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e0422713
e0422713
WA
975 posts
WA, 975 posts
8 Sep 2007 8:16pm
heading up on the 15 oct any got any feedback from the start of the season
insomniac_alcoholic
insomniac_alcoholic
WA
190 posts
WA, 190 posts
9 Sep 2007 7:18pm
N8 from NEW Kiteboarding is up there at the moment, he should be able to fill you in within a few days I'd say.
wal269
wal269
WA
718 posts
WA, 718 posts
10 Sep 2007 11:50am
Luke

I am heading up on the 12th Oct, will be flying SB3 kites and staying in the camp grounds. Come and say hello.

I can't wait, was great last year and hoping for the same this year.

Wal.
bolgo
bolgo
WA
912 posts
WA, 912 posts
10 Sep 2007 12:32pm
just got back
usual mix of variable winds and swells at this time of year
ranging 0 to 6-8ft, 0 to 25kn seabreezes
still thats why i go in early sept, good surf, fishing and kiting
by far the best kiting i've ever done
f all people there at present
was few polers and our crew of kiters, but never felt crowded
got the boat out a few times heaps of mackerel and tuna but couldnt catch a cold bottom fising, even 16km out west
NJPornstar
NJPornstar
WA
790 posts
WA, 790 posts
10 Sep 2007 5:00pm
Is a horrible place dont go.

30 crew surfing Tombies on Saturday.

Kited a few waves too.

Nigel cooked a great curry!
and my bread fell in the bottom of the eski and got all wet.

Nigel seabreeze.com.au/gallery/gallery.asp?imageid=5956

Kitehard
Kitehard
WA
2782 posts
WA, 2782 posts
10 Sep 2007 6:29pm
Snapshot of Gnaraloo in 5-10 years time.

CALM will have decided that with the growing number of tourists visiting the "secret" location (Gnaraloo), that numbers have now become such that full scale development can take place.

The 150KM of Road into Gnaraloo will be ashphalted into a 4 lane road with a toll gate ($10, but only one way) to pay for the upgrades.

The Station shall be demolished in favour of a Novatel offering 150, self contained 5 star luxury accomodation over 15 stories. A cafe strip will be built along the road from Fencies to Tombestones and a pedestrian mall with fashion outlets and souvenier shops selling "Gnaraloo snow globes and fridge magnets" will be built to cater for the partners of the riders of the waves.

Overweight tourist from every nation will be seen wearing "I survived Gnaraloo" and "My dad went to Gnaraloo and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt" T-shirts printed in gawdy dayglo technicolour.

McDonalds KFC and Pizza hut will be granted contracts to sell fast food to the tourists with Quobba burgers sure to be the hit!

As the reef will be deemed too dangerous in it's current form, a scientific study will be conducted and modifications made to the reef break to make it less sucky and hollow and a channel dug to make paddling out easier.

A T-bar will be installed to take the cashed up, middle aged, less than fit punters to the lineup and at only $100 per day it should be snapped up by the many.

A 3 million dollar Tombies simulator will be built so tourists will be able to buy videos of themselves riding a wave whilst not even having to get wet.

Jet skis will be hireable for the newly weds and oafish and will be able to be ridden where the Bomby used to be after it was blown up due to the risk to punters.

There will be a full size car park for 200 cars with meter parking and areas for tour buses that will come from Coral Bay and Carnarvon bringing loads of Japanese tourists.

All forms of budget camping will be forbidden within 150km of Gnaraloo as the wealthy visitors will not want to look that the "riff raff" from a time when things were still quiet and the location was still a secret.

Is this really so far from the truth? ..... Chilling!


brooksy
brooksy
WA
498 posts
WA, 498 posts
10 Sep 2007 7:15pm
Gnaraloo is sh!t!

No beach to launch off or land on, thousands of blow flies, sharp reef and so tidal - it could be pefect and you can't get out. All that after a 2hr drive on a dirt road.

Avoid it and go to better spots further south!

"Can you hear the sarcasim?"
Dawn Patrol
Dawn Patrol
WA
1991 posts
WA, 1991 posts
10 Sep 2007 9:53pm
quote:
Snapshot of Gnaraloo in 5-10 years time.

CALM will have decided that with the growing number of tourists visiting the "secret" location (Gnaraloo), that numbers have now become such that full scale development can take place.

The 150KM of Road into Gnaraloo will be ashphalted into a 4 lane road with a toll gate ($10, but only one way) to pay for the upgrades.

The Station shall be demolished in favour of a Novatel offering 150, self contained 5 star luxury accomodation over 15 stories. A cafe strip will be built along the road from Fencies to Tombestones and a pedestrian mall with fashion outlets and souvenier shops selling "Gnaraloo snow globes and fridge magnets" will be built to cater for the partners of the riders of the waves.

Overweight tourist from every nation will be seen wearing "I survived Gnaraloo" and "My dad went to Gnaraloo and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt" T-shirts printed in gawdy dayglo technicolour.

McDonalds KFC and Pizza hut will be granted contracts to sell fast food to the tourists with Quobba burgers sure to be the hit!

As the reef will be deemed too dangerous in it's current form, a scientific study will be conducted and modifications made to the reef break to make it less sucky and hollow and a channel dug to make paddling out easier.

A T-bar will be installed to take the cashed up, middle aged, less than fit punters to the lineup and at only $100 per day it should be snapped up by the many.

A 3 million dollar Tombies simulator will be built so tourists will be able to buy videos of themselves riding a wave whilst not even having to get wet.

Jet skis will be hireable for the newly weds and oafish and will be able to be ridden where the Bomby used to be after it was blown up due to the risk to punters.

There will be a full size car park for 200 cars with meter parking and areas for tour buses that will come from Coral Bay and Carnarvon bringing loads of Japanese tourists.

All forms of budget camping will be forbidden within 150km of Gnaraloo as the wealthy visitors will not want to look that the "riff raff" from a time when things were still quiet and the location was still a secret.

Is this really so far from the truth? ..... Chilling!




The sad thing is it will probably turn out like that.Man they manage to screw everthing up, just so the rich pricks can make a bit more coin.
e0422713
e0422713
WA
975 posts
WA, 975 posts
10 Sep 2007 10:10pm
sounds like maui
brooksy
brooksy
WA
498 posts
WA, 498 posts
11 Sep 2007 6:37am
You forget about the desalination plant - there's no fresh water up there
stamp
stamp
QLD
2800 posts
QLD, 2800 posts
11 Sep 2007 1:54pm
quote:
Originally posted by Kitehard

Snapshot of Gnaraloo in 5-10 years time.

CALM will have decided that with the growing number of tourists visiting the "secret" location (Gnaraloo), that numbers have now become such that full scale development can take place.

The 150KM of Road into Gnaraloo will be ashphalted into a 4 lane road with a toll gate ($10, but only one way) to pay for the upgrades.

The Station shall be demolished in favour of a Novatel offering 150, self contained 5 star luxury accomodation over 15 stories. A cafe strip will be built along the road from Fencies to Tombestones and a pedestrian mall with fashion outlets and souvenier shops selling "Gnaraloo snow globes and fridge magnets" will be built to cater for the partners of the riders of the waves.

Overweight tourist from every nation will be seen wearing "I survived Gnaraloo" and "My dad went to Gnaraloo and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt" T-shirts printed in gawdy dayglo technicolour.

McDonalds KFC and Pizza hut will be granted contracts to sell fast food to the tourists with Quobba burgers sure to be the hit!

As the reef will be deemed too dangerous in it's current form, a scientific study will be conducted and modifications made to the reef break to make it less sucky and hollow and a channel dug to make paddling out easier.

A T-bar will be installed to take the cashed up, middle aged, less than fit punters to the lineup and at only $100 per day it should be snapped up by the many.

A 3 million dollar Tombies simulator will be built so tourists will be able to buy videos of themselves riding a wave whilst not even having to get wet.

Jet skis will be hireable for the newly weds and oafish and will be able to be ridden where the Bomby used to be after it was blown up due to the risk to punters.

There will be a full size car park for 200 cars with meter parking and areas for tour buses that will come from Coral Bay and Carnarvon bringing loads of Japanese tourists.

All forms of budget camping will be forbidden within 150km of Gnaraloo as the wealthy visitors will not want to look that the "riff raff" from a time when things were still quiet and the location was still a secret.

Is this really so far from the truth? ..... Chilling!





thats exactly what happened to torquay
kiterdan
kiterdan
WA
680 posts
WA, 680 posts
11 Sep 2007 2:44pm
Hate to break it to you but Kitehard isn't too far off...well kinda.

They're currently in the planning stages of developing Gnaraloo Station into an eco-retreat/resort. The vision is to engage a lot of the current surroundings in the design and in doing so not building a 5 star 30-storey resort (similar to the homestead chalets). There will be a limited number of rooms for accomodation too. Either way, it won't be the same in a few years.

They've got final year architecture students at UWA designing it. From what I understand it'll most likely be at the bluff.

People and their big mouths. Kiters/windsurfers and their bigger mouths.

Oh yeah, and ashphault is in evitable!

NJPornstar
NJPornstar
WA
790 posts
WA, 790 posts
11 Sep 2007 2:59pm
Hmmmm DPI are fighting to get 2kms of it and if they do they may sell it to developers. That was the latest news.

Bluff? I thought Dave from Geraldton/Canarvon was sorting out some eco container stuff and mounting it in the valley behind the shop?
I could be wrong..
daggy
daggy
WA
528 posts
WA, 528 posts
11 Sep 2007 6:30pm
no doubt some capitalist will park a bloody big trailer in the middle and start giving kite lessons 7 days a week. A great spot will become the new NEWBIE learning spot and it wont even be safe to walk on the beach any more for fear of being dive bombed, and good luck trying to land or launch from a spot you've been kiting for three years .
But on the up side , the wind sock emblazened with local store branding will tell you if it's windy.
,.
pezza
pezza
WA
155 posts
WA, 155 posts
11 Sep 2007 10:52pm
think maui and torquay are slightly more populated and not as remote as gnarloo. At least if its a resort it might be eco friendly. If there were any plans for a gas plant or iron ore mine port then you might have reasons to be worried.
just my thoughts
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