West North West Wind on Sunshine Coast

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orb74
orb74
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27 Apr 2007 8:55pm
The wind is blowing WNW and NNW tomorrow, new to kiting, only been to Weyba, is there somewhere safe to kite when wind out the west\nw?
rooey
rooey
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27 Apr 2007 9:04pm
be extremely careful in any 'offshore' conditions orb,especialy when learning,your kite and yourself can end up way out and self rescue becomes a coastguard rescue and an umwanted spot on the evening news
orb74
orb74
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27 Apr 2007 9:38pm
Yes, that is what I am worried about, trying to find launch sites on the other side of Weyba or other locations near the sunshine coast where it is safe, def won't be heading out when offshore
dustin
dustin
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27 Apr 2007 11:04pm
everytime weve had a NW forecast we get NE winds, wouldnt stress too much
rooey
rooey
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28 Apr 2007 8:03am
dustin,where do ya reckon the go is today...Roo
Neill
Neill
VIC
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28 Apr 2007 10:41am
if it's northerly it should be cross-shore at brighton - i'll be heading there later if it starts to register above 10 knots at all. cross-shore at brighton should be fairly safe, just head out on one tack and in on the other - lots more water for everybody too :)
justin_hannan
justin_hannan
QLD
142 posts
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28 Apr 2007 12:37pm
Mooloolaba spit works, as it curls around into that little cove. So NW is like side on-shore. Havn't had a chance to test it yet, waiting for the wind to pick up, but I saw I guy out this morning there.
crakas
crakas
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28 Apr 2007 12:52pm
Yeah good stuff....tell every one...

Watch out for the big sharks that hang around there,the trawlwers dump there unwanted catch before they enter the groin.
orb74
orb74
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QLD, 89 posts
28 Apr 2007 1:50pm
Thanks to all the other people for their replies and help, most people I have met since I started kite surfing have been awesome but it seems there are a few dickheads in every sport (thanks Crakas, maybe some counselling would be in order)

crakas
crakas
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28 Apr 2007 2:07pm
Have had counciling already....Now I have papers to prove I'm sane and I prefer not call people names, unless it's to their face.


FYI

The launch area in that spot often has very erratic and gusty wind, add to that the sometimes very narrow beach lined by trees.

To also add to the equation…. you have to deal with lot’s of sunbakers, so there is no room for error and is not an area you want a lot of kites coming and going off the beach… because it will probably get banned from that particular spot.

Hence my previous reply

This apparent dickheads rant complete.
rooey
rooey
QLD
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28 Apr 2007 6:22pm
holy hairless heads batman,kiter's must stick together,let's all agree to disagree,boreing old world if we didn't
paulio
paulio
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28 Apr 2007 9:06pm
Wello went off with good wind this arv at 1pm,i was thinkin of you all at the Sunny Coast
dustin
dustin
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29 Apr 2007 12:03am
had the sickest session today (saturday), with my usual optimistic attitude i rocked up to noosa river, no wind and the tide just starting to run in (dang). decided to pump up my kite and set up my lines but still no wind, had a little relax lay down on the beach and a little swim (all taking up about 45mins of my time). Then suddenly i felt a SW com up and luckily i had set up before hand so i was ready in about 30 seconds. It rapidly picked up to what felt like 16knts. 2 other kiters visiting from new zealand saw my efforts and set up aswell but missed out on the 20mins i was having fun. so basically imagine prefect noosa conditions but inverted, wind coming from the land moving north out the river with an incoming tide which was perfect as it was the right direction for the wind. The river was pretty choppy and the wind was very gusty but i had the funnest 2 hour session. The same thing happened last sunday, me. blownaway and taxi were at the river mouth late in the arvo kiting in **** all wind then all of the sudden it kicked in and we had a sick little session.

So the moral of the story is be optimistic, while most kiters were either bored at home or wasting energy paddling on a surfbored i was there at the river with no wind and **** tide but i set up anyway, it may not always work being optimistic but when it does work it onl makes that session more enjoyable knowing u were one of the only ones there to suck it up.

be positive........my 2 cents
Blownaway
Blownaway
QLD
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29 Apr 2007 8:37am
Hey dustin, yeah how good was that sunday sesh with just taxi me an you out! tide rushin out no crowd glassy conditions
Its good when ya sneak one in by yourself at the rm well done.

I heard the secret spot had about 20 kiters there yesterday.......mmmmm
not so secret.....I need a sesh,its been a week now an im not copeing well at all.
taxi
taxi
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29 Apr 2007 9:44am
Yeh west souwest today whats you doing phill mabye a trip up north
andyy
andyy
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29 Apr 2007 10:44pm
Spot x on Saturday, perfect 15 knots, lit on 10. All day.
bananaboy
bananaboy
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18 May 2007 9:29pm
Alex and Dustin are never going live that fatefull day down.
Alex your luckly finding your kite after some guy picking it up at old woaman island, and returning days later.
echostorm
echostorm
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18 May 2007 10:52pm
NW today and it was going off but im not telling where I kited. Im with you crakas, I remember u telling me about that spot ages ago I hate it when people advertise on the forums. IMO the whole sunny coast sucks, people should just go to the gold coast.
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