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Forums > Kitesurfing Victoria

This week

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Created by chino > 9 months ago, 29 Jun 2013
chino
VIC, 166 posts
29 Jun 2013 1:05PM
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?!?!?!?!?!


bakz
VIC, 23 posts
29 Jun 2013 5:22PM
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Don't get your hopes up too high, wind has been woeful lately

I always find the BoM Marine Forecast Explorer more accurate:
www.bom.gov.au/australia/meteye/

Or their new MetEye:

www.bom.gov.au/australia/meteye/

tarzan
VIC, 133 posts
29 Jun 2013 8:09PM
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get set to get your posts deleted if you suggest any weather forecast other than the one available on this site
Once bitten......

matto
VIC, 210 posts
30 Jun 2013 4:43PM
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Seabreeze has some of the fabled "brown" arrows for the end of the week.

Small kite time :)

seb2
VIC, 231 posts
30 Jun 2013 6:24PM
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Don't bother looking at seabreeze forecasts

this is all you need:
www.bom.gov.au/vic/forecasts/portphillip.shtml

castill0jf
VIC, 563 posts
1 Jul 2013 7:55PM
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will be at Rosebud this Wednesday at sun rise, can;t make it for Thursday.

axion
VIC, 144 posts
1 Jul 2013 8:34PM
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Rosebud is looking great for thursday, shame I am working. Although I have been feeling a bit unwell lately "cough, cough" it might be wise if I take Thursday off work ;)

KiteBilly
VIC, 90 posts
1 Jul 2013 9:31PM
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Wind guru rye....

seb2
VIC, 231 posts
3 Jul 2013 12:24PM
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Anyone want to meet at Philip Island on Friday for a sesh?

castill0jf
VIC, 563 posts
3 Jul 2013 9:10PM
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just returned from an amazing day, rosebud all day 10 meter power up. Tomorrow I will be back at work but with a big smile.

WeirdEd
VIC, 268 posts
3 Jul 2013 9:51PM
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Yep, ditched work early for a well powered session in Brighton. But what really blew my mind was the school of dolphins that suddenly showed up. Epic!

axion
VIC, 144 posts
3 Jul 2013 9:52PM
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^^ Awesome, I am going to Rosie tomorrow... So glad the wind is back.

seb2
VIC, 231 posts
4 Jul 2013 1:11PM
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WeirdEd said..

Yep, ditched work early for a well powered session in Brighton. But what really blew my mind was the school of dolphins that suddenly showed up. Epic!


That's amazing! A pod of Dolphins at Brighton?! Tell me me more

chino
VIC, 166 posts
4 Jul 2013 1:23PM
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Pic is upside down as its on my phone.

9m rev. 5 years old. Beginner to intermediate kiter. 30 knots and gusting directly onshore. Be careful people!!

WeirdEd
VIC, 268 posts
4 Jul 2013 1:48PM
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Seabreezeb said..
WeirdEd said..



Yep, ditched work early for a well powered session in Brighton. But what really blew my mind was the school of dolphins that suddenly showed up. Epic!


That's amazing! A pod of Dolphins at Brighton?! Tell me me more


It was! Approx 10-15 dolphins showed up at ~2pm near the northern rock groyne of the kite beach and swam south. I had just switched to a smaller kite and was wading into the water. They were ~30m from the shore. I did some research online and apparently there is a resident population of about 100 dolphins in Port Philip Bay. Who would have thought...

castill0jf
VIC, 563 posts
4 Jul 2013 1:59PM
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at my desk ...... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh upload more pictures

digitalkiwi
VIC, 40 posts
4 Jul 2013 2:19PM
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Looking at the wind out there today it's an average of 30kn, with gusts probably 10/15kn higher.
And someone puts up a 9m? Not sure of the windrange of a 5yo RPM but probably maxes out at 30kn and that would be a fat ar#e rider with good kite skills.

We've all been there, drove for hours to get to the spot and there's no wind... it sucks. What's dangerous is getting to the spot and there being too much wind for your smallest kite, you have a little voice in your head that's saying don't do it - but it's overpowered by the adrenaline fueled "there's been no wind for what feels like decades" voice.

It's up to us as a community to try to stop these things happening before noobs get the sport banned for the rest of us.

I hope the dude was alright, I also hope that some lessons were learnt.




suniboy21
VIC, 1090 posts
4 Jul 2013 3:56PM
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chino said...


Pic is upside down as its on my phone.

9m rev. 5 years old. Beginner to intermediate kiter. 30 knots and gusting directly onshore. Be careful people!!


Flying tree, dolphins walking on land, Kevin Rudd back in the saddle! Man its a fckued up world!

Lebowski
VIC, 87 posts
4 Jul 2013 5:08PM
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The guy was ok, didn't seems to hurt himself at all, surprising as he flew past the window of my van and landed in the car park. His kite was well stick in the tree so he didn't get dragged anymore. A few of us untangled him but getting his kite down good luck with that.
It was not a good idea to launch a 9m behind the trees in a wind shadow. I had already decided to was way too mental for my 8m, the only kite out was a 6m and he looked way over powered, it's a long drive back to Melbourne but I still have a kite. Think twice

Lebowski
VIC, 87 posts
4 Jul 2013 5:47PM
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chino
VIC, 166 posts
4 Jul 2013 7:00PM
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digitalkiwi said..

Looking at the wind out there today it's an average of 30kn, with gusts probably 10/15kn higher.
And someone puts up a 9m? Not sure of the windrange of a 5yo RPM but probably maxes out at 30kn and that would be a fat ar#e rider with good kite skills.

We've all been there, drove for hours to get to the spot and there's no wind... it sucks. What's dangerous is getting to the spot and there being too much wind for your smallest kite, you have a little voice in your head that's saying don't do it - but it's overpowered by the adrenaline fueled "there's been no wind for what feels like decades" voice.

It's up to us as a community to try to stop these things happening before noobs get the sport banned for the rest of us.

I hope the dude was alright, I also hope that some lessons were learnt.






There were brown arrows!!!! I got out on my 7 a few minutes after that 6m came in. Definitely gusty and not much room for error but was bloody awesome. Came in about 14:45 panting for breath and with a windburnt face. Great day in the end.


pgc
VIC, 886 posts
4 Jul 2013 7:11PM
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jAMES WAS ON A 5 VEGAS AND I WAS ON A 5 REBEL AT ABOUT 10 AM. i BAILED AFTER 1/2 HR TOO WINDY BUT JAMES WAS HAVING FUN. THEN WE WENT TO D/B AWESOME ON 5 METRES GUSTING 40 KN. POST PHOTOS LATER ON TRIBECAREW.COM

Big eeeZeee
NSW, 1100 posts
4 Jul 2013 7:11PM
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chino said..



Pic is upside down as its on my phone.

9m rev. 5 years old. Beginner to intermediate kiter. 30 knots and gusting directly onshore. Be careful people!!


nothing intermediate about that image. That has beginner written all over it. 9m kite, 30+ knots and launching/landing in a wind shadow. Lucky they're not dead.

I hope someone got stuck into them about this

pgc
VIC, 886 posts
4 Jul 2013 7:15PM
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James storm and i kited at 10 am . james was on a 5 vegas and i was on a 5 rebel. I did 4 runs and bailed as it was gusting over 40kn. James went to town but the waves were too wind blown. We packed up and a few crew arrived wanting to go out on 9s and 6s. we told them no way. Looks like they went any way. We went to d/b and had a great session in 30-40 kn flat water. Photos later on tribecarew.com

suniboy21
VIC, 1090 posts
5 Jul 2013 8:14AM
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Damn took today off for a surf but after seeing the latest forcast maybe not

suniboy21
VIC, 1090 posts
5 Jul 2013 8:28PM
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Who's keen for tomorrow ?

nigelw2
VIC, 237 posts
5 Jul 2013 9:14PM
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Yep, anyone heading to Carrum / Frankston in the morning ?

suniboy21
VIC, 1090 posts
5 Jul 2013 9:57PM
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nigelw2 said...
Yep, anyone heading to Carrum / Frankston in the morning ?


Maybe keast park in seaford might be the go

nigelw2
VIC, 237 posts
5 Jul 2013 10:12PM
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If all goes well ill be there 9-10am

chino
VIC, 166 posts
5 Jul 2013 10:12PM
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Anyone got any advice for Apollo Bay area on Sunday? I have to go with the missus and in-laws overnight but will probably bring my gear. Looks W/NW and maybe 15 knots.

suniboy21
VIC, 1090 posts
5 Jul 2013 10:17PM
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chino said...
Anyone got any advice for Apollo Bay area on Sunday? I have to go with the missus and in-laws overnight but will probably bring my gear. Looks W/NW and maybe 15 knots.

Cant imagine it would be much good in a westerly as it looks rather southerly facing. I've never kited there so i can't be too sure



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