cwamit said...
i know of the wind shadow where the windsurfers tend to play near the kitersurfers at pinnaroo, the spot im talking about is much further down with a clear line of sight upwind so no potential wind shadows to be seen, in anycase was more than enough wind when i check it out. so dont think its wind shadows unless yesturday wasnt the normal wind direction, it seemed seabreezy? or does perth wind usualy have a more southerly too it?
Hey Cwamit,
The area you speak of is inside the Yellow marker buoys which is actually a Jet Ski and water ski designated area. On hot still Sundays it is full of CUBS on flashy new skis acting like d1ckheads. When the wind is up it is OK for us to go down there as there is, as you say, kilometres of empty water and beach.
The clubbies don't use the area at all. There are a handful of locals that swim there, but only a handful. When the wind swings due south in the late afternoon or even SSE it can get really dodgy and very gusty. Launching on the beach becomes very difficult to do safely but this is generally only on the most Southerly or SSE of days. Other than that, it's all good.
It tends to be peoples mind sets and force of habit/routine that wont allow them to try things a bit different. For most days of SSW winds, rigging up in the northern most part of the carpark at Pinnas just downwind of the polies exposes a huge empty ocean to play in, but no one goes there. It's a mind set. It is only a matter of time as the sport continues to grow that we will have to try new spots like this.
When I first started kiting in 2000, the crew (all 4 of us) used to ride at Presidents ave carpark on the bay in Sydney. No one ever rode at Dolls Point. I got sick of the chop and went to Dolls as I used to windsurf there, then other followed and now no one kites at the original spot in BBay any more. It's habit and routine, people get stuck in it.
Good winds and enjoy the beach - all of it!
, i wonder why no one kites there?
