Guys,
Hope all is well, I'm comming over in October for 6 months
of teaching whoop! JUST A FEW QUESTIONS!
1. whats Rockingham like?
2. a good way to get from perth to rockingham
3. any wakeboarding places near buy?
4. Conditions if you please.....
Thanks alot.
keep riding hard
Benji,
1. Rockingham is ok, a small coastal town, not that much to it. People in Perth take the piss, but it's fine.
2. Rocko is about 30mins from Freo on the coast road. Freo is about 20-30 mins from Perth City, depending on traffic. Pretty sure you can take the freeway between Perth City and Rocko, I imagine it's about a 40min drive, but I'v never done it. In fact, it might be that the freeway hits the coast below Rocko, not 100% sure. That's real helpful, I know.
3. I'm sure you could wake board somewhere in the area, or maybe inland at Mandurah, not too much further south.
4. Conditions at Safety Bay are cross shore, the main kite spot is behind a sand bar and then an island, so up close to that it's dead flat, and appropriately crowded. Moving down wind the wole bay stays semi flat because of the islands off shore and there's tons of room. It's a fun spot for sure.
B
Ahhh Rockingham (Swingingpig) - Mullets, Flanno shirts, Winny reds, Commodores etc.
Question - What do Rocky girls use for protection when having sex?
Answer - Bus shelters.
Actually as far as kiting goes it's a pretty good spot.
yeah Rocko is pretty sweet. Shoalwater bay, is flat water and perfect for beginers and those not yet very confident. Safety bay also has flat water, but can get quite busy, and has quite a few winsurfers to share the spot with. There is also less room than around the corner at shoalwater. Safety bay is for confident and proficient riders. Secret harbour is only 10 minutes south and is a beachy with some good surf.
Bonneys waterski park is about 15m inland of rockingham. There are 5 man made lakes there, with plenty of boats that own leases for the lakes. You can pay for rides behind the school boat there. The swan river is also ok for wakeboarding. takes 30min to get there, and the train drops you right near to where you ride.
Cheers for all your replies guys,
Sounds pretty good for kiting, might hit perth
a few times a week too!! :-)
what are the people like? apart from having mullets?
any you know....decent chicks around?! that dont use
bus shelters?! haha look forward to getting down there
and teaching and boosting my own kite skills!! muahhahah!!
so you say theres not alot to do there?! how far do i have to drive
until there is alot to do, or is rocko quite far away from "civil" people
and stuff!! haha
Thanks again guys
rocko is like 15 20 mins from freo which has pretty decent night life.. or about 20 - 30 from perth itself wich is pretty good.. got a train line running between the two so gettin around isnt hard.. dont think youl find "decent"girls in rocko tho haha only things ive seen down there are bogans and seedy old ladies.
Hey "Flying Ant"
Ill be teaching at Saftey Bay for
West Oz kiteboarding, Sonya and Jason.
Perth has plenty of gorgeous women. They always have to dress skimpy for the weather, so they keep their rigs in good nick.
Bogans - Chiggas, Chavs, Scallies, you know, dead sh!ts with mullets, lowered cars, wide tires and tank tops.
ben,
Oh dear!! i think i might be taking a few treks a week to perth then!! haha!!
oh well - where are you from?!
Flame suit on? Check!
Hobart originally.
Lived in Perth (Freo) Jan 1999 - June 06.
Been in Manchester Uk since then. Chicks make you do crazy stuff, but heading back to Perth late Octber and I'm frothing for it.
You'll find the surrounding areas better than Perth city itself - Freo, Cottesloe, South Perth, Subiaco, Leederville, Claremont etc. If you want doof doff night clubs - Northbridge, on the edge of the city.
ahhhhh nice one mate, have to hook up when im there, im heading down about october time to!! maybe you can show me where to find the hot chicks!! apart from the bogans!!
Married now, but I'm sure you can sniff then out for yourself, there is seriosuly no shortage.
Yeah, happy to hook up for a kite or beer or whatever, I hope to get some gear in Singapore on the way home, I wanna arrive ready to ride. If not, I'll be paying Choicey a visit.
PM me closer to October and we can sort something out.
Cheers matey!!
But if anyone else can say any experiences they had or what not....
please do, thanks yall!!
B
woops garden
just go talk to the crew at woodies im sure theyl show u round ay, heaps of good places to go round perth
Cheers guys for all the come backs!!
only 2 months left at home whooop!
take it the wind is good october onwards too!?
Benji,
Siwalker is the only local I recognise here, the rest are blow in's who always have a comment and think they now everything about everywhere.
After 6 months working for Jason and Sonya you will know 100 times more than any of them about Safety Bay.
Mate just count the days and be assured everything will be fine. Better off PM WOK for more accurate feedback
Bogan's LOLOLOLOLOL, I love how you metrosexuals refer to Rocko as Bogan's.
The C shape sand bar is the Pond at Saftey Bay
Rockingham is a ok, it nice a central to Woodies Flat and the waves of metro South. It has all you need, stay clear of Perth its like any city traffic sucks, parkings a bitch, the kiting is ordinary, the waves are crapy on the city beaches and i've noticed this Winter the wind is way more up & down in Perth.
Hey guys,
Thanks yet again for all the info, and thanks for the good advice Sammy.
And thanks for the Pics Gerard, quick question though guys, how far
is woodies from saftey bay? look forward to seeing you all around and stuff.
Thanks again
