hope its not a big ne that weekend, or it will be a very hectic place

I think the more likely place will be stockton .More room less hectic.Less sensitive to the council.Nobby's is too crowded all ready without a comp when just across the river there is tons of room with flat water and wave options

Please bring your ideas to our next club meeting on Monday 17th October at the Crown and Anchor.

I'm hoping for a NE for the comp. If Stockton works so well, why doesn't anyone (except for Brownie) kite there in NE? Come on guys, let’s get a bit supportive. I'm spending my time trying to get something happening for Newcastle riders.

No One kites there because it is on the other side of the river and they don't realise how good it is .nobbys is more handy for most people.BTW when the wind has died and gone pus cross off NE at Nobby's Stocco is still on.I have been going across the river and the river mouth a bit and its worth it.

, Stocko has it's plus's and negs' aswell though..

If you want flat water you need to go near the groin at stocko... have you seen how many people are on the beach and swim next to the groin in summer, it's absolutely chockers usually... so you can kite in the 1 spot on the 34km beach that has garanteed flat water, probably with a big bunch of people there if it's a sunny NE day... or go the pool at the end of nobbies that never has any 1 in there or at the beach near it ..
but has some reef, also has excellent swell onto the reef right there in front of you

plus if it's SE or further S than that , which the summer breezes usually are... now you've got crap gusty winds blowing over the city and nobbies hill area to make the flat water spot more unenjoyable.....

I think at the end of the day stockton is a good spot due it's open spaces and larger margin for error that it affords people who are accident prone or massive kite meetings with lots of people
Nobbies is a good location because the NE - SW breeze is cleaner than stockton and you've got flat water on a low tide + reef break and massive swell 100 meters from the beach right next to each other.

and thats why every1 minus 3 kite at the end of nobbies instead of at stockton

for people who havn't heard on the grapevine aswell.. kites cannot be landed in the carpark or launched from the carpark at nobbies any more( dumb idea anyhow)... and you need to rig up & ride to the NE end of the beach, further NE than the new walkway ( just shy of the S end of the reef) ie: setup and kite in the top half of the head
there aren't any signs in place down there telling you that either