Lake Cootharaba gets 5kts less than the coast but 95% of the lake you can stand bottom so safe as. Also if you plan to camp, you can literally walk out 20m from your tent and start kiting! Links to area:
http://users.tpg.com.au/users/boreenpt/index.htmlwww.lcsc.org.au/mam/index.phpThe sailing club has a licenced bar and the hotel up the road does fantastic food. We do lessons at the lake often too. Have fun!
