WA
1097 posts
anyone done it or know it?
is it any good?
WA
8 posts
Never actually kited or sailed there, but worked there and I know Dampier has pretty bankable rock steady winter easterlies, and summer west / South-westerlies. It also has fish about 7 feet long with big teeth, so wear a chainmail wetsuit!
Actually, I have a load of Dampier data at work and if you want to get technical at Dolphin Berth near Dampier:
Wind speed exceeds 12kts 50% of the time in Oct / Nov / Dec and 30% of the time the rest of the year.
Wind speed exceeds 16kts about 20% of the time in Oct / Nov / Dec and 15% of the time the rest of the year.
Wind exceeds 20kts only about 5% of the time all year.
Stocky
QLD
114 posts
ive been kiting in dampier a few times in the last week with these 15-20knot SW's just set up in the main public beach south of the soccer oval-see you down there! NE's Hearson's cove is good on a high tide. Keen to check out the south side of rosmary island on a SW'ly as well, was out there the other day without kite and the small reef keeps the water very flat.
