Hi all.

Now before I get flamed for not using the search button, I have but to no avail. I am chasing some info on kiting at Cotton Tree on the coast. I am up that way on the weekend and am considering taking my gear with me so I can get a kite in, as last weekend was non existent and I am going through withdrawel Symptoms.

Where at Cottontree do you launch from? Do you kite in the flat water inside the bar or even further up the river? I have mostly kited at Sandgate so can deal with chop but have never been in the bigger waves that you get at the beach on the coasts.

I grew up on the Sunny Coast but have lived in Brissy for the last 20 years as work and uni dictated.

Anyway, any guidance, advice and help will be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

between the flags just ask the friendly life guards to help you.
sorry could not resist ha ha.

When you get there, be sure to ask someone how to pump your kite up.Then when you have achieved that, look for a friendly local to show you where to put you kite down so you can connect your lines.Once lines are connected be sure to ask one of the more experiance kiters if you have got it right. When you have put your harness,life vest, helmet and legrope on(remove rollerblades first) Look for same experienced rider and ask for assistance.Make sure all hand signals are clear.This might mean running through the signals atleast three times. So when your ready for launching be sure to yell loud as possible" KITESURFER LAUNCHING,KITESURFER LAUNCHING" This is standard procedure at the mouth. The rest is self explainatory.Hope you have a safe and fun weekend.See you out there.

Puffy, I apreciate the sense of humour. But still no one has given me a definitive answer. I will see on the day.

Cheers

JUST GO THERE SHANE.

Bunch of smart arses, give the man a break !!

Go to the car park on the corner of cotton tree parade and alexandra parade. You can pump up on the grass in front of your car, as it will likely be blowin se launch from the beach(surf side) and head to the river mouth from here. If it were blowin ne you could walk through the caravan park to the inside river section but probabily not a good idea tomorrow.

Good luck and have fun.

its so funny, how all these smart ass replies, will be the same people who get on and post comments about some "kook" who turned up to their "local" and launched in the "No launch" area and kited in the "no - kiting" zone that is locally regulated, and then everyone gets on saying you should just ask before going to a new place, here a guy is trying to be responsible and educate himself about a new area and all the legends get on being tools and offer no constructive advice, good on ya fellas best way to have your "local" banned, this sport has no one else to blame except for its own people in getting it banned, and as we are stupid humans who see the warning signs, and we all talk the talk about regulation / education, but we still head down the same path of ignorance and places start getting banned, and then we all rally together and say why? how? who?. This sport is a minority, represented again by an internal minority of tools from within, who will get it banned for good, it only takes one tool to ruin it for us all, wait til the first tool decapitates a 4 year old girl at your "local" with a runaway kite, from what ive seen around the place, it will happend, its enevitable. So next time some guy is asking for advice think about what pro-active measures your taking to help this sport prevail before you comment, or dont winge when the sign gets put up and it will! at your beach.

Hi shane, if your kiting the river mouth it's best on an out going tide, low tide is around lunch (if you did'nt already know)
still pissing down atm

OMG Wah WAh Wah, grow up

so kitesurfing can not be by one person. i am off to buy a sup board cause i have no mates

LAME

It's intresting to notice it's the same bunch of twats bitching about the same old stuff.
They're prob not m/dore locals anyway.

davem207 said...

its so funny, how all these smart ass replies, will be the same people who get on and post comments about some "kook" who turned up to their "local" and launched in the "No launch" area and kited in the "no - kiting" zone that is locally regulated, and then everyone gets on saying you should just ask before going to a new place, here a guy is trying to be responsible and educate himself about a new area and all the legends get on being tools and offer no constructive advice, good on ya fellas best way to have your "local" banned, this sport has no one else to blame except for its own people in getting it banned, and as we are stupid humans who see the warning signs, and we all talk the talk about regulation / education, but we still head down the same path of ignorance and places start getting banned, and then we all rally together and say why? how? who?. This sport is a minority, represented again by an internal minority of tools from within, who will get it banned for good, it only takes one tool to ruin it for us all, wait til the first tool decapitates a 4 year old girl at your "local" with a runaway kite, from what ive seen around the place, it will happend, its enevitable. So next time some guy is asking for advice think about what pro-active measures your taking to help this sport prevail before you comment, or dont winge when the sign gets put up and it will! at your beach.

No launch area

Were not in arab land buddy

Shane stay out of the flags and your sweet

nice one bruv id have to agree with ya there

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surfingboye said...

KitingCasey said...

Park at the hungry jacks car park...you can pump up there as well and just walk your kite to thee river and go from there saves you getting all your gear sandy

your actually better off to lauch just below the plaza, in the canal thing. just make sure the tide is going out and you also have to keep the kite low under the bridges. also dont drop your kite like that kook on the old fuel.

rather head right out to the point and launch there....dont worry if you dont know how to stay upwind or relaunch your kite yet...make sure the tide is running in!
I saw some guys out there today and they was doing quite well

yeah ur lucky cause all kooks get shot by abdul and his AK-47! when you dont play by the rules at kite beach dubai!