Tiger37 Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Leaving this morning for the two day drive. Hope to arrive in Kingston early afternoon Sat. jhn.holgate and BobM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinbad Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 16 hours ago, .Joel said: Horsham to Natimuk...... 21mins and I'm still reluctant to get out of bed Wake up you lazy shit :-) SoutherlyBuster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Joel Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 1 minute ago, sinbad said: Wake up you lazy shit :-) I'm sorry, I was under the impression you lived in South Australia yet weren't even coming to Kingston? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igeighty Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 Guys i found a very detailed account of the formation of the lakes and the history of kingston, it is a great read here. Kingston overview and history. it is in .Doc format. An Excellent read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhn.holgate Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 49 minutes ago, igeighty said: Guys i found a very detailed account of the formation of the lakes and the history of kingston, it is a great read here. What do I need to open this? My Nuance PDF reader won't read it and Word Pad wont open .doc files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Joel Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 4 minutes ago, jhn.holgate said: What do I need to open this? My Nuance PDF reader won't read it and Word Pad wont open .doc files. A Mac. Tiger37 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igeighty Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/36805962/kingston-se--an-overview-history.pdf give that link a go john, i used my MAC to export to dropbox as a PDF with one click All credit for the above document goes to its author(s) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhn.holgate Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 Got it, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Joel Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 Well we got away pretty late due to work, so stocked up on driving fuel and made it to Horsham just on 3AM. Time to zzz zzz for a few hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Joel Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 We are here, holy moly the amount of water on the Lakes surrounding the Wimmera Hwy. Just unpacking and will do a quick run to the clay pan and take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger37 Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 1 hour ago, .Joel said: We are here, holy moly the amount of water on the Lakes surrounding the Wimmera Hwy. Just unpacking and will do a quick run to the clay pan and take a look. Also just arrived and setting up in the caravan park. May see you out at the clay pan @.Joel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger37 Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 @.Joel - passed you coming back. Pretty soggy surface don't you think at the clay pan? Stopped at the beach on my way back and that was much more promising. I reckon 18 plus knots on shore with not as much sea weed as last year. So hopefully good for some sessions till the claypan dries out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakersdozen Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 Have a super fun time guys! Pics and vids please. Mez 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Joel Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 So the main claypan right now is unusable, maybe the top 20% can be used with Midis or larger wheels. There's water about 50m in from the causeway, however I'm guessing most of the water has blown to the far corner. This is an issue of the wind turns and blows it back. The small claypan... well John will be making good use of his kayak Gave doug a tow to the small farm cafe up the road today... And at some point @igeighty was busy showing @Chook something.... apperantly whatever it was he was displaying got the thumbs up... doug on his rev Darren Tibbey, Goz, Mez and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Joel Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 Main beach.... is awesome this year. Goz, Darren Tibbey, Northern Kites Australia and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasualRural Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 Thanks for the reports. Looks like we'll be catching you over on the beach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Joel Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 Well not much wind today, but enough to bring all the water on the main lake back over. Here I am standing where I was on Saturday. And today a heap of weed has appeared on the beach with the overnight tides. It's only for the few weeks that we come this beach is weed free each year, so for the locals this weed is nothing abnormal. Darren Tibbey and Mez 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 @.Joel are you thinking about a new toy for next year (before @nigel suggests it) a kitecat? Might go ok on the clay pan this year. Hope you are all having a great time and the weather becomes more kite friendly. andy666 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasualRural Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 Still can't turn me off, see you Saturday Mez and andy666 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinbad Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Land yachts should have fun, take off there wheels and they can use the water on the clay pan. On 13/01/2017 at 2:28 PM, .Joel said: I'm sorry, I was under the impression you lived in South Australia yet weren't even coming to Kingston? No i was in Melbourne, but back in South Australia now. was going to go to sydney but can't be stuffed till later in the month. Will be spending time with the family this year in Adelaide over Australia day, so hope you all have fun and keep safe and enjoy yourselves, and give joel heaps :-)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy666 Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 But how's the reverse buggy going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinbad Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 You all should have plenty of wind today once the rain stops, big storm came through Adelaide last night. Windy this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Joel Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 We were out on the foreshore last night watching the lightning, then the rain came and whoah did it come! Rained really heavy for about 2 hrs then consistently throughout the night. This morning the wind is howling but unfortunately it's too south, so with the claypan out Chook has headed south on a reconnaissance mission to see what he can find. John and I were talking this morning, he worked out from about 70 days at Kingston over the years he's only been unable to kite less than 5 of those. It shows how important the claypan is, as it makes everyday kiteable when it's dry. We'll see where we end up today, time for breakfast @ Robe Bakery Tiger37 and andy666 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 With water on the clay pan for those that prefer to sit its time to make a sit on kitesurfing board ....... New project for chook bakersdozen, SoutherlyBuster, Darren Tibbey and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasualRural Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Kite buggy ski foils.... Hi crew. Any plans for tomorrow (Sat 20th) or is everyone playing by ear? My plan A is to try the beach at the end of Toops road in the morning. Fingers crossed the wind turns westerly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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