are there any wind surfers left on the gold coast or have they all gone kiting .it is four years since i left the gold coast for w,a and there wasnt a great deal left ,most of the wave sailors where kiting. do people still sail at the train? is ken still kicking around the forshore flogging his wears , are there any new spots for wind surfing and is there any wind

Theres a handful of wave sailors left. The broadwater is silted up.
Ken has gone. That is all.

i cant wait to get back to the train where my windsurfing started all those years ago and see if any of me old mates are still around . to tonyd you say ken is gone ,he was and old bloke when i left what happen did he kick the bucket or just get a better deal. i used to do a lot of wheelin and dealin with him (the old captain)

Ken has just stopped appearing (12 months ago). To busy looking after his house.Shame.He's a good man.

G'day all. I see the locals have finally made it onto the forum

Does anyone know who is who here?

Hi Eckas. I'm tring to work out who you are??

As for "The Train" aparently the council doesn't want to maintain it any more and it will be taken away. So what will we call it now? Some folk suggested calling it:

- Jurassic Park
- The Puddle
- The Sh!t Hole
- Gay Bay

What has happened to all the kitesurfers this year? Their numbers have declined dramatically over the last 18 months, right along the coast. There are a handfull of beginners at the shearwater and maybe one or two at most of the spots on the beach where there used to be 20 at a time.



Tiz Justin here.

Hey Justin, The pond sounds goods. Been sailing at all?
Ive gone into winter mode. See ya in october.
Regards Tony.

hi
i live 800 meters from da train its great in either a se or ne especially the north easters u get a really long run allong a sand bank really quik and ther is no wind turbulance.

on windy wekkenmds u can find up to 20 people ther its great

any body using gps to clock your speeds down there on the broadwater.Caloundra city sailboard has a speed site that you can post all your speeds.but none from the gold coast.
what happen to all you speedsters down there.

Have you guys had any wind down there lately its been very quite up here in brisy.whats the wind difference between the seaway wind reports and whats on the Broadwater.

Elizabeth you've got it in one very frustrating.
not to bad for me i only live 5 min from wello.
but often i leave work early only to find that there's no wind.
i alway look at the banana bank wind report but it needs to be 15+ knots before il bother to go down there.this time of year very iffy.

JJ it looking good the next couple of days if you trust the weather man check out next sundays report even better time well tell.

Hey haricut 4000... sweet as site... the flash sites always looks the best and great pics... did u take them urself>? the location looks really good! looks nice and shallow and easy 2 access.... u think its good enough 4 a ktier...

where is it if i can ask that ;) if u don't want 2 make it public jsut pvt msg me looks really nice there... later

Elizabeth - Wello Grommit

No i missed out on Tuesday... the day they give me a uni exam, is on a tuesday isn't it! argh... wouild have been down there if not for the exam... but I work frm 7-5:30 during my uni holiday break so I am full out-- (6 weekds straight; good pay though) -- weekends are the only times spare unless I take time off...

yeah we're all getting that bit desperate lately.. i haven't been out for 2++ weeks.. i think its 3 actually now... its a bummer... but who knows what its fully like there caompared to the prediction.. sometimes its totally wrong anyways ...

yeah about 13 knots will get the kite up, but it floats a bit too much, but stays up at least and give me really good kite saving practice if the wind drops rapidly

ah so ur a windsurfer.... ah shame -- its this forum -- I am a kiter ... well I attempt to kite lol.. still sorting out the board skills... If you see a new red 10m Cabrinha Element kite that will be me down there, so that will be me there.. aka.. usually the only 18 yr old girl there in a wet suit and harness lol

i so hope this weekend picks up from what they predict...

Elizabeth - Wello Grommit

hi elizabethb.

Most of the photos are from the broadwater between smith st and seaworld from the sandbar in the middle. I stuck the camera in a lunchbox and shoved it down my wetsuit . It offers the flattest water on the goldcoast but its a very narrow strip of water and as a result it becomes a bit of a sh!tfight when there's a couple of dozen windsurfers there + boats + seaplanes + parasailers + jetboats + jetskiers, and worse when you add a kiter to the mix. Unfortunately we just don't have much room on any flat water here. I've been sailing there for three seasons now and pretty much learnt to sail there, and there used to be alot of kiters at the train in the beginning, but they have now moved down about a km further north to Loaders Creek, or 5 km further north at "the shearwater". Both loader's creek and shearwater offer better launching areas for kites. Three years ago every man, dog, and their grandma had a kite, but the kiting scene on the coast seems to have dropped off significantly over the last 18 months. Narrowneck might still get the best turnout on a good day, but overall it seems to have declined in popularity. If you wan't to be sure you are kiting with other kiters, i recommend going to "the shearwater". It's a nice spot and I enjoy sailing there too.

If I had my choice on where to live, it would be wellington pt. I live in currumbin and you would think that I'd be happy being so close to waves, but in reality the wind rarely ever seems to be strong enough to be enjoyable in the surf on a windsurfer. To put it simply - wavesailing on the goldcoast is a "state of mind". We probably get half a dozen fun days per year unless you weigh less than 60kg. The waves are usually messy crap except for currumbin on a south easterly and even then it rarely gets wind from the right direction. I think you guys have got it made up there in wello. It gets rampy enough to do all the tricks that can be done in the surf, big open space, wind from almost any direction, no boats - seaplanes - parasailers - jetboats - jetskiers. Just brown water and a bit of a walk at low tide.....small price to pay for a good days sailing :D

Cheers

J

Hey Haircut 4000,

hey sounds like a nice flat spot, and obviously ur camera in a lunchbox in ur wetty worked! good idea Yeah its good when u get nice flat water, otherwise I would have my board just dissapearing away from me in the waves... Wow it's certainly busy where u go isn't it! Even seaplanes and jetboats... heck.. all we get at wello are tinny boats, boats, jetskiers , windsurfers and kiters

wow, I can't believe that there were so many where you go and now the numbers have dropped! Maybe they found a better spot and just left! It's good for us that the number of kiters have dropped though, at least then we have a greater chance of getting a park and more space to move around...

Yeah Wello would be definately a nice place to live, but the prices are soaring... $1 million ++ even for a smallish block and place... but it'd be worth it I guess.... or you can get a place on the goldie a few blocks from the waves for about $600 000 I'd say... hmm Wello of coast... Flat water or waves.. tough choice...

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We probably get half a dozen fun days per year unless you weigh less than 60kg

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Now thats what I love about being a female kiter... I can go out when there is only about 13 knots with my 10m Cabrinha or just a bit less when the other guys can't get out at all... That's the up side

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I think you guys have got it made up there in wello.

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You're not wrong about that... psst... Don't tell anyone else..! We don't need any more ppl here on a sunday... its chockers if u get there are about 1pm... u have to get there early to get a park...
Anyway...
Tomorrow arvo looks like a good one...

Elizabeth - Wello Grommit

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Originally posted by pole boy

how did that dirty word cabrinha get passed the censors into this section of the forum
for shame
poley

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whoah.... poley ... have you had a bad experience with a Cahrinha kite before? It's an excellent kite and the recon system, spinning bar... and the LabRat 140 board is brillant also...

Anyways... I love my Cabrinha kite and board Works really well and the safety is beyond brillant...

Wello's windy sunday arvo...

Elizabeth - Wello Grommit