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Created by siaansp > 9 months ago, 2 Dec 2011
siaansp
7 posts
2 Dec 2011 11:14AM
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I'm a rad windsurfer/kite/surf.. but my skills is basic stuff not advance.
I'm Thai living in Thailand which the winds and waves are quite sux compared to Australia.
Glad to be part of this breeze community, hope you guys can give me good advice
Anyway my auntie is living in Brisbane and I might travel to australia a bit when i saved some money, I was wondering is there any good spot(s) of nice wind and waves not so far from Brisbane or Gold coast, but my dream is to wave windsurfing/do a foward loop in place like Ho'okipa and I guess Places in WA is as good but with sharks but would'nt be much problems i won't surfing there with short boards, feels safer with windsurf/kite-surf style
Is there places like Ho'okipa/margaret river in Queensland?
I am expecting big from Australia, but fear of yours shark and AUD

Cheers mates
Siaan

evlPanda
NSW, 9207 posts
2 Dec 2011 3:37PM
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Ian1
WA, 129 posts
2 Dec 2011 4:24PM
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Whoa! evlP thats some good bait you got there, are you going shark fishing?

siaansp
7 posts
2 Dec 2011 11:12PM
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whoa scary photo did you caught it ?, thanks for the article evlpanda

Aussiex
QLD, 261 posts
4 Dec 2011 1:22AM
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hey,
don't worry about sharks. your 15 times more likely to be killed by a falling coconut then a shark. (stay away from coconut trees........they are evil). and your 30 times more likely to be struck by lightning then even being attacked by a shark.
just a few fun facts :)

Mark _australia
WA, 23711 posts
4 Dec 2011 12:06AM
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siaansp said...

whoa scary photo did you caught it ?, thanks for the article evlpanda


That is about a typical photo for first windsurfing lessons in Australia

First you learn to deal with sharks, then do theory, then get on a board in the water

Drop bears in the carpark are a constant hazard so we try to sail where there is no trees nearby.

curac
WA, 1160 posts
4 Dec 2011 12:35AM
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Or worse you could get killed by a falling shark which is 20 times more likely than a falling coconut

evlPanda
NSW, 9207 posts
4 Dec 2011 3:05PM
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Aussiex said...

hey,
don't worry about sharks. your 15 times more likely to be killed by a falling coconut then a shark. (stay away from coconut trees........they are evil). and your 30 times more likely to be struck by lightning then even being attacked by a shark.
just a few fun facts :)


There are no coconuts where I sail so safe as.

seanhogan
QLD, 3424 posts
4 Dec 2011 2:23PM
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There are heaps coconuts where I sail, but more likely to hit a turtle then be struck by a nut...

siaansp
7 posts
16 Dec 2011 1:02PM
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haha still dread is sharks not not coconuts,they're not seems to be so scary lol

NR
WA, 517 posts
16 Dec 2011 1:10PM
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Aussiex said...

hey,
don't worry about sharks. your 15 times more likely to be killed by a falling coconut then a shark. (stay away from coconut trees........they are evil). and your 30 times more likely to be struck by lightning then even being attacked by a shark.
just a few fun facts :)


The only problem I suspect with those stats are that they are just based on world wide populations. If you take into account the number of people in the shark infested areas on any one day, then your odds on being attacked are that much higher. But then I guess the same could be said for those walking under a palm tree.confusing. could make for a great government paid research project. sit on a palm fringe beach recording nut falls compared to your bait being taken. probably best just to start on islands that have pumping surf as a first random sample

Mark _australia
WA, 23711 posts
16 Dec 2011 1:35PM
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NR said...

Aussiex said...

hey,
don't worry about sharks. your 15 times more likely to be killed by a falling coconut then a shark. (stay away from coconut trees........they are evil). and your 30 times more likely to be struck by lightning then even being attacked by a shark.
just a few fun facts :)


The only problem I suspect with those stats are that they are just based on world wide populations. If you take into account the number of people in the shark infested areas on any one day, then your odds on being attacked are that much higher. But then I guess the same could be said for those walking under a palm tree.confusing. could make for a great government paid research project. sit on a palm fringe beach recording nut falls compared to your bait being taken. probably best just to start on islands that have pumping surf as a first random sample


You want a hand with that study Nathan?



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