CAzme Posted July 24, 2008 Report Posted July 24, 2008 Hey guys Just wondering if there were any Perth based Landboards around. Im just trying to get into it, got me a pro6 and a 8m access xc to play with. Be cool to actually see some ppl flying in the flesh. Quote
.Joel Posted July 24, 2008 Report Posted July 24, 2008 Hi Cazme, Try the "Squids"...... http://www.extremekites.com.au/forums/member.php?u=3739 http://www.extremekites.com.au/forums/member.php?u=3942 Failing that try Darren Marshall at the Australian Kitesurfing School in WA as he sells foils, so he may know a small number of people. Regards, .Joel Quote
Jason Posted July 24, 2008 Report Posted July 24, 2008 Im pretty sure these guys do a bit of landboarding - http://www.wasurf.com.au/index.html Quote
CAzme Posted July 25, 2008 Author Report Posted July 25, 2008 Thanks guys .Joel - yer it was Darren that I got my kite and lesson from, cool guy Quote
Steve Posted July 25, 2008 Report Posted July 25, 2008 Give Darren Marshall a call, he is an Ozone distributor/MBS dealer and carries the full range of kites and a large range of boards and accessories. deejay68(at)westnet.com.au substitue @ for (at) Or call 0433982696 Website http://kiteboardingschool.com.au Neil Taylor at Hold the Line kites in Wembley will know of people that landboard too. Cya and Goodwinds Steve Quote
irishguy Posted August 17, 2008 Report Posted August 17, 2008 Hi - I'm looking into moving over to Perth and am wondering what the landboarding sites are like in the area? I have a vision of loads of open spaces with great wind! :DIf I remember the beaches in the area most are very soft sand and not suitable - is that the case? Everywhere seems to focus on kitesurfing so its a bit harder to get the info - all help greatly appreciated - thanks Graham Quote
Steve Posted August 18, 2008 Report Posted August 18, 2008 Contact Neil from Hold the Line kites and Darren from AKS Neil - http://www.kite.net.au/ Darren - http://www.kiteboardingschool.com.au/ Plenty of places, although not as many in close to Perth as you might like. Google Earth can be your new friend!! Cya and Goodwinds Steve Quote
.Joel Posted August 18, 2008 Report Posted August 18, 2008 Hi - I'm looking into moving over to Perth and am wondering what the landboarding sites are like in the area? I have a vision of loads of open spaces with great wind! :DIf I remember the beaches in the area most are very soft sand and not suitable - is that the case? Everywhere seems to focus on kitesurfing so its a bit harder to get the info - all help greatly appreciated - thanks Graham Hi Graham, Contact the "Squids" as above. The other option is to try contacting any of the shops in our WA directory with the land icon as they will be able to help you with location information. http://www.extremekites.com.au/directory/western-australia/ We will be updating the locations database next week with a heap of WA information. Regards, .Joel Quote
squidrunmegzy28 Posted August 19, 2008 Report Posted August 19, 2008 hey guys, just picked up this thread and thought we would try offer some input.... as far as the landboarding goes, i guess the only i guy i have actually met is darren, at australian kiteboarding school... as for ourselves, we ride a well known buggy that we picked-up from the east coast.. we havent met any other kiters, although i think we may have inspired a few people to have a closer look.... as most of you would know, theres something about having a big colorful sail in the air that draws attention and curious people do tend to come and say hello and ask all sorts of questions. as far as local areas for the landboards, i guess you would be more adaptable than with buggies... graham, you are right... sandy beaches are the norm over here. im not sure how much grass is too much grass for you fellas on the boards, but as steve said open up google earth and have a look around the Joondaulp area. its about 35km north of the cbd, and at the end of the freeway.... surrounding the lakes is an area known as Yellagonga Regional Park... i have not taken the buggy theres asyet, but would like to at some stage... im sure you could find a spot in there to have a play....f if you want something closer to the cbd, i would suggest try Langly Park... this is a lovely grassed area right in the heart of the city, and runs along the banks of the Swan River...you certainly get some good wind thru there, a good indication is when you see the amount of boats with sails on the river.... further west of the cbd, towards the coast, you have an area known as Floreat... lovely lovely place to live if you can afford it... this area has some large grassed sporting ovals and general parkland that would prove good ground, with the only problem i wouls see is the lay of the land and the amount of big trees around the edge.. im not sure, but i would guess the winds in this area to be turbulent, but i think that could be of minor concern, considering the size of the area.....down to the south, there are some fellas that buggy on thr Rockingham Lake system, and we have have recieved intvitation to join them, but have not yet taken up this offer. i think this area would be more a summer spot, as we drove past recently and the lake is holding water... get intouch with members "ilovemyvanmost" and "bill_gill85" for more info on this area.... it is further away than the previous two spots, but still do-able for a good ride.. as for us.... me and deb, (kiter_grrl), tend to head out of perth into the farming areas for our buggy fun... and what buggy good fun it is too! its great to be able to get out in big paddocks and just go.... make sure you know where the gates are so you can pre-open, them and just keep going... this kind of riding we do seak permision for, as it is private property and you are riding around someone's livelihood.... now one last thing.... depending on how serious you are about having a good session, why not checkout Kambalda and Lake Lefroy... massive salt lakes in this neck of the woods.. very popular with the land-sailing scene, you would be looking at aproxx 650km from perth... in the goldfields, south of Kalgoorlie.... im sure you find people with directions to the sailing site at the local tourist bureau... just be aware, these are bigg lakes... ive worked on some this year where you cant see the other side... for anyone doing this kind of buggying, landboarding, all i can say is be prepared... you get out to the middle, everything looks the same... take a compass... or maybe one of those new-fangled-gps-thingies.....oh, and before you go...get in touch with us and see if we wanna come too!!! i guarentee it would be epic! we have just returned from a three week camping trip to the Ningaloo coast.... north-west w.a. is beautiful! fishing, kiting, camping, buggying... we done the bugger! anyone know of any jobs going??? hmm back to the search...hope this info is of help to someone.. regards, team SQUiD Quote
irishguy Posted September 5, 2008 Report Posted September 5, 2008 Cheers Squid - will keep all in mind for when I move over. Salt lake sounds amazing - 350k's sounds crazy - a bit like driving the length of Ireland - but hopefully the roads are better!! Love the pic - was what I had in mind thinking of kiting over there! Spent a week in Ningaloo a few years back - what a place - topped my "Top 10" places in Australia. Didn't kite at the time so can't remember what'd be like for that but there gotta be some good outback spots around there! Thanks for the replys all and hopefully get over there soon Graham:D Quote
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