hmmmm?

bloody oath Wello all day

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wow, i'd say you've earned yourself half a dozen bonks

i see u somewhere on broadwater this arvo. got to do a chrissy shop this morn

Anyone sailed at Manly in a NW?

Wello was on and going until 5

I got there at 230ish, and was great from then until 5. Heard that it was cranking and people out since about 9!

Although... I saw someone taking a photo, just as I had a mishap with a crash and my shorts not going back into place LOL

Agree with you elizabethb, Wello was really nice the afternoon.

@hc: BOM says that it will be good tomorrow. Can we trust them ;)

then don't go in a straight line

Great 2hr sesh Between Wello & Manly definitely more wind towards manly.


Doesnt look good today

great wind and so many out what's with all these rompin westerlies so late in the year

4.30 i think, was still honkin wind, the late arvo shift were just rigging up

top weekend nice relaxin 6 hours on the bigger kit sat, and 2 on sun. did a bit of swimming in the lulls cause i was on the 75L board, but had a ball anyway. specially when i ditched the crowd and went to sail on the choppy side, some nice ramps. pity had to work in the afternoon, didn't see that westerly coming.

had a bit of a collision with a kiter on saturday too. was probably a bit more then 10m downwind going in the opposite direction to him, was plenty of space, thought he was gonna lift his kite, but he kept his kite pretty low, musta been blind or something. anyway, raked the sail back, and heard a twang, i think his lines hit the top third of my mast . Got past fine, turned around, his kite had crashed, and he was in the water. Tacked and went to see if he was okay, but didn't get a response, he had earplugs in, but seemed to be 'happily' relaunching, so kept sailing.

anyone who knows much about kiting wanna explain that? i've seen kiters do S patterns with their kites to get power. but why keep the kite down low? isn't the wind usually better 10m+ off the ground?

elizabethb said...

swoosh said...

had a bit of a collision with a kiter on saturday too. was probably a bit more then 10m downwind going in the opposite direction to him, was plenty of space, thought he was gonna lift his kite, but he kept his kite pretty low, musta been blind or something. anyway, raked the sail back, and heard a twang, i think his lines hit the top third of my mast . Got past fine, turned around, his kite had crashed, and he was in the water. Tacked and went to see if he was okay, but didn't get a response, he had earplugs in, but seemed to be 'happily' relaunching, so kept sailing.

anyone who knows much about kiting wanna explain that? i've seen kiters do S patterns with their kites to get power. but why keep the kite down low? isn't the wind usually better 10m+ off the ground?

Ahh what a moron => the kiter.

I don't know who it was, and I have heard of similar problems with a specific one or two kiters; only one known to me who has been spoken to and informed of his errors.

I will apologise on behalf of whoever it was, as EVERYONE who is a local kiter at Wello has been in discussion as of late regarding safety precautions and monitoring the safety of our own group. We now anchor a pool noodle near the beach area, but giving a clear barrier of where the kiters should keep.

I don't see the need, unless you are clearly away from EVERYONE and about to do a trick, to have your kite, < 10m above the water; you are right; the power zone is when you sine your kite around 30->70 degrees.

Glad your sail was okay; and I don't know any Wello kiter who wears ear plugs!? Same as the kid/ small chick on the green best kite on Saturday... No idea who they were/ none of us did.

Wello was great yesterday. I spent over three hours on the water from 1100 till 230ish. I found all the kiters to be courteous and aware. good on em

elizabethb said...

swoosh said...

had a bit of a collision with a kiter on saturday too. was probably a bit more then 10m downwind going in the opposite direction to him, was plenty of space, thought he was gonna lift his kite, but he kept his kite pretty low, musta been blind or something. anyway, raked the sail back, and heard a twang, i think his lines hit the top third of my mast . Got past fine, turned around, his kite had crashed, and he was in the water. Tacked and went to see if he was okay, but didn't get a response, he had earplugs in, but seemed to be 'happily' relaunching, so kept sailing.

anyone who knows much about kiting wanna explain that? i've seen kiters do S patterns with their kites to get power. but why keep the kite down low? isn't the wind usually better 10m+ off the ground?

Ahh what a moron => the kiter.

I don't know who it was, and I have heard of similar problems with a specific one or two kiters; only one known to me who has been spoken to and informed of his errors.

I will apologise on behalf of whoever it was, as EVERYONE who is a local kiter at Wello has been in discussion as of late regarding safety precautions and monitoring the safety of our own group. We now anchor a pool noodle near the beach area, but giving a clear barrier of where the kiters should keep.

I don't see the need, unless you are clearly away from EVERYONE and about to do a trick, to have your kite, < 10m above the water; you are right; the power zone is when you sine your kite around 30->70 degrees.

Glad your sail was okay; and I don't know any Wello kiter who wears ear plugs!? Same as the kid/ small chick on the green best kite on Saturday... No idea who they were/ none of us did.

Ahh, I wondered what the noodle was for. I found only one guy was problematic on Saturday - he kept moving from well downwind to upwind and keeping his kite low until the last second- everyone else was great despite it being pretty crowded at times. It was a nice day to be out on (or in) the water.

H