YES!

Man it's getting pretty bad eh.

I was checking out the tweed river around Chinderah yesterday, it looks like it might be OK in a southerly... I've sailed it once on my big old aircraft carrier, never on the Flow though.

So where to? I was thinking of trying Cudgen lake seeing as how it's a northerly, or perhaps the golf course?

hey justin , its good to here you are still getting out there the wind here has been not so good for sailing, the winter front have not hit yet we are still getting late seabreezes only good for kiting . well i still can't forward but each time i go for a sail i spend the last half an hour going for it and almost there

nice to hear from u

Yeah i don't think i've sailed in 3 weeks. Maybe today. Are you kiting more than windsurfing since u went back? U coming back over here for winter

I would've but i have these really anoyin things that attach themselfes to me called assignments i have 4 due in 1 week so windsurfing is coming second right now. I'll hopefully see u soon.

Great day,

Met some of the local crew, glad to get out in the big bad blue Pacific ocean!

Unfortunately I put my knee through the bottom panel of my best sail though

Apart from that conditions were great, had no problems staying upwind with that big fin. Even caught a couple of waves back in to shore!

Looks like I've got a new spot when the wind's Northerly

Gestalt:

Yep Kirra. About half a dozen windsurfers out, maybe three or four kiters, wind was a reasonably steady 12-15 knots. It was the right direction to go from North Kirra SLSC all the way across the bay to Rainbow Bay and a bit further north (is it called Snapper?).

One windsurfer had a bit of a run-in with a fisherman, he went skating past close to shore and hit the fisherman's line... he then stopped and 'had a discussion' with the fisherman. Quite funny to watch the hand signals
Then about half an hour later a kiter hit the same fisherman's line, but completely didn't stop or do anything... I'd be worried about fishing line cutting through my leg but he didn't seem to notice.

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Originally posted by nebbian

One windsurfer had a bit of a run-in with a fisherman, he went skating past close to shore and hit the fisherman's line... he then stopped and 'had a discussion' with the fisherman. Quite funny to watch the hand signals
Then about half an hour later a kiter hit the same fisherman's line, but completely didn't stop or do anything... I'd be worried about fishing line cutting through my leg but he didn't seem to notice.

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I don't know the circumstances surrounding this, but I know fishermen have the right to fish where ever they wish to.

However, with about 15-20 kiters and just under 8 windsurfers all flying along at wello, having a guy either stand in about thigh deep water fishing where we were all orignially kiting/ sailing (which would have scared most of the fish away anyway), seems dangerous and pointless in the fishermens pov. ? Does it not?

What ever floats your boat I guess... Just as long as it's safe, not intruding or overtaking what the first group of people were orignially doing, and as long as everyones sensible!
Goodwinds for tomorrow arvy

Elizabeth Bate - Wello Kiter