Howdy. I'm after the lowdown on kitesurfing in ireland. I'm heading to a place called Inch on the irish coast next May. I was hoping it would be worth taking my kiting gear over that time of year.Anybody with information about kiting in or around Inch eg seasons, kite sizes, what is the gonad shrinkage factor in the waters up there etc? cheers
Wind - may tends to be lighter than average but you will probably get some stonking days too in which case a 7m would be handy.
To be honest big kites don't tend to be the go, If it's too light for a 12 u need to be careful your not Gonna get ruined by tide currents if u crash it / are low on power
Temperature... May is still pretty cold water wise, air temp should be ok...ish. If your hardy a 3mm long arm/ leg particularly with a rashie should do the trick
Also check out Jamie knoxx's website, it's windsurfing orientated but has good info on spots
West coast cops some great wind and wave action, usually at that time the boys will be wearing a 5,3 double lined with boots gloves and hood for longer sessions, make sure your gear ain't gonna let you down as a 45 min swim can be more threatening in these water temps, also a smaller kite is reqd due to lower temp dense winds, pretty eppic coastline though,
www.surf-forecast.com/breaks/Inch-Strand
Great whites are in short supply - in fact non-existent due to the cold, but you could get a good gumming from a basking shark.
Got to have big nuts........
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Surfing/Shortboards/Wow-we/
