Kiting Holidays??

[Michbeer]

Where is there abroad that is good to go for kiting? Myself and my fiancee want to go somewhere that is specifically for kiters!

[Sand-Yeti]

Recreational kiting only? Do you want to meet other recreational kiters on holiday?

Fancy your hand at kite -surfing because that's real popular here.

What time of the year are you planning hols?

Fancy going abroad?

 

Sand-Yeti

[Allotta Fagina]

Try Almeria in Spain...permanent 30mph winds whizzing along the coast....excellent kitesurfing place as not too busy...a bit warm in August tho...+ you can go to Pacha - one of the best nightclubs in the Med.

[Spyke]

I went to Dahab, Egypt and learnt to kitesurf in a nice shallow lagoon. There is also a huge un-used hard sand beach that would be gr8 for buggying or boarding. This beach is where all the kite surfers set up so there r alot of kiters there and its always very windy

[sonicseal]

New Zealand

[hooly]

isle of lewis - extreme hebrides!

 

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[zakelwe]

At this time of year you want to go south of the equator so getting the best of the sun.

 

Commonwealth Bay in Antartica is fairly good for wind and has 24 hours of sunshine. She can sunbathe while you kite fly. The winds are very consistent as well

 

From Douglas Mawsons log

 

" By February the winds grew to a point that anything not tied down would be lost. Additionally, anyone caught outside without crampons would find himself in extreme danger. Calm days were so rare that routine chores outside were conducted in hurricane-force winds much of the time. Throughout March and April the wind often gusted to more than 100 miles per hour, occasionally peaking above 200 mph! The average wind speed for every hour of every day in May was 60.7 mph and on May 15 the wind averaged 90 mph over a twenty-four-hour period. On one occasion the 335-pound lid of the air-tractor case was blown 50 yards and, an hour later, was tossed back! The wind dominated their lives throughout the Antarctic winter.

 

 

http://www.south-pole.com/p0000099.htm

 

 

So depower is definitely the order of the day

 

Good luck.

 

Regards

 

Andy

[cstowell]

Sunbathe, in the windy Antartica? Seriously?

 

Dunno about your missus Andy but mine's pretty hardy and won't shed her scarf in less than 20c.

[jon barrand]

Slightly off subject! New Zealand?? Where specifically Buddy?

 

Sorry about the hijack

[sprogg]

Hooly, would I let you down??

 

See sig.

[Michbeer]

Planning on going about august next year and also for our honeymoon the year after! She flies kites as well but at the moment has only got a Rhombus Firebee 2.3m.

[hooly]

Hooly, would I let you down??

only gently, if you have to let me down at all

[crunkaholik]

fuerteventura (spain) is gr8 for kiters and kitesurfers. loads o hard packed sand. and u can have kitesurfing lessons very cheap.

[Sand-Yeti]

At this time of year you want to go south of the equator so getting the best of the sun.

 

 

Andy

 

I live north of the equator close to the Buggydrome on latitude 24° 50' .

I still live with my air conditioning on and see the sun everyday.

Winter is the best time of the year here, 'cos it isn't too hot.

 

Sorry to shoot you down on that one but very hot sun aint pleasant.

 

Sand-Yeti