I'm going to newcastle for work this week and staying at stockton beach caravan park. its looking like we might get rained off the job so i am hoping to get a kite in.
can someone please fill me in on any local rules? is the whole beach fair go? reefs? rocks? rips?
thanks

stamp said...

I'm going to newcastle for work

WTF you will start rumours with comments like that

It's an awesome spot but just don't fall off and be careful with wind direction. Beach faces almost dead south so in a nor'easter it's pretty much dead offshore.

Unless you go out from Birubi Beach on the far north end or by Newcastle on the south, you'll need a 4WD for beach access.

Just about the shark capital of the world. No one ever been attacked that that I know of but it is teaming with white pointers and tiger sharks.

latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2008/12/great-white-sha.html

(the article says Western Australia, but it's actually Stockton)

I was up there last weekend. Some pics here:

www.kitesurfing.com.au

Cheers.

Rob