Awesome, that counts all right...nice!!

coldshot said..

I wish someone could post pics of the waves at Cottesloe on Saturday, that was huge!!
I friggen had 3 hours out there and cut to the chase, I was separated from my kite and it death rolled towards dutchies groin and land on it in waist deep water passing 4 kiters standing on the beach and just watching it NO attempt to save it and basically shredded it!

bystander effect, seen it dozens of times

Plummet said..

kitingtopher said..

lower north island east coast?l

www.google.co.nz/maps?hl=en&ll=-39.406174,173.797424&spn=0.013827,0.033023&t=h&z=16

hi plummet

cheers for the google map link - nothing like a scan over all the epic kite spots that can be mentally reviewed from way above.

question for you or other NZ kiters - has Golden Bay / Farewell Spit been kited? looks incredible on the satellite, understand if the topography is not really shown up properly and the spot is unreachable though. very similar to some of the set ups in WAs north west from a quick eyeball, anyhow, just curious, cheers.


will try to rustle a pic off bro's GF, but kited a south west beachie on sunday that was the biggest i've ever seen it. outer bombies 2km out in deep water where i had never seen waves break before. luckily the winds had backed off to 25kn from the brown arrows the day before, and me and a mate were the only guys out. can we update the graphs with brown swell height marks as well when it is like that? only got out the back a couple of times, probably should have put straps on but was having too much fun blasting around the inside flats. my mate got a few solid ones though.

anyone side/side off at any of the points on the south coast sunday?
amazing weekend of weather all round...

brooksy said..

The kite looked ok until you let it go - should have stayed attached and washed in shore and you would have been fine. But you probably couldn't tell from your view!

Sorry I couldn't help - an 18 month old and dutchies groin don't mix.

safety snapped , he didn't actually let go . From a phone conversation with coldshot

Sweet pics. Keep em rolling.

Zip your top up surfing boye. your putting me off. I cant focus on the wave pics with norks jutting out on the side.

eppo said..

Steely is that you actually riding? That is insane vertical action!! Damn wish I could do that!!!!!

I wouldn't mind seeing the next frames after that though, as the body position and board direction suggest two different things...

Best not see the next shot Sir Rowdy.... Great shot, but looks like heading for a stacko. Unless a wave 360 maybe?

cauncy said..

she was blowing hard that day tom, here me heading down to join you, chucking in a couple of 30ft backrolls as i go, no waveriding but i was on a little rio , does that count

Woohhh!
Kim said you were a lunatic! ( with affection) I can see why.... Huge air.
My challenge for this summer is learning jumps, boosts etc

Exciting

cauncy said..

she was blowing hard that day tom, here me heading down to join you, chucking in a couple of 30ft backrolls as i go, no waveriding but i was on a little rio , does that count

It was a heavy day for sure..Are you heading up our way anytime soon, we are already getting regular afternoon sessions

Ha ha a mate of mine (very good rider) had his first go on 7m edge in big winds and swell. He was blubbering incoherently when he came in.

Classic!!!

Your my hero Choadus.

hey tom im up in exy at the end of september, look forward to catching up with you and the missus, great to hear your getting some decent wind bro, ill see you at your local spot

a few from sunday.
pretty meh conditions. 2 foot and sub 15kn.

tgcp said..

This was a fun day too :-)

nice!