Hi guys have just started out and am soon moving to a mining town near Mackay. I want to know of the best kite beaches in/around mackay. What are the best kite shops and if there is anyone there looking of people to go kiting with?

Cheers

Tosh

apart from mackay, north you have midge point conway beach and bowen. south of mackay i only really kited yeppoon.

Cheers guy's will have to go and see him! Also anyone know what the deal is with jellyfish and crocs in this Part of the world?

Cheers
Tosh

Tosh, to answer your question. You have quite a lot of options here in Mackay depending on wind direction.

S-SE-E Winds

Town beach is the prime pick, it's best ridden either side of high tide. you'll find most local riders here and the Adrenaline Rush mobile there too. When our king tides hit we have 5m+ highs and 1m low's I would not recommend heading there on a low, unless you feel like a 3km walk to get on the water.

East Point, is the best place to ride on the low, and you get some nice little swell to play in there too.

N-NE

Bucasia Beach either side of high.

Blacks Beach on the low.

Hope that helps.

Is it seriously a 3km walk at low? I've spent some time at clairview and I thought it was a long way out at low tide but 3 km that's nuts

Rails said..

personally I don't mind the low tide walk out, pluses are that you usually get it all to yourself and you get to kite the tide back in

tomorrow arv's looking good

This arvo is looking fantastic!

ToshAuer said..
Is it seriously a 3km walk at low? I've spent some time at clairview and I thought it was a long way out at low tide but 3 km that's nuts

Yeah, it's a hike on the big tides!

As Ercorn said, there are lots of other spots if you want to get away from the crowds. But as a beginner it's good to have other kiters around if things do go wrong. Best thing about Town Beach is that it was waist deep water for those 3km, so you can always stand up in the water.

If you're ever heading down or unsure on best location, just shoot me a PM.