I was lucky enough to have the morning off on Wednesday 11 of Jan when the big wind hit melbourne. Record gusts of 122km/h were recorded in St Kilda. I was riding my 6meters with a strapless surf board that flew away 100 meters so I had to leave the water.
it hardly gusted to 122km/h as thats 65knts. (maybe inbetween laneways)
i was out at inverloch at around 8am in the morning as the wind came in and i struggle to believe anyone on a surfboard was able to kite in those conditions let alone put a kite up.
i called it quites after 10mins out on the water as i struggled to keep anything under control
if you want to see pics the head to www.tribecarew.com/cms/index.php/jmgall/kite-board/2011.html
Actually, it did get rather windy down a St Kilda on the 11th! Check 1130am!!
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Station Details ID: 086220 Name: ST KILDA HARBOUR - RMYS Lat: -37.86 Lon: 144.96 Height: 6.4 m
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11/11:30pm - - - - - SW 44 56 24 30 - - -
11/11:00pm - - - - - SSW 43 56 23 30 - - -
11/10:30pm - - - - - SW 44 54 24 29 - - -
11/10:00pm - - - - - SSW 44 52 24 28 - - -
11/09:30pm - - - - - SSW 52 59 28 32 - - -
11/09:00pm - - - - - SSW 43 56 23 30 - - -
11/08:30pm - - - - - SSW 50 59 27 32 - - -
11/08:00pm - - - - - SSW 48 61 26 33 - - -
11/07:30pm - - - - - SSW 50 61 27 33 - - -
11/07:00pm - - - - - SSW 52 63 28 34 - - -
11/06:30pm - - - - - SSW 54 69 29 37 - - -
11/06:00pm - - - - - SSW 50 61 27 33 - - -
11/05:30pm - - - - - SSW 52 61 28 33 - - -
11/05:00pm - - - - - SW 54 67 29 36 - - -
11/04:30pm - - - - - SSW 59 70 32 38 - - -
11/04:20pm - - - - - SSW 54 72 29 39 - - -
11/04:00pm - - - - - SW 56 67 30 36 - - -
11/03:38pm - - - - - SSW 52 72 28 39 - - -
11/03:30pm - - - - - SW 52 67 28 36 - - -
11/03:00pm - - - - - SSW 57 69 31 37 - - -
11/02:30pm - - - - - SW 57 70 31 38 - - -
11/02:15pm - - - - - SSW 56 78 30 42 - - -
11/02:00pm - - - - - SW 56 70 30 38 - - -
11/01:30pm - - - - - SSW 54 69 29 37 - - -
11/01:01pm - - - - - SW 59 80 32 43 - - -
11/01:00pm - - - - - SW 57 76 31 41 - - -
11/12:31pm - - - - - SSW 67 87 36 47 - - -
11/12:30pm - - - - - SSW 70 87 38 47 - - -
11/12:20pm - - - - - SW 65 96 35 52 - - -
11/12:17pm - - - - - SW 57 78 31 42 - - -
11/12:00pm - - - - - SW 48 59 26 32 - - -
11/11:47am - - - - - SW 54 72 29 39 - - -
11/11:39am - - - - - SW 63 72 34 39 - - -
11/11:32am - - - - - SW 87 122 47 66 - - -
11/11:31am - - - - - SW 61 122 33 66 - - -
11/11:30am - - - - - SW 59 70 32 38 - - -
11/11:23am - - - - - WSW 57 69 31 37 - - -
11/11:00am - - - - - SSW 50 63 27 34 - - -
11/10:49am - - - - - SSW 43 63 23 34 - - -
11/10:30am - - - - - SSW 50 65 27 35 - - -
11/10:06am - - - - - SSW 63 83 34 45 - - -
11/10:00am - - - - - SSW 63 80 34 43 - - -
11/09:30am - - - - - SW 61 82 33 44 - - -
11/09:18am - - - - - SSW 61 83 33 45 - - -
11/09:13am - - - - - SSW 57 67 31 36 - - -
11/09:00am - - - - - WSW 57 69 31 37 - - -
11/08:30am - - - - - WSW 59 76 32 41 - - -
11/08:00am - - - - - W 54 74 29 40 - - -
11/07:48am - - - - - W 46 65 25 35 - - -
11/07:30am - - - - - W 44 57 24 31 - - -
11/07:00am - - - - - W 32 41 17 22 - - -
11/06:30am - - - - - WNW 33 46 18 25 - - -
11/06:00am - - - - - WNW 28 33 15 18 - - -
11/05:30am - - - - - W 32 41 17 22 - - -
11/05:00am - - - - - WNW 32 41 17 22 - - -
11/04:30am - - - - - WNW 33 43 18 23 - - -
11/04:00am - - - - - NW 28 39 15 21 - - -
11/03:30am - - - - - NW 28 32 15 17 - - -
11/03:00am - - - - - WNW 35 46 19 25 - - -
11/02:30am - - - - - WNW 32 41 17 22 - - -
11/02:00am - - - - - WNW 33 44 18 24 - - -
11/01:30am - - - - - NW 24 32 13 17 - - -
11/01:00am - - - - - NW 17 24 9 13 - - -
11/12:30am - - - - - WNW 20 28 11 15 - - -
11/12:00am - - - - - W 26 35 14 19 - - -
pointless day to kite. how much fun can you really have in those ****ty unpredictable winds
Nice, pics of you riding what of been a nice touch thou!
We headed out at brighton in 50-55knts about 2 years ago, you'd boost at the reef and land halfway down the beach. Good fun!!!!!
I went out at Mentone at about 4 in the arvo with a couple of mates biggest waves I've seen in the bay awesome time couldnt have asked for better conditions.
