Learn bad habits keep them until they start unhooking or really boosting and see that they need (or should have) clear space downwind. Note at point Walter this happens on the offshore side. If you can kite there you can hold ground. Well you better hope you can. This level of beginner has been what's frustrating me. Anyway this was put together to inform, now it just sounds like I'm another whinging old fart on seabreeze. Last post and good winds

No one would put Jonos number of 0412 332 339 on the toilet wall would they?

Hmmm, I dunno man, freestyle and jumping is inherently about being seen and competing with other crew. Its not a style of kiting one does in solitude. No sweat, no shame in that.

It explains why everyone is as close as poss to shore and right in front of the school. Nothing quite like the yeeeehaaaw from your mates onshore when you nail a rayley, unhooked and all. Or could it be that the hot Euro chick with the camera is watching you?[}:)], hey, and those learners and their admiring looks, its feels pretty good! Plus there is safety in numbers! Right?

Onlookers simply cant see you jumping in boots, spinning, boardgrabbing, handlepassing when youre doing it behind the island or in super flat water by Hilarys wall. Thats the real reason there are 2 dozen 'superior' riders trying to do their tricks in the middle of a kite school in a 200m shoreline area, the so called circuit. Struth.

In reality theres heaps of better spots around, the challenge is getting crew and onlookers to move. That can only be done by the crew's alpha males, the bested coolest loudest flashiest, toughest strongest etc etc riders must lead the second Pinnaroo exodus

..... and .... and.....set your people free

(PS the first Pinnaroo exodus occurred in 2008 -------->Mullaloo)

Bo said...

Hmmm, I dunno man, freestyle and jumping is inherently about being seen and competing with other crew. Its not a style of kiting one does in solitude. No sweat, no shame in that.

It explains why everyone is as close as poss to shore and right in front of the school. Nothing quite like the yeeeehaaaw from your mates onshore when you nail a rayley, unhooked and all. Or could it be that the hot Euro chick with the camera is watching you?[}:)], hey, and those learners and their admiring looks, its feels pretty good! Plus there is safety in numbers! Right?

Onlookers simply cant see you jumping in boots, spinning, boardgrabbing, handlepassing when youre doing it behind the island or in super flat water by Hilarys wall. Thats the real reason there are 2 dozen 'superior' riders trying to do their tricks in the middle of a kite school in a 200m shoreline area, the so called circuit. Struth.

In reality theres heaps of better spots around, the challenge is getting crew and onlookers to move. That can only be done by the crew's alpha males, the bested coolest loudest flashiest, toughest strongest etc etc riders must lead the second Pinnaroo exodus

..... and .... and.....set your people free

(PS the first Pinnaroo exodus occurred in 2008 -------->Mullaloo)

How true.
Bo's been around for a quite a while lives in Scarborough, but avoids the the 'Rock stars' who want to shred waves on a twintip.
Kites at Pinnaroo and stays for exactly how long it takes to pump up and get out, then goes upwind for some solitary peace and quiet.
Ps its just as flat 100m upwind towards the dog beach as it is 10m downwind towards the poleys.

Where should the learners go? Maybe we should send them to the pond and they can mix it up with the euro' friend teaching friend' crew, and really bugger up a flat
water spot.
Maybe it would be better at woodys beach 2, or Trigg in the waves. Lets not kid ourselves about pinnas, with the exception of perhaps Juicerider the others freestyling at pinnas are the same as the school students, learning
And as soon as they can get good enough to hold it down at the pond or woody's, thats where they'll go and hang and become part of the a new crew that moans about how crap a spot Pinnas really is!
Lets not kid ouselves, experienced kiters kite at pinnas mostly because of mates, community, and ease.
I dont see anyone (except students) putting the gear in the car and driving up from safety bay or woodies or point walter or scarborough,or melville or pelican point or any other of the 100 better spots there are to kite at, because its a great freestyle spot.

I think we are starting to get distracted and some people seem to be making this into somekind of Lawnmowers V freestylers thing. The beauty of Pinnas for me is its relaxed atmosphere, you can chat to mates meet new people and have a few beers after a good kite, we all go there to enjoy kitesurfing. The cool young guns usually spend most of there time at woodies after learning at Pinnas, where it is better to "show pony" and people will appreciate the subtle differences in the flipedy handle pass moved they do. Kiting at Pinnas has always been purely about the enjoyment of kiteing. Pushing the sport is done at other spots.

Bo said...

riders must lead the second Pinnaroo exodus

..... and .... and.....set your people free

(PS the first Pinnaroo exodus occurred in 2008 -------->Mullaloo)

After you then Bo

toddws said...


with the exception of perhaps Juicerider the others freestyling at pinnas are the same as the school students, learning

Mate Im still learning and I hope I always will.

toddws said...


And as soon as they can get good enough to hold it down at the pond or woody's, thats where they'll go and hang and become part of the a new crew that moans about how crap a spot Pinnas really is!

Excaly, so we are all the uncool crew not into 'show ponying' that still sail at Pinnas

toddws said...


Lets not kid ouselves, experienced kiters kite at pinnas mostly because of mates, community, and easy

Exactly, lets keep it that way friendly with a bit of respect to all fellow kitesurfers