hey guys me and the girl are heading over to perth for a just over a week from the 7th and are cuizin round ina campervan doin the touristy thing and bringin our kites over just wondering what the best places to kite for a begginer are as my girl is just learning to get up on the board and goes down wind nicely? thinking maybe safety bay but is there any other you would suggets! cheers

cheers mathias i definately do that

Come to Lucky Bay Melville if you are new to the sport as it is very good for beginners because it is shallow for so far out...........but please read the local rules on the WAKSA web site before you rock up and ask the "experienced" kiters most upwind of the big white gum tree.

I'm often there wearing kooky cloths like hat and gloves, there is even a picture of me on the bench having a fag.

Nick

You ARE back...omg, hope you are well Brad and sounds like you are once again fully recovered from past injury.

Now why wouldn't you want these lovely visitors to come to your beautiful spot? Not getting crowded down there, now is it?

Take care buddy and be sane.

Nick

What ever you do -do not hang in perth

you have a campervan - use it! GO NORTH - pays huge dividends at this time of year-

even a couple of hours makes a huge diff - lanno can get literally triple the no. (compared to perth) of kite able days in march and especially feb

Avoid the river like the plague - if it does get a breeze (usually 5 knots less than the coast- and some times no breeze at all when the seabreeze is windy on the coast-if they even get decent seabreezes on the coast at this time of year) its often gusty - and no one likes walking around in mud.

green head will probably have wind EVERY DAY! (barring a cyclone)

gerro can be good right into may if you are lucky

If it goes hot and east - Nor east - BOLT for the south coast (Denmark, Albany, esperance-where it will be 15 - 25knots (hope you have some small kites)

you will find some open areas great for learning in all the above mentioned areas.

Perth is pretty much done and dusted for the season

hang in perth and you just may spend a week on the beach not doing any kiting

thanks for all the info guys definately going to move around and make the best of the campervan following the wind. Fingers crossed for some good days, and yeah i will be the one asking locals for local rules cause i hate it when others dont. thanks again and i might c ya soon

Mathias said...
woodies is epic!!

Woodies is definately NOT epic for beginners.
The 'epic' side (beach 3) is direct offshore so is totally no-go for any beginner. Basic no.1 rule of kiting isnt it . Unsuitable and dangerous.
Beach 2 is narrow, choppy, drops off quite quickly and is dead on-shore on the seabreeze. It is also the windsurfers area and should be frequented as little as possible by kiters and then only by kiters who can (and do) give full lee-way to the poleys.
Beach 1 is OK if you are under instruction but its also pretty much onshore so there are heaps of better places to hone your skills once you are past learner stage.