Been wanting to experience kiting at night for sometime now, but conditions have not been quite right.
Have been having reasonable wind throughout the night into the early morning.
Conditions were perfect for a night kite early this morning.
Got out on the water at 04:30, cloud cover, no moon, no stars, minimal light.
What a surreal experience! Was so dark that one could not see the chop, could not see the surface of the water.
Kiting by feel is different. Cautious initially and gaining confidence as first light began to illuminate the sky and water.
Recommend 2 glow sticks for kite and 1 for board.
If sharks concern you, do not do it.
Just for the unknowing before you go night kiting:
Are sharks attracted to light?
Any water activity at night/in the dark is dangerous. Shark feeding time is generally dawn and dusk, but in the dark you can not see potential dangers. Sharks are attracted to blood, noise/splashing (they can be anyway), shiny objects (stuff that in water my look like scales of a fish) they are potentially attracted to light
We used to surf at night when conditions right, but no one in WA does that anymore....
I don't think night kiting in the ocean is a good idea either .
I would night kite on a lake though , No sharks 
Yeah...I have made it into the secret society of night kiters.
Is there a special handshake or something i should know about now?
There is no secret society of nite kiters.
And what's more skids is now expelled for breaking the code. 
The bone has been pointed! AArrrrrgg
Congrats to the night time swimming duo and triple crossing from the WA coast to the Rottnest island yesterday, which took 18 hours to complete!
That's the sport and spirit!
BTW For the previous crossing they forgotten the Shark shield which proves a thing or two:)
