pm

I stayed there for a couple days nearly twenty years ago..

there was wind enough to get moving swiftly on a catamaran

but we ended up just hiring bikes and racing around the island

airush

44 posts

airush

WA, 44 posts

12 Dec 2013 12:55pm

Hey Eppo

I had 10 days there in July this year. There wasnt anything greater than 10kts for the whole 10 days. Still a really nice place to visit and was a fantastic family holiday but sadly not a kite surfing destination

eppo

9793 posts

eppo

WA, 9793 posts

12 Dec 2013 12:57pm

Yep I'm getting that from my searches, cheers fellas. Might be a tourist holiday to drum up some leave points I think.

SugarQube

490 posts

SugarQube

WA, 490 posts

12 Dec 2013 1:54pm

I saw some guys out on 30 year old windsurfers, thats as close as it gets to kiting. theres a flight to Banda Aceh from Penang which is sort of just across the channel there. can be realy windy there that time of year maybe even check out the west coast of Penang could be getting the same wind in June. other wise eat sleep and drink

Haydn24

QLD

473 posts

Haydn24

QLD, 473 posts

12 Dec 2013 3:55pm

Really not worth going to penang eppo, you will be disappointed, even if it's just for a holiday.

eppo

9793 posts

eppo

WA, 9793 posts

12 Dec 2013 4:02pm

Yeh not enough wind wife needs to find another place. Lol!! Sitting around or doing tourist sh1t is my definition of hell.

Paul1

QLD

1011 posts

Paul1

QLD, 1011 posts

12 Dec 2013 6:34pm

if your wife really want's to go, let her take the kids whilst you stay at home, or not exactly(at home) if you get my drift

eppo

9793 posts

eppo

WA, 9793 posts

12 Dec 2013 9:46pm

Mmmmm interesting ...no wait!

cauncy

8407 posts

cauncy

WA, 8407 posts

12 Dec 2013 9:57pm

send the anchor and handbrakes to some kinda eco retreat, and you to some kinda mans cave like the midwest

Dave Whettingsteel

1397 posts

Dave Whettingsteel

WA, 1397 posts

12 Dec 2013 10:10pm

cauncy said..

send the anchor and handbrakes to some kinda eco retreat, and you to some kinda mans cave like the midwest

He's coming to horrocks for 2 weeks on Saturday! With family. You should come up and kite and party with us. Ill be there this weekend, then the following weekend for 2 weeks over the chrissie break !

cauncy

8407 posts

cauncy

WA, 8407 posts

12 Dec 2013 11:16pm

Dave Whettingsteel said...
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cauncy said..

send the anchor and handbrakes to some kinda eco retreat, and you to some kinda mans cave like the midwest

I know, have you seen the weather

eppo

9793 posts

eppo

WA, 9793 posts

13 Dec 2013 8:23am

That

cauncy said..

send the anchor and handbrakes to some kinda eco retreat, and you to some kinda mans cave like the midwest

That's the plan after Christmas...anchor does her Australian open ladies only trip, mid to late jan builds excess leave points

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