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Can someone please help me . Posted this on newbies page to no response.Need to know where to go on a SE and a NW wind on lake Macquarie.I am just starting to get to my feet .Thanks
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sbd, there really isnt any where god on the lake in a SE, but i hear you can kite from marmong point, there just is no place to launch.. water launch only, but in NW_W its definately squids at belomont, hope this helps ,matt
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Thanks for the reply.was starting to wonder if anyone was out there.
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ALso heard of guys kiting the park on the south side of wangi and also myuna bay
There are trees at launch site for marmong, so not a beginers site at all
But not much happens on the lake except for NW @ squids when all of newcastle and some blowins turn up.
Most of us kite the beaches in a SE
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As ginger was saying there are spots but you will need to water or drift launch and if you lose ground the place to get in might be very ordinary .I am not aware of any spots like squids in a westerly that are shallow where the chop is flattened out that are easy to get to .If you had a boat the sand islands at swansea could be a good option .The chop in the lake can be a real upwind killer in the lulls ,The sand island area is nice and shallow and you won't have this problem,I m not sure how strong or clean the wind would be tho.I have kited from the park at the end of ross st belmont (NW or 16 footers) when I was desperate once the wind was surprisingly consistent but again trees make the launch tricky ,the chop wasn't so bad
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Thanks for the advice. I gave the fish co-op at swansea a go in a SE'er the other day and wasn't to bad really until the wind dropped off.Not quiet ready to take on surf backhand/switchfoot going out through break yet.Redhead cool for me as I am a natural footer.
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At the southern end of the park at Valentine, lots of windsurfers when it's southerly. Not too sure about SE.
Launch and landing is tricky, lots of trees (kites natural predators) but once out on the water its pretty good.
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Hi, over five years ago we kited green point (end of Ross St Belmont) in a SE it wasn't too bad I just prefer the beach now.