I hope this isn't a sensitive topic to bring up on a public forum, but with the sunday forecast in queensland its looking good for a full day of kiting and I was considering a trip to the pin. Since the spot is listed on the seqka website i thought it cant be too bad to talk about on here. I just thought i'd try to get some local word first.
I have a 3.5m boat, how choppy would it be getting there in 20kt wind?
Are there usually other people out/lots of people/noone?
What else do i need to look out for, etc... (apart from the obvious tidal currents).
Or should i not waste my one day of good winds there and go to gold coast instead?
Any info and advice appreciated.
PS. I have room in the boat if anyone is interested.
Based on my own personal experience, there's a possibility that a 3,5 metre boat in 20 kts could leave you wishing, you were in something just a tad bigger. J
Nice spot.The waters clear compared to the bay and there are a couple of options to find flat water if that is what you want.We went there in a small inflatable,four guys(all with kites), and a couple of eskies with a 35hp motor from Cabage Tree.
yes it is classed as protected waters , where would you be launching from(boat),there are some open sections between Jacobs well and jumping pin in a Southerly ,Lets just say your going to get a wet ass before you even get there.
I was planning on leaving from jacobs well. Its an inflatable with a 30hp, it has the power to cane along but yes it bumps around a lot if its choppy.
Are you saying that i shouldn't bother trying or that it would still be worth it just an uncomfortable ride. I haven't been there before, so i don't know how calm/choppy the water gets that way.
I used to kite there often a couple of years ago. On our way home, the water was always fairly choppy after the wind had blown for the afternoon, but that was only in the open sections of the passages and the bar area. You'll be right with your inflatable. Just take it easy in the more open sections.
It's a fairly open area and the current is strong in areas. If you drop your kite in the middle of the bar, or lose your board on an out going tide you could get into trouble. There's other zones to kite instead of the middle of the bar though. It's best to kite there if it's a North-East-Southerly wind in an out going tide like most bars. You can kite small sections there in any tide but it's much better when the current is running out. In coming tide with a westerly can be good.
Even if you went there and didn't kite on the weekend, it's an awesome beach to chill out at.
if u have all your kite gear in there it should way it down a bit or some more stuff
dude. stick to the lee shores, couple of minutes of choppy channels. otherwise all smooth.
locals with boats have been going there for the last decade for kiting.
I'm with Geenleader, mattyee.
If you are travelling from Jacobs Well, it's all pretty easy going.
I often kite up there.
Cheers - Fitzy
Thanks for the info fellers.
I went there today, would have been over 20 knots all day i reckon. I was fully powered on my 10m. Kited between 12 and 3:30. All pretty smooth and dry except for the last 200m. Interesting trying to navigate around all the sand bars, i only ran aground once.
I was pretty scared of aquatic wildlife though, being the only kitesurfer around with all these fishermen burleying up the water...
Thanks for the feedback ,just as a comparison at Brighton we would not have got to 15kts all day mostly 10 kts s-sw.
have to keep that spot in mind ,have to dust off the 17 ft center console.
