Can you kitesurf around the islands off brisbane - like russell island and moreton bay area? Or do you get eaten? Anyone ride these areas?

if you have a boat you can ride horseshoe bay at peel island in a south easterly... nice spot!

i wouldnt worry too much about the sharks, I believe its mostly nurse sharks around there anyway so no probs. back in those days they probably just assumed they were man eaters.

i believe you can also kite the bay side of coochie mudlo, but dont have much info on that. Ive ridden off point haloran a few times, and you can ride across from the point to the mainlaind side of the island, just watch out for the metal pole that marks the channel. (mind, its advanced only there, dodgey launch and *lots* of sharp shells in the shallows, so wear booties)

IANC Look for Goat Island. In between North Straddie and Peel Island. Just a small sand island with a couple of spindly little mangrove trees. Have kited there several times.

The sharks in Moreton bay used to be a problem when the whaling station was situated at Tangalooma. Great Whites galor due to the processing plant. Big buggers too. I remember a couple of guys ending up in the water in the late 70's after their boat foundered. They were taking it in turns to sit in a large fish cooler that they were using for support. A great white ate the bloke who was in the water at the time.

A good spot on North Straddie is Blakesleys Landing in a Northerly.

The bay Islands are seperated by fairly narrow channels and the height of the islands (Russell, Lamb, Macleay etc) interferes with the wind a lot. Plenty of wind shadows. The water is pretty murky as well. Best to stay on the western side of North Straddie or Peel. Nice clean clear water.

Peel island was a leper colony for a while. I was playing cards there a while ago with a couple of blokes. One threw his hand in and the other laughed his head off.

Fitzy Gold Coast OZ

A friend of mine with a cruising bay boat said he and his family went snorkelling at goat island and were surprised to see that every third small lump of brown coral in waist deep water was a stonefish.
Wear your wetsuit booties or doc martins.

yeh the guy who runs the marine shop on wellington point keeps a stonefish and a happy moment in jars near the counter, both caught on the point. nasty looking little buggers!

Gees guys,

Islands off Brizzie sound so appealing. What with Man eating Great whites in shark infested waters, sharp shells, stone fish, metal poles, lepers, murky water, spindly mangrove trees, dodgey launches and only available through boat access.

If these are good spots .......

Good winds all!