Champion Lakes, Perth WA

Hey Kiters,

I was on the BOM site looking at the wind and thought - where is Champion Lakes???

Took one look and thought-hey i could kite that.......anyone else had the same strange idea?????? or beat me to it???

http://www.wa.canoe.org.au/image.asp?ID=7429

Huge potential flat water spot - will be so good for holding comps/promotions/photo-sessions too - has all the facilities.

Mate, I stay about a 7min drive away from this place, and yes! I, too, have had the same idea
I actually already approached the person in charge of the lake (via the secretarial department) & we just need to get WAKSA on this and we will be able to do it - and it looks very promising.
If you approach it from the stance that our sport "will promote their facilities even more - and to a broader spectrum of water users, thereby increasing revenues etc etc", they will do it.

The only two setbacks are:
1) it is not at all a place for beginners - nearby power-lines & other 'potentially dangerous obstacles' in close proximity are a 'no-no' for those who are in the developmental stages of kiting. There would have to be a system of limiting who can go on - allowing only those with experience.
(you wouldn't want any inexperienced kiters coming and ruining a good reputation of other kiters)
and
2) due to it being a world-class rowing lake, all those lane markers won't be the best for sticking your landing spot without smashing into one from a 20m boost.
But there are fantastic unmarked bays...

This would be like an ultimate future contest spot/spectator location and everything else that goes with a world-class facility racing place.

Can WAKSA pull some strings looking into this location???
I certainly hope so!

i row their alot, and it would be way to gusty. Also, their is no way they are going to take the racing lines out, since their are 2km in distance of them. Also if you where to choose the other bay their is only about 500m to kite in between two bridges. lastly, the locals are ****ing gnarly. Very protective of their land.

What about Speed Trials?????? No need to take out markers?????

My re-tic is bust and it forms a small puddle between 5.30 and 6.00 am, thursdays and sundays... I reckon its do-able.

With HV power lines so close by, can you imagine how popular kiters would be if a kite hit those lines & blacked out a number of suburbs??? Publicity that kiting doesn’t need that’s for sure…

(of course, the injury or worse to the kiter concerned would be terrible…if there was much left of said kiter…)

I thought about lake monger before too! who knows if it would be allowed??
Better than Herdsman in regards to Tiger Snakes...you might just scare the swans or pelicans away and end up on the Freeway :)

Not really of any value, but from the Town of Cambridge website

History

Prior to European settlement, Lake Monger was an important camping and hunting ground for Aboriginals, in particular the Nyungah’s. The area was valued for its food resources and mythological significance. The Aboriginals hunted for kangaroo, emu, snakes, tortoise, mudfish, gilgies and waterbirds and their eggs, to name a few. Aboriginal camps were still located to the south and west areas of the lake in the 1860’s and a bush camp, although not in its original state, was still in use in 1923.

Towards the end of the 1800’s, settlers began moving into the area. The lake, although previously known by several other names, was given its present name after the early settler and pioneer John Henry Monger.

Land reclamation began in the early 1900’s, with rubbish being dumped near the shore, between 1905 and 1963. Later, silt was also dredged from within the lake to fill in the swampy areas. The changes made to the area resulted in the lake retaining water all year round and therefore becoming an increasingly popular recreational venue. During the early part of the century, Lake Monger was a major aquatic venue with rowing, yachting and swimming facilities.

These days, the lake and surrounding grass and rehabilitated areas is valued for its aesthetic qualities, passive recreational pursuits and as a habitat for an abundance of waterbirds. Algal blooms can occur during the summer months when water levels are low and nutrient concentrations high.

MMM good point - Never sen Champoin lakes in the flesh.....so that about summs up that question - as for lake monger - F&$*% up and your on the freeway - yea good one who ever thought of that one