Hi Tristan,

Condolences for having to move to Pirie ……Great people but the place is not exactly inspiring for kiters. (I spent 18 yrs in Pirie).

Several have flown at Port Germein, (note the spelling) and the encompassing Germein Bay but watch out for razor fish as they can do nasty damage if you land in a patch.

Telowie beach may offer a closer alternative than Germein. Check your tides.
This is a remote spot, no facilities, so if you are kiting alone there will be no help close at hand to help if your session goes pear shaped.

Take a trip round to Whyalla, when the wind is good.
They have a large kite community, lots of excellent kiting people, huge range of skilled riders including state champs.
Search for posts & clips in this forum for Whyalla.
Keep in mind that this crew party pretty hard, so be prepared not to drive home in a hurry.

Down the Yorke Peninsular coast there are several spots.
Fishermans Bay (55 Km south from Pirie) there are a couple of us that ride here when at our shacks.

Wallaroo has a great beach and some small swell (1+ hr drive from Pirie)
Pt Warburto (spelling?) not far from Wallaroo.
Again, filter through the posts in this forum for more info.

We will be at Fishermans Bay for a couple of days on the long weekend.
Drop in for a Kite 'n' beer if there's wind….. no wind it will just have to be beer.

Cheers
Fossil

Mussie said...


Is there good wind all year long here? ...

Once seabreezes are finished (which is soon) there is a bit of a dead period for about a month or more and after that its winter fronts kiting only. Last winter I only managed on average one session per 2 weeks. Some guys who don't work (or work weird hours) squizzed in a few more, but generally in winter you won't get useful wind between cold fronts.
I usually kite at Parham (which is a flat water spot about half way between PP and Adelaide) but I would imagine the the winter winds in PP area be similar.

Tristan,
Get over to Whyalla for a ride. Excellent flat water straight out the front of the beach, excellent grassed rigging area and loads of friendly people. Bring a small kite, been loads of 7m and 9m days recently, but wind will back off soon. Generally when daylight saving stops the wind stops, winter is almost dead except for the ocassional front and then wind kicks back in when daylight saving starts again.

Cheers

AB