the bli bli cable park on the sunny coast.

or lord howe island.

Consider Mackay. We tend to have wind all year round. Winterwe get blastering SE. Summer wind generally turns to NE. Mackay only had 15 still days (under 5knots) last year.

In 2004 akl had 2 still days and well over 300 days with wind over 10 knots. I you are prepared to drive about an hour or so and have flexable hours and be prepared to kite solo then certainly akl is a kiters paradise. But whilst there is no shortage of kiteable days there is no shortage of rain days either. akls rain is mostly short sharp squally showers that can kick your ass if not careful. As for the cold... i don't find it cold at all.. but i'm a kiwi from Wellington, not a girls blouse from the tropics.

Speaking of Wellington. There is another kickass spot for ya. over 200 days per year where it hits 35 knots and well over 250 days per year where it hits 15. But then again it may be a tad cold in winter... but it's still very windy.

In the north of NZ it kicks ass during winter and is certainly not cold. Water temp still in the high teens and decent wind year round and big beaches etc.

btw is Mackay the best allround spot in OZ for year round winds or is it Noosa? If i ever move over there then i'll need to go... i ain't goin over there for any other reason but for more convienient kiting. After a friend of mine severely injured his foot kiting i'm not too keen on kiting alone anymore which is gonna limit my kiting HEAPS in akl. As the scene is much bigger over there i'm sure that there is allways someone to kite with if i move ot a kite mecca like Perth or Noosa. And lots of kiwis live in Perth Noosa too mwahahahahaha!!!