St Kilda is always a bit scummy but I was out yesterday and it was not that bad - don’t go down there after a big rain/storm its bad for you health!
Throwing up seems a bit extreme, even for St Kilda water, how much did you have to drink the night before?

Snowman:Nothing to drink the night before and I'm not a fussy person at all, normally have an iron gut, will drink or eat anything. I was trying to dial in the 9 tribal I was on and it just wasn't coming together, so I was in the water a fair bit. If that was a good day, i'd hate to be there on a bad day. Most of my kiting has been a point Henry (Geelong) and you get the,” odour la stink weed", but at least it's organic (plant).

Azza: You might be right az, I may have copped a turd, I'll make sure to chew next time

Unfortunately dopple yesterday was a good day down at StKilda, the water always tastes like crap, not much circulation in the marina, when it rains its best not to kite there for a few days!! The wind was pretty sweet yesterday hardly gusty at all, and best of all no one was on it!! Will probably be at the point wednesday or thursday if you're keen.

Hey, what time where you there, what size board and how much do you weigh?

As i was packing up near the pier i saw some dude get slammed on the beach, not a good wind for beginners, a bit holey and gusty.

Steve where you were kiting there is a big wind shadow (on that sandbar) when you get to either side of it it becomes really gusty, if you had of come up where i was the wind is a lot cleaner, I was actually surprised how clean it was considering it wasn't a seabreeze. I will be at Brighton on Wednesday for a kite if you want to come there or Point henry on Thurs?

Gilly

Snowman: I started setting up down there about 12 ish, I was on a 9 Tribal (red/black), Red 137x38 stonker, black/yellow Cabrinha seat harness and weigh around 80 kg. Whilst setting up, there were a couple with some crossbows (I think) that had just set up and a guy had a boost/drag on launch and was lucky to stop before the wall. I was kiting in the chop area for most of day, not realizing there was that nice little flat/wave area to the left of the launch area, got in there towards the end of the day and things started coming together a bit, left around 5 I think.

Freeferty: I think you guy's were just coming around the marina just as I was packing up and I was discussing with another kiter why we didn't think to do the same. I basically started kiting in February and I've never kited in the bay west of Geelong. I've kited at Sandy Point (shallow inlet,) Point Henry, Pt Danger, Breamlea, Portarlington ect and was really surprised by the condition of the water at St Kilda.

That was me and my partner with the crossbows, I was on the grey 9m and I came off the water around 1:30 as the wind picked up too much for me. My partner then took my kite out – he is about you weight and using a 132 board the kite was on full depower on the knots and a little on the depower strap. You may have been a little overpowered but probably not.
The chop can be quite hard - it you were wiping out a lot it could have been that you were not pointing into the wave/chop enough eg catching the chop/wave on the side of you board this happened to me a lot while I was getting used to the chop especially when turning or at st kilda coming back.
The flat water by the pier is good, the wind is more consistent, but on a nice day in summer it is crowded like the rest of the beach and the advanced guys hang out there and will get annoyed if you are crashing lots – not saying its right but…

I was out on Mon not Sun. We left from Brighton. Might do it again thisarvo!

Ran - the location map at kbv.org.au is quite accurate. Most rig up in the big sand area on beach st/beaconsfield parade (west of Catania Gardens).

wind looking god for friday - BUT unfortunately have to work [}:)]

where will it be best to kite in these conditions?

Friday
West to southwesterly wind easing to 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then tending northwesterly. Wind tending southwesterly again in the afternoon at 15 to 20 knots. Waves to around 1 metre.

Im in Ormond, so straight down north road to the beach, not far at all, i think ill head down to Brighton after lunch.
cheers