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yep I reckon the fronts are the best fun of the year - good winds especially before the front and swell too boot

I just got back 25 -30kts onshore, heaps of swell (more like wind waves actually) was havin a ball ,until I dropped my kite between sets at Mullaloo Point . Thought about releasing it but thought I could relaunch in time, kite was on its tip half a second from taking off when a wave hit me and slackened the lines and dropped the kite right in front of six foot of white water which of course chewed it up and spat out the pieces.
I love frontal winds and swell but you have to be alert at all times, stuffed if I know why the kite suddenly decided to fall out of the sky. Although it was gusty it had been flying ok but I had gone right in close on a wave down near the rocks at the point and the kite seemed to hit some real turbulence and it went from about 25kts to 0 for just a few seconds, thats all it took...... Bugger.... perhaps it was karma for having a day off work to go kiting .

would have been better if i took the line extensions out.

Nah mate, just some aspect on-shore in case you break down... In perth i assume, on a westerly, go to any of the ocean beaches and you can kite... Does that help?

Mr float said...

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THinking of moving to better winds Loch
NOt much roooooooound here

Yeah, one stuffup and it can cost, I saw Ryland put his kite into a wave today. I was a bit rusty when I first hopped in the water and found instinct kiting was getting me out of some more close calls than I'd want it to. I'd rather avoid those moments altogether. Got one smack in the head this arvo by a dumper I didn't quite judge correctly. It was good fun though, caught a couple of nice little waves.

Like crazzzy says, if you know you can do it, you can. If you think you can do it, there's a possiblity that you shouldn't.

Jimmyz said...

...so inevitably you end up being chased by big froth monsters... oh the excitement... I want wind

mmm... Froth Monsters. I got spat out of one upright today, I was quite surprised.

Checked out Scarb today and there was a couple of kiters on a 6 and a 7 meters kites.
I looked further to the right and saw this guy flying a 14 meter
That is being very, very, very keen
He was powered to the max and seemed pretty happy when i landed his kite
Respect

My point exactly,i had a chat with him after he landed his kite and he seem like a good bloke.

Just impressed that someone could go on the beach,see people kiting with a 6 meter kite then decide to launch a 14 meter kite

I reckon, you could have offered me $100 box to hook up to that kite for 5 mn and i wouldn't have taken it