Kiting The Entrance

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Juz M
Juz M
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8 Jul 2008 5:19pm
Is it possible to kite the entrance in a westerly?
Over near the caravan park, where that spit kinda thing is between the lake n the ocean.

20-30kt westerlys for the next couple of days, n no work.
So hoping to get a kite in, either there, at squids or possibly jimmys
bigmark100
bigmark100
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8 Jul 2008 7:27pm
yes, you can kite at picnic point, at the Entrance...
im hoping to get there on Friday. Wind Willing...
lex123
lex123
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8 Jul 2008 7:38pm
Is picnic point where the skate park is?.
Flying Kiwi
Flying Kiwi
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8 Jul 2008 6:12pm
A little south from the skate park is okay, but be careful in an outgoing tide.

Most people kite at little further south, there is a carpark on Tuggarah Parade near Fairveiw ave, with a large launching area.

I'm thinking of heading up on friday for a kite, but I think the westerlies are going to be really gusty.

Gav
Juz M
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8 Jul 2008 9:40pm
Well wind permitting, i will more than likely be heading down from Newy on the friday then.
lex123
lex123
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8 Jul 2008 10:26pm
Thursday looks like the best bet with the wind swinging more WNW, NW. Iv only got an 11m so i might be pushing my luck.
Juz M
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9 Jul 2008 3:38pm
Me n my little bro are heading down tomoz, checking squids ink, then swansea co op then onto picnic point, hope the winds on.

Howling up here now, over 20kts all day, norah head has bearly got into yellows all day!
Jimmyz
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9 Jul 2008 3:48pm
I've been watching that Norah Head wind station. It doesn't seem to pick up much in a W or NW, it only seems to pick up in SW, granted the station may differ from picnic point a bit.

I'm hitting either Picnic Point or Kurnell tomoz and would also be interested to hear from anyone who goes to Picnic Point as to whether it is windier than the station indicates.
Mr float
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9 Jul 2008 3:59pm
Juz M said...

Me n my little bro are heading down tomoz, checking squids ink, then swansea co op then onto picnic point, hope the winds on.

Howling up here now, over 20kts all day, norah head has bearly got into yellows all day!


yip thats right .the way I figure what it is at squids is the halfway difference in wind strength between nobbys and norah in a westerly .Nobbys is right at the end of the hunter valley and hence you get the valley effect .It can be a 30 kt nw at nobbys and a nice 20 kts at squids and 10 kts on the norah reading .I'm not sure what it would be blowing at the entrance on those occasions .my gues would be something around the same or a bit less than squids
lex123
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9 Jul 2008 4:16pm
So the question im interested in is,,,, would picnic point or kurnell be better for tomorrow?.

Picnic point shows more wind but the direction isnt that great. However kurnell is a bit less wind but in a better direction. This is all speculation off the wind graphs.
bigmark100
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Juz M
Juz M
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9 Jul 2008 6:39pm
21ft, thats a baby!!
Ill be sure not to cut myself tomoz then!
Juz M
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9 Jul 2008 6:41pm
lex123 said...

So the question im interested in is,,,, would picnic point or kurnell be better for tomorrow?.

Picnic point shows more wind but the direction isnt that great. However kurnell is a bit less wind but in a better direction. This is all speculation off the wind graphs.



Well put it this way, you have 3 or more spots within half hour of picnic point that are kiteable in a westerly, not sure of how many are near kurnell, but my money would be on picnic point, if its no good, drive half hour n u got other spots that will def be working!
YoMoFo
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9 Jul 2008 10:33pm
Juz M said...

Is it possible to kite the entrance in a westerly?
Over near the caravan park, where that spit kinda thing is between the lake n the ocean.



Yeah you can but IMO since they dredged that area for the mad westie fisho's the tide runs at funny angles and feels like there is a thousand wind shadows. It used to be the best NE spot . I'll be at Septic Point tom.
Juz M
Juz M
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10 Jul 2008 8:41am
where is septic point?
YoMoFo
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10 Jul 2008 11:26am
Septic point = Picnic point. Why ? Because the place stinks like arse!
Juz M
Juz M
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10 Jul 2008 8:25pm
LMFAO, i feel you knockin.
My wetsuit stinks like crap tonight.
Were you the bloke that was out there today, if so i was the guy on the green tekky.
Squids was packed on our way home, should have just gone out there on our way thru.
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