Kitesurfing @ croyde bay?

[Gregga]

is kitesurfing allowed here this time of year?

 

going down on wednesday for a few days and might take a few kites - looking windy but wet

[Maro]

Don't think so and it'll be packed with surfers anyway, have a go at saunton tho.

[Cafe.Racer]

Yeah, I didn't think it was allowed at Croyde, but definitely at Saunton.

[paulie_amoose]

Isnt kitesrufing banned at Saunton in July August?

[Cafe.Racer]

They were out when we were there the other week, I can't say whether it's banned though, just that someone was out.

 

I've probably mislead someone there...

[mark o]

They were out when we were there the other week, I can't say whether it's banned though, just that someone was out.

 

I've probably mislead someone there...

 

Provided you walk about 100 or so metres down the beach past the white stone to set up its fine to kite surf there all year round. Just remember to be curtious to the surfers and stay away from where they are catching the wave (north end of the beach).

[5N1TCH]

Dunno about kitesurfing but I've flown static on the beach there, oh and it's the most super-pretentious surf spot I've ever been to.

[-Jonno-]

Provided you walk about 100 or so metres down the beach past the white stone to set up its fine to kite surf there all year round. Just remember to be curtious to the surfers and stay away from where they are catching the wave (north end of the beach).

 

Well its still technically banned till September. But you can still kite surf there as long as you walk far enough down the beach out of harms way.

 

Don't even bother with Croyde unless you want to surf.

Edited August 24, 2010 by -Jonno-

[dreadycraig]

Dunno about kitesurfing but I've flown static on the beach there, oh and it's the most super-pretentious surf spot I've ever been to.

 

Croyde or Saunton? Why the most Pretentious???

 

Not sure about seasonal bans on Kitesurfing on Saunton, But I had a chat with the fella in the surf shop there about land based Kiting being banned all year round. He said although it's technically banned, if you're sensible no one will care. 2 miles of beach with a dozwn people on it who is gonna complain about someone on a kite.

TBH I see kites at Saunton whenever it's windy when i'm there.

[too much wind]

Provided you walk about 100 or so metres down the beach past the white stone to set up its fine to kite surf there all year round. Just remember to be curtious to the surfers and stay away from where they are catching the wave (north end of the beach).

 

There is a ban on kitesurfing in the months of july and august although more and more people are choosing to ignore this .

Also 100m is not far enough down the beach, there is a big sign at the entrance to the car park that cleary shows you should be be past the big white rock that is up by the sand dunes. This is more like 500m down the beach not 100m.

 

 

 

TMW

[Dominich]

A dozen people on the beach? Maybe in December, move like a couple hundred this time of year.

 

Go at least past the white rock, seen too many people setting up 100 metres before the rock, in amongst holiday goers! ;(