The down-winder from Nelly Bay on Magnetic Island to Townsville has been done by a few guys without boat support back in 2006, but not since then to my knowledge.

How about we pick a few potential dates, organise a support boat, have a bit of a discussion about safety and logistics, and then give it a crack?

The typical afternoon E or ENE wind is pretty well aligned with the track, and its only 10.4km, so say maybe 18km of riding once you allow for tacking down-wind. Only an hours riding at people's usual pace over choppy water. Would be good to see if any waves are breaking on middle reef too.



I'm heading out to sea for a month's work on friday, but after that, the weekend dates with suitable tides for a mass kite launch at Magnetic Island at about 2-3pm are:

Sat 3rd / Sun 4th July

Sat 31st July / Sun 1st August

Who is keen?