Hi guys I usually kite at shoalwater and was wondering where to kite in the swan on an easterlie Wind I thought point Walter sand bar would be good but didn't know what the rules or regulations are or what winds were best for there only got a 12 meter kite. Any advice would be much appreciated

12 meter is perfect! the easterly is obviously very gusty and you often just have to wait till it picks up and head out, always remember it can drop off so always be in a safe place to come back in. i almost always go overpowered rather than under powered there.

Pelican is only good on the point on NE and ENE

WAKSA. said...

Dear all

WAKSA encourages all kiters at Pelican Point to stay on the southern side of the Point, in the predominant SW wind. WAKSA would advise that due to gusty winds and a small launch/landing area, it is a spot for intermediate and advanced kiters.

The point that has been referred to by Yeehar is actually located within one of the Swan River Marine Sanctuaries managed by the Dep't of Environment & Conservation. Kiting is not permitted within the marine park including on the point or in the adjacent waters. Please check out the Pelican Point location guide on the WAKSA website for more details (www.waksa.org.au).

This means kiting on N or NE winds is not encouraged or supported by WAKSA and we request all kiters comply with advice from DEC rangers to keep out of this area.

WAKSA

How bout those guys kiting the convention centre???

Looks like a great spot.

dusta said...

StinkyPete said...

WAKSA. said...

Dear all

WAKSA encourages all kiters at Pelican Point to stay on the southern side of the Point, in the predominant SW wind. WAKSA would advise that due to gusty winds and a small launch/landing area, it is a spot for intermediate and advanced kiters.

The point that has been referred to by Yeehar is actually located within one of the Swan River Marine Sanctuaries managed by the Dep't of Environment & Conservation. Kiting is not permitted within the marine park including on the point or in the adjacent waters. Please check out the Pelican Point location guide on the WAKSA website for more details (www.waksa.org.au).

This means kiting on N or NE winds is not encouraged or supported by WAKSA and we request all kiters comply with advice from DEC rangers to keep out of this area.

WAKSA

How bout those guys kiting the convention centre???

Looks like a great spot.

i've stayed away from the convention centre but bugger it i am going to be kiting it everyday next season as i am 5 minutes from sir james mitchell park

Its on for the weekend in south perth..Still mite go to attadale but.

It's not that you cant Dazza, it's that Waksa support CALM and Bird Watchers that have concerns for migratory birds that visit for 2 months a year. As for the impact of kiting on the birds, it's probably negative, but no where near as negative as having a child. Bans because of "perceived" threats to wildlife, especially birds are very real in America. I have seen people jumping over migratory birds at Point Water , in fact its this attitude that causes problems, but I suppose Waksa supports that sort of behavior because it's in the right area. What I love about Waksa is if their mates do something, no one says a word not in person or on here, but god save anyone else, youll be harassed here and there, with threats of violence etc etc.

You want to know what the biggest threat to kiteboarding is? It's not kiting in some obscure little wildlife area where about 10 people dislike kiting ,and the general public never uses it(thats why it's a wildlife area bytheway). Public beaches is where its at, where people have to desert the beach or water for fear of being killed.

If fact kite in any wildlife area anywhere with a sense to minimise your harm and I doubt anything will come of it. Go to a public beach and clear out 50 people,just by inflating your kite, and keep doing it. People, lots of people like to be able to visit the beach, hardly anyone uses these wildlife areas( again that is why they became wildlife areas). We live in a democracy where people matter not wildlife. So have kids and teach them to kite.

Last Thursday the Ranger had a pleasant chat to me as I was kiting along the North-East boundary; I thought I was outside the sanctuary zone but apparently not. So anyway I have decided to keep well clear of the sanctuary zone altogether.

Friday I drift launched and kited the southern side of the zone no problem. Watched 3 guys walk up to the point, setup and spent their entire session inside the no kiting zone.

Saturday forecast is NE again so we (group of 4) kited South Perth. What crappy wind that is, I can see why it is not a kiting location. Then driving back home past Peli and there would have been 6 kiters all kiting inside the sanctuary zone and no doubt setup at the point too.

Sunday I kited Peli again with a mate and he still walked up to the point and did his entire session inside the zone. I drift launched and kited outside the zone and watched 3 more guys join him.

While packing up at the car park I chat to a guy about to walk up to the point and he said (nicely) too bad he is still going to launch and kite in the sanctuary zone.

I'd love to be launching and kiting inside the sanctuary zone but it is a no kiting zone FFS and I find it freaking frustrating that me and all but one of my mates and a few others don't kite there.

WAKSA. said...
It's my strongly held view that if we act appropriately & responsibly, we build a better reputation for the sport and as individual kiters than by taking a "up yours" approach to the community around us.

The day might come when we are fighting against a blank ban at Peli and we have already proven we have a total disregard of the local government authorities and even our own association (WAKSA) then what hope do we have?

Slack said...

Last Thursday the Ranger had a pleasant chat to me as I was kiting along the North-East boundary; I thought I was outside the sanctuary zone but apparently not. So anyway I have decided to keep well clear of the sanctuary zone altogether.

Friday I drift launched and kited the southern side of the zone no problem. Watched 3 guys walk up to the point, setup and spent their entire session inside the no kiting zone.

Saturday forecast is NE again so we (group of 4) kited South Perth. What crappy wind that is, I can see why it is not a kiting location. Then driving back home past Peli and there would have been 6 kiters all kiting inside the sanctuary zone and no doubt setup at the point too.

Sunday I kited Peli again with a mate and he still walked up to the point and did his entire session inside the zone. I drift launched and kited outside the zone and watched 3 more guys join him.

While packing up at the car park I chat to a guy about to walk up to the point and he said (nicely) too bad he is still going to launch and kite in the sanctuary zone.

I'd love to be launching and kiting inside the sanctuary zone but it is a no kiting zone FFS and I find it freaking frustrating that me and all but one of my mates and a few others don't kite there.

WAKSA. said...
It's my strongly held view that if we act appropriately & responsibly, we build a better reputation for the sport and as individual kiters than by taking a "up yours" approach to the community around us.

The day might come when we are fighting against a blank ban at Peli and we have already proven we have a total disregard of the local government authorities and even our own association (WAKSA) then what hope do we have?

Wear "kiting is not a crime" tshirts?:-)

The walking up and down the point is the biggest impact on the birds, even though they are not there. Still a huge impact :-) that and secret underwater nests.

A ban at Peli is just ridiculous and the only people I can think behind such a thing would be the wind surfers 70% or bird watchers 30%.

The city absolutely destroys a NE and the river condition there destroys your soul over the environment :-(

Perhaps car pool to Mandurah?

That would be sane, but asking government for some sanity , omg where to start on that?

I mean have this/ese supposedly sciencey arm of the government even done some sort of study of the impact of kiting on the birds and reserve? What about people walking dogs through it?

If we could substantiate any harm we could perhaps license it out with an agreement and or fees.

I am not one to go after destroying little birds or their nests, especially ones that fly 1000's Ks. But I dont kite on sand flats where they feed and I have noticed they continue to feed even if I come within 10meters. Crashing kites in their nesting areas is a different story, but that will only happen on a seabreeze not what we are discussing here.

Infact it would make more sense for the sake of when the birds are there and which wind direction has the most possibility to create harm from kitesurfing, to ban kiting thru all summer on seabreezes. I mean only if you are actually serious about the birds.

Would waksa support an outright ban in summer on kiting in peli? To help protect the birds. Not some token talk on forums but leadership? For the birds but against kiting?

oO Tshirt "My life for birds" ???

Many googlemaps is good, heaps of flatwater spots near islands and groins and rivers and ponds. Like 10 people kite it, lucky if you can see another kite. I would opt for grass some where.

Top work waksa, good you mention Pointwalter, the teaching on weekends is a bit much, especially right ontop of where people launch land.