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What do we have to sacrifice and to whom?

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Created by Daavy > 9 months ago, 7 Feb 2012
Daavy
WA, 11 posts
7 Feb 2012 3:33PM
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Well?

Tony Armstrong
NSW, 341 posts
7 Feb 2012 6:38PM
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Hey mate, my heart really bleeds for you. Try us "east coasters" who have had the worst summer, well that I can remember anyway. Lucky if we have had 1 or 2 kites with waves greater than 2'.

Martyflyer
NSW, 131 posts
7 Feb 2012 6:45PM
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Yep sure makes it tricky to learn this sport

gesper
NSW, 518 posts
7 Feb 2012 6:51PM
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Tony Armstrong said...

Hey mate, my heart really bleeds for you. Try us "east coasters" who have had the worst summer, well that I can remember anyway. Lucky if we have had 1 or 2 kites with waves greater than 2'.


And that would have only been yesterday and Sunday .

alverstone
WA, 533 posts
7 Feb 2012 3:58PM
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Unpack, wash off all salt and sand, clean, scrub, neatly refold, lubricate, restack and organise ALL kite or windsurf gear in the car/shed.garage/spare room so it looks like new. It is sure to be w***y the next day in the same way it rains when you clean/wax the car. But never, never mention the 'w' word - the gods are listening. Failing that, head to beach, pour a beer into sea for Neptune.

Jedibrad
NSW, 527 posts
7 Feb 2012 7:00PM
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Tony Armstrong said...

Hey mate, my heart really bleeds for you. Try us "east coasters" who have had the worst summer, well that I can remember anyway. Lucky if we have had 1 or 2 kites with waves greater than 2'.


huh...

what about yesterday?? had the best kite of my life....

alverstone
WA, 533 posts
7 Feb 2012 4:01PM
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Unpack, wash off all salt and sand, clean, scrub, neatly refold, lubricate, restack and organise ALL kite or windsurf gear in the car/shed.garage/spare room so it looks like new. It is sure to be w***y the next day in the same way it rains when you clean/wax the car. But never, never mention the 'w' word - the gods are listening. Failing that, head to beach, pour a beer into sea for Neptune.

seabreezed
NSW, 10 posts
7 Feb 2012 7:18PM
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Tony Armstrong said...

Hey mate, my heart really bleeds for you. Try us "east coasters" who have had the worst summer, well that I can remember anyway. Lucky if we have had 1 or 2 kites with waves greater than 2'.


ha,

yeah not sympathy from the east side.
As much as this is a bad season for wind, I would have said last season was even worse for NSW?

coldshot
WA, 218 posts
7 Feb 2012 4:19PM
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If all else fails use one of these next time!

www.flixxy.com/yamaha-raptor-sport-atv.htm

theWaterBoy
WA, 225 posts
7 Feb 2012 4:34PM
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Well the last three days have been great, today looks like its just about opn and probably put one away tomorrow also!

dbabicwa
WA, 809 posts
7 Feb 2012 4:40PM
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Daavy said...



Well?


Well, lite wind kite boarding?

Was good yesterday arvo and good now. Still got some jumps and practiced some kite loops.

warwickl
NSW, 2361 posts
7 Feb 2012 8:02PM
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On East Coast as well reported it has been as bad as it gets for almost 12 months.

So last March I added SUP to my interests so now things have further got worse even with this combination. Wife has got me going to Salsa dancing and I am going to the Gym.

Bring back the wind.

hamburglar
ACT, 2174 posts
7 Feb 2012 8:10PM
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Daavy said...





sacrifice ???? the east coast needs a f#@ken massacre [}:)]

Chris6791
WA, 3271 posts
7 Feb 2012 5:11PM
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Can't complain, no substantial SB was forecast today but I've just come in off an overpowered 9m, got somewhere else to be for an hour but will be back down on the 7m soon enough.

doggie
WA, 15849 posts
7 Feb 2012 5:16PM
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Daavy said...





Well?


Ive run out of boards

GalahOnTheBay
NSW, 4188 posts
7 Feb 2012 8:18PM
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hamburglar said...

Daavy said...





sacrifice ???? the east coast needs a f#@ken massacre [}:)]


Amen...

If we all burnt all of our kites at the same time we might just generate enough of a seabreeze for that 5 year old kid to get going on a 16m kite

the gibbo
WA, 776 posts
7 Feb 2012 7:09PM
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Rubbish there will be SB tomoz, otherwise i will get flamed and deserve it
Am packing gear ready for tomora arv

ezza
NSW, 561 posts
7 Feb 2012 10:36PM
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alverstone said...

Unpack, wash off all salt and sand, clean, scrub, neatly refold, lubricate, restack and organise ALL kite or windsurf gear in the car/shed.garage/spare room so it looks like new. It is sure to be w***y the next day in the same way it rains when you clean/wax the car. But never, never mention the 'w' word - the gods are listening. Failing that, head to beach, pour a beer into sea for Neptune.


DUDE... you've got it all wrong... the beer goes in your mouth.
I can remember quite a few days when i've been sat at the beach.... is it going to come in.... is it... ooh there's a puff... no not quite... oh fark it, go home for an arvo beverage, consume 3-4 beers and it's guaranteed to kick up to 15 knots. Am i too pissed to kite? Maybe not, get someone else to drive..... get back to the beach.... pump up (gee that seemed harder than usual) put your harness on upside down.... damn it! Better sit this one out. Then sit back and watch spontaneous 4 foot swell roll in and a steady 15knot breeze.

COL
NSW, 554 posts
7 Feb 2012 11:29PM
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I've been pretty pleased with the season here in Newcastle. Sure, it's been an unusual year & there's been plenty of sailing in the rain, but we've had pretty regular southerlies & loads of good swell.
Col

BennyB12
QLD, 918 posts
8 Feb 2012 1:40AM
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Same on the goldy. Had a slack last coupla weeks but apart from that its been pretty good...

gruezi
WA, 3464 posts
8 Feb 2012 12:05AM
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Don't trust the predictions if there are clouds around...good or bad, it will be different. Been getting plenty

Plummet
4862 posts
8 Feb 2012 4:09AM
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that looks good to me!...

but then i only need 5 knots to get going on the landboard, 8 knots for jumping..... 12 knots for massive glides. oh yeah you water only guys miss out on decent kiting 8-12 knots..... hahahahaha... buy a landboard and have some fun.

then when the wind hits 15 knots i step into the water and the fun continues.

ps forecast is only good for 2 days. after that its just a guess.

Mr float
NSW, 3452 posts
8 Feb 2012 8:25AM
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Tony Armstrong said...

Hey mate, my heart really bleeds for you. Try us "east coasters" who have had the worst summer, well that I can remember anyway. Lucky if we have had 1 or 2 kites with waves greater than 2'.


Its actually the fifth year in a row of ordinary summers and little wind but agreed it is the worst of them (when measureed by NE sea breezes and sunny days that are not as humid as Darwin,tho i must say when there has been wind there has often been great waves here in newcastle NE and S) and very tricky /nigh impossible for beginners.
So here's some advice, its earn serious brownie points time and don't complain you get 5 years worth of east coast wind in a month .Don't even talk about kiting and don;t venture to the beach in the forlorn hope of a kite .If you go it has got to be for non kite related activities .Do all the jobs and things that have been put off due to DOW.

Jared888
WA, 389 posts
8 Feb 2012 5:56AM
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alverstone said...

Unpack, wash off all salt and sand, clean, scrub, neatly refold, lubricate, restack and organise ALL kite or windsurf gear in the car/shed.garage/spare room so it looks like new. It is sure to be w***y the next day in the same way it rains when you clean/wax the car. But never, never mention the 'w' word - the gods are listening. Failing that, head to beach, pour a beer into sea for Neptune.


so true hahaha, It was so good last time i was home (4week break dont feel sorry for me) wind and surf was so good i didnt get time to properly store all my gear before heading back to work, and fck it im off to indo for a 30th on my way back from work,

Geeezzze life hard

Fooosh
WA, 563 posts
8 Feb 2012 7:27AM
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1. Virgins are getting real hard to find.
2. Well, ones of suitable quality anyway.
3. The Council no longer allow fires on the beach and we all know that's where you have to burn your boards.
4. Don't waste it by pouring your beer into the sea. I'm sure nobody likes their beer watered down 1:1,000,000,000,000.....
5. I realised late last night that Phil aka puppet could be Huey himself, but prob has been too busy with his two shops of late. Makes sense, see?
6. Is this a ploy by Laurie to increase Seabreeze whinge traffic for his advertisers? Can't be sure but let's burn him anyway!!!!
7. Maybe its the SUPpers. Burn them.

FIRE! FFIIRRREEE! RAAAAAARRRRGGGHHH!!

...ahem, yea... Some nice regular seabreezes would be really good.

GalahOnTheBay
NSW, 4188 posts
8 Feb 2012 7:18PM
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Daavy said...



Well?


Well what are you complaining about?


darwinkiter
QLD, 37 posts
8 Feb 2012 6:30PM
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LOL what is everyone complaining about :)

andrewm
WA, 243 posts
8 Feb 2012 4:46PM
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09/10 I kited over 60 times in 3 months in summer. only owned a 8m. Couldnt physically kite anymore

10/11 had to buy a 10m, still kited alot but did 2500km+ driving for wind

This year...considering buying a 12m. Hardly felt like I kited and summers offically over in 3 weeks.

Bad season here is better than best season I ever had in NSW. Problem is the season is so short so you have a bad month and thats 1/3 of the season gone.

Peterc150
VIC, 710 posts
8 Feb 2012 8:59PM
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We are getting some good sea breezes in Melbourne this week after the recent storms. It's the luck of the draw. Overall summer has been good, enough to need a rest between sessions. I would love to kite at Geraldton though.

GalahOnTheBay
NSW, 4188 posts
8 Feb 2012 9:58PM
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darwinkiter said...


LOL what is everyone complaining about :)


Snap

But at least it's warm up there

tightlines
WA, 3510 posts
8 Feb 2012 10:25PM
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Hey Daavy the only sacrifice you need to make is a bit of fuel money and time to travel, I just had four days off and was on the 5 or 7 for at least 3 hours everyday.
sat contacio's, sun lancelin, mon-tues wedge!!!!
Must admit it doesn't look to flash for the next few days but hey I've gotta work anyway, if I wasn't I'd be hitting the South Coast it was 30+ knots all day today at Cape Leeuwin/Augusta.



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