My departure for WA is getting closer by the day and i can't wait!!! I have been checking out all the places to kite on WAKA and Kitebeaches.com but i would like to hear what your favourite kite spots are on the west coast??? What your likes and dislikes are and where i should head when i first get to town.

One thing i can say forsure is i can't wait to try launching and landing on an endless beach. I have only kited i the Gorge and man-made mountain lakes and have never been able to launch my kite on a beach with enough sand to fully lay out your lines!!!

I saw a big white pointer at woodies offshore cruizing around last session. About 3-4m, quite a big chomper.

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Originally posted by brooksy

Better not go there then

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My thoughts exactly stay away from that hell hole.

Yeah woodies is full of cobblers too,and poisonous snakes.

And Killer Whales too (real grumpy ones)

sanamarco, dont worry, all the spots on the waksa site are just as they say, its cool , dont worry about the sharks, get a shark shield, I've got one and I dont really care about how it looks, I am still learning and am confidently laying around in the ocean knowing I wont be a meal for whatever may be passing by, its getting hotter and the sharks are getting hungrier...

lol

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Originally posted by dublindavid

sanamarco, dont worry, all the spots on the waksa site are just as they say, its cool , dont worry about the sharks, get a shark shield, I've got one and I dont really care about how it looks, I am still learning and am confidently laying around in the ocean knowing I wont be a meal for whatever may be passing by, its getting hotter and the sharks are getting hungrier...

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Have you checked the batteries recently?

trevor1 chill dude, it's only a joke, surely any person can see what we are trying to do. Woodies is a great spot to kite but the good offshore side which has the nice flat water is also a spot for mainly experienced people who can at least stay upwind and self rescue fairly well ect.

Woodies has 3 beaches you can kite on, 2 of the are onshore and are frequently used by people, a bit choppy but theres wind at least. The offshore side is butter but as mentioned above it can be dangerous.

Apart from that theres kiting on the river which is ok I guess and then theres kiting in the surf in most other beaches. Plently of wind and plenty of spots to share round.

nice Greuzi,lucky barstad, although I love woodies so very much right now I might need a moment alone . Ona serious note is woodies offshore shallower than usual at the momment i been hitting the bottom quite often after stacks.

Spacey, I found the tide very low today at the river also....yes the offshore side at Woodies can be shallow at times, something to be real warry about when doing almost anything...especially jumping.

I am being cautious at the moment as the season hasn't even started...it is still freezing and frontal....we need Summer.

Sanmarco - dont worry, most of the guys here are cool, just taking the piss, you can read about the http://www.sharkshield.com/detail.php?Product=2
here, I bought mine on ebay for half the price and its brand new,, the batteries last 4 hours,, I've got mine running now in a bucket of water and salt to double check....
Another kite surfer did a report on it here
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=9764

good luck!