Kozzie Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 speaking of all manner of kiteing. I dont know if I had anything to do with it but ever so slowly more and more little stunt kites started sprouting up in the air where I was on farnborough today was awesome like a mini kite festival bout half a dozen at one time hahaha was very difficuly to not jump over there and smash them all with my big kite I decided I looked like enough of a knob allready tho with the tripods n helmet cams and failing to do the simplest of tricks. but yeah thats awesome that some of you will be here for the 2 weeks I approached the local kiters down in that little wind window that you said do the gki crossing. they only go from gki to farnborough slackers, and they kite down there so people can watch them ...... hahaha *sigh* some people ay hahaha but yeah coastguard gave me a heads up and some advice so next time suns out and steady light wind im going to kite to pumpkin island aka XXXX ISLAND! how good is that?! I had no idea it was in yeppoon and its closer then GKI I reckon those of you that have boards should raid XXXX island maybe its where they keep all the promo girls I could even get my photo with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy666 Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 The stunt kites may have been part of a kite festival. I think that there is one at emu park, a week or 2 before Easter very year? Goz could confirm this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goz Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Festival of the Winds 2013 is on at Emu Park on the 7th April 2013 I have noticed more kites poping up around the coast over the last couple of years perhaps flying a kite is just coming back into style. When we have periods of good winds for a while it does seem to become more popular, I guess if the water is a bit to choppy for swimming people will find other things to do at the beach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kozzie Posted March 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 jks what do you do? that top right arrow looks eerily close to a desalination plant I was ment to be concreteing on. *$econd top right. hay so no one is keen on a raid to xxxx island over easter? I spoke to a bloke who owns 4 tinnys and a charter boat hes willing to find me some support boats for $$ (i reckon we only need 1 tinny with the owner of boat driving it and 1 guy in the boat who knows about kites. if no one else from xk is keen ill save myself the embaressment amd wont ask anyone on seabreeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goz Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Dunno if you would be welcomed with open arms on to a privately leased Island Kozzie. (probably deserted for most of the time anyway) Boating is out for me for a while as my back couldn't handle smacking into the waves at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kozzie Posted March 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 you are probably right goz and thats why if I think there is any intrest ill ask them. plus I still remember thirsty dog so I think they owe everyone for that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKS Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Kozzie ... I'm a construction project manager. That arrow was a general pointer to PNG. We have just completed some works near Daru island ... we have other stuff on the boil but I don't think any de-sal recently . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kozzie Posted March 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 hay I only just heard theres actual surfable waves in central queensland. where is big dune? its north of yeppoon right is it apart of farnborough beach? im finding it hard to figure out exactly where it is. and where is the break at emu park? I wouldnt mind a little llplaying around in the waves tommorrow. going to take the boots off maybe try some board offs for a change. bit bored of kiteing alone on farnborough and not really into kiteing near the flags like the locals seem to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goz Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 (Created new Topic for posts about kiting on Capricorn Coast - Split from Yeppoon Easter 2013) Kozzie you need to go up to Corio Bay for more surf that's where I see most of the surfers, if have a 4WD head out to Bangalee Access ramp just before the Capricorn Resort, hit the beach and head north until you hit Corio Bay, or you can get up there via rough dirt road by driving past the Capricorn Resort. https://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&ll=-22.881869,150.776367&spn=0.258106,0.528374&t=h&z=12 The dunes are on the Northern side of Corio Bay along Nine Mile Beach and Five Mile Beach to get there you will need a 4WD and you get there by going out to Byfield and driving through the Byfield National Park out to Stockyard and Water Park Creek. Never been there myself but it is a popular spot fot the 4WD crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goz Posted October 5, 2013 Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 Wondering how the weather is at Yeppoon? Now you can see it from the live webcam at the Sailing Club. http://kbsc.com.au/webcam.html and get the live weather details http://kbsc.com.au/weather.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy666 Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Why don't you rub it in a bit more goz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Kites Australia Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 20knots and no one out kiting. I love QLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goz Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 20knots and no one out kiting. I love QLD Bloody Work ... mutter mutter grumble grumble. Just for the record most locals go kiting a couple of km's north of the webcams location. The camera is facing East and for landkiting the wind works best when it's blowing SE to E Sailing Club is near the mouth of the creek south of the caravan park, when we kite on the beach it's from the caravan park up to Sandy Point which is around 20km long. Looking North from the top of the hill above the caravan park (just after high tide) the point near the top of the frame is Bangalee. The range of hills top centre of the frame is the headland on the other side of Cooee Bay on the other side of Sandy Point. There is a good width of sand at low tide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy666 Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 Don't forget to mention the water crossing if you want to kite the entire 20kms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoutherlyBuster Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 Far out, the width of that beach on high tide is as wide as it gets down here at 13th Beach at low tide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goz Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 Don't forget to mention the water crossing if you want to kite the entire 20kms You mean the complimentary Bath at the start and end of the ride That varies so much, I have seen that not much more than a trickle of water to 4 foot deep and 5+ meters across. Given that we haven't had any decent rain in months here it's probably non existent at the moment. But I have a bit of extra clearance now, my ass should be a bit further out of the water. Failing that a bit of extra buoyancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Northern Kites Australia Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 Oh man! I cannot wait to go there soon. Wish we had something like that up near Townsville Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goz Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 Join us at Easter, arrange a week off because a couple of days just isn't enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goz Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 First kite of the season for me today ( and since Easter) WOOOOHOOOOO Nice to be back in the buggy and down the beach after the last 4 months of work First up, somebody from the BOM should really go point some oil on the Anemometer at the BOM station at Yeppoon 12 to 16 knots it was not more like 20 to 25 knots at Bangalee. Arrived at the beach around 2:00 and it seemed around 10 to 15 knots so I put up the 12m Speed3 got about 200m and thought this might not be a good idea, obviously my inner anemometer needs recalibration . Took me until nearly the creek to find a hole in the ripples in the middle of the beach to get down to the smooth stuff down near the waters edge to have enough space to turn around. I had the kite at 11:00 and couldn't put it lower or I was going sideways up the dunes or if I went higher I was going to get airborne and end up in the dunes. Went to blow off speed with a slide down near the water and I just went sideways at the same speed, got to love having a wide beach at times like that. The pull the kite was generating was awesome, glad the new Midi XL tyres are a much rouder profile and less likely to dig in than my old nearly square midis. Gingerly made my way back to Bangalee and landed the kite, it was then I noticed the GPS was showing a max speed of 59km/h so a new PB without even trying and that was probably while sideways trying to blow off speed , must be the new wheels and tyres as it does seem to roll much easier now. Swapped the Speed for the 6m Access and had much more controlled rest of the afternoon doing runs from the creek up to the resort. Stopped and had a chat with Graham (think I got the name right) a local land boarder at one point, nice bloke who was also a bit overpowered on his 12m Peter Lynn. Midi XL's are great for soldier crab hunting I can stealth up on them now as they make less sound and I can get more crabs per pass with the wider tyres. [insert Ninja Buggy Smiley] No photos or video as I was having to much fun. All in all a good afternoon now time for a shower and wash the shorts out . PS. I nearly scored a dog on my first session for the season as well Jabs. Little terrier decided he was going to try to catch me, he didn't try again after the first attempt proved to him my tyres were bigger than him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabroni Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 Nice one! Seems like it was a good wind weekend. Maybe we should invent some sort of wind powered dog whistle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goz Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 Maybe we should invent some sort of wind powered dog whistle? To attract them or repel them?? Might have to mount one of those plastic roo whistles to the buggy and see how that works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy666 Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 Top work mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKS Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 Bahh ...... I call BS Pictures or it didn't happen Those who live by the sword shall die by the sword Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goz Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 Next thing on the list is a gopro or similar camera to mount on the buggy. Woke up a bit sore this morning, muscles that haven't been used for a while are complaining, but it was worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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