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spot1

1588 posts

spot1

WA, 1588 posts

17 Feb 2014 10:43pm

Getting a bit sick of the herd coming down the line
Thinking they own it

roundguts

NSW

33 posts

roundguts

NSW, 33 posts

18 Feb 2014 8:31am

It will end soon Grasshopper,be patient.

PRAWNDOG

306 posts

PRAWNDOG

WA, 306 posts

18 Feb 2014 6:05am

When you see them coming you do one big tack and by the time you get back your up wind of most of them or they have smashed past, or just do a couple o tacks if there's heaps of crew, that's what I would do anyway, unless you can't go upwind then your better of standing on the beach waiting for them to go past lol.

Plummet

4862 posts

Plummet

4862 posts

18 Feb 2014 6:17am

spot1 said..

Getting a bit sick of the herd coming down the line
Thinking they own it

hold your line.... HOLD IT......Wait... HOLD IT!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOST!

austin

671 posts

austin

671 posts

18 Feb 2014 8:10am

same problem up here bloody kooks from the city screwing up the beachies

wishy

1501 posts

wishy

WA, 1501 posts

18 Feb 2014 8:39am

'Surf kiters' who can't go upwind 'tearing apart' the 2ft slop, need to understand that every time I'm tacking out to sea I hit a kicker and boost.
Safety in numbers just doesn't hold true when i'm 30ft above you completely out of control.

airhead

814 posts

airhead

WA, 814 posts

18 Feb 2014 8:57am

Seems to be a universal problem. If I was to take PRAWNDOG's advice I'd be forever tacking out to sea as most days it's and endless procession of short tackers mowing the lawn.

Plummet

4862 posts

Plummet

4862 posts

18 Feb 2014 9:12am

wishy said..

'Surf kiters' who can't go upwind 'tearing apart' the 2ft slop, need to understand that every time I'm tacking out to sea I hit a kicker and boost.
Safety in numbers just doesn't hold true when i'm 30ft above you completely out of control.

Its called human slalom Wishy. Just adds another element of fun zipping around those mobile chicanes.

PS whats with the red thumb brigade thumbing my BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOST post?

Chris6791

3271 posts

Chris6791

WA, 3271 posts

18 Feb 2014 10:03am

I fixed them for you Plummet.

Trapped

NSW

220 posts

Trapped

NSW, 220 posts

18 Feb 2014 3:21pm

Human slalom, also know as water rugby

dbabicwa

808 posts

dbabicwa

WA, 808 posts

18 Feb 2014 12:22pm

Plummet said..

wishy said.. 'Surf kiters' who can't go upwind 'tearing apart' the 2ft slop, need to understand that every time I'm tacking out to sea I hit a kicker and boost. Safety in numbers just doesn't hold true when i'm 30ft above you completely out of control.

Its called human slalom Wishy. Just adds another element of fun zipping around those mobile chicanes. PS whats with the red thumb brigade thumbing my BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOST post?

Plummet, as I see it boosting and drum lines and hooks don't go together. Not all boost in our waters.

Ignore the thumbs.

NickT

1094 posts

NickT

WA, 1094 posts

18 Feb 2014 1:01pm

austin said..
same problem up here bloody kooks from the city screwing up the beachies

I think they called it Kitestock

beebee

157 posts

beebee

157 posts

18 Feb 2014 3:18pm

spot1 said..

Getting a bit sick of the herd coming down the line
Thinking they own it

You're not the only one. Thanks to the f88kwit downwinder yesterday at Nth Scarborough
who bumped kites and almost tangled lines with me as I tried to retrieve my board in the white water.
Though I doubt you know how to read anyway. And to the others who were zipping through groups of people having a nice swim
near sunset. You guys are a freakin' bad joke. Eff you.

Paul1

QLD

1011 posts

Paul1

QLD, 1011 posts

18 Feb 2014 5:29pm

Shouldn't this be in the WA (whinging Australians) section.......

IvorWindeas

110 posts

IvorWindeas

WA, 110 posts

18 Feb 2014 3:33pm

spot1 said..

Getting a bit sick of the herd coming down the line
Thinking they own it

I get a bit bored of doing 10km downwinders on my own in perfect WA beachbreaks, not seeing another kite, swimmer, surfer, or anyone else for that matter, except my wife who drives me up the beach and to drop me off. It would be nice to have a few more crew, some people to hear my whooping, its all a matter of perspective, you don't know how lucky you are....

PRAWNDOG

306 posts

PRAWNDOG

WA, 306 posts

18 Feb 2014 7:46pm

Haha twin tippers in the surf complaining about surfers in the surf something is wrong with the metro waters lol, could be all this drum line Proper-gander keeping the twin tips close to shore scared of a rouge white trawling the waters for some poor little tiger... Less boosts = less body dragging = less human lure action = less time being scared dodging surfers in the impact zone.....

arloj

237 posts

arloj

WA, 237 posts

18 Feb 2014 8:26pm

I stayed at the rendezvous 2 weeks ago an I watched for a few minutes these "packs" charge through. I couldn't believe how blatantly arrogant you Perth kiters are to other beach users like families an surfers - kiting a couple meters away from them doing your little spray in 1ft slop then back stalling 5meters from the shore isn't impressing anyone.

Poida

1922 posts

Poida

WA, 1922 posts

18 Feb 2014 8:43pm

twin tippers going hard into the wind all the way to the shore while kiters on surfboards going left and downwind through the waves. down winder crew on a pilgrimage with not a care about any one else, backpackers swimming, surfers surfing, yeeow, welcome to scarbs. I got some nice waves yesterday at scarbs, so i was happy. the twin tippers going hard into the wind sort of started to piss me off when they mow the lawn through the next peak your eyeing off.

Dave Whettingsteel

1397 posts

Dave Whettingsteel

WA, 1397 posts

18 Feb 2014 9:50pm

I love doing down winders when visiting Perth. Really special. I just head out deep around the in and out spots to keep out of the way of people kiting or windsurfing from a fixed location.

NthScb

73 posts

NthScb

WA, 73 posts

18 Feb 2014 10:50pm

PRAWNDOG said..

Haha twin tippers in the surf complaining about surfers in the surf something is wrong with the metro waters lol, could be all this drum line Proper-gander keeping the twin tips close to shore scared of a rouge white trawling the waters for some poor little tiger... Less boosts = less body dragging = less human lure action = less time being scared dodging surfers in the impact zone.....

That's funny - twin tippers in the surf. There is no surf in Perth, it's onshore slop!

loose

18 posts

loose

WA, 18 posts

19 Feb 2014 2:26pm

I was always told if you twin tip you belong at Pins or on the river
Yes, Perth is flat no matter where you go
But the stretch from city to trigg is, and always will be, the down winder strip
If you don't like it, go somewhere else
Fark its not rocket science

Underoath

QLD

2434 posts

Underoath

QLD, 2434 posts

19 Feb 2014 4:35pm

loose said..

But the stretch from city to trigg is, and always will be, the down winder strip

No its not...its not rocket science.

How arrogant are you?

BennyB12

QLD

918 posts

BennyB12

QLD, 918 posts

19 Feb 2014 5:55pm

Paul1 said...
Shouldn't this be in the WA (whinging Australians) section.......

Bahahahahaha!!!!!

Jonopark

400 posts

Jonopark

WA, 400 posts

19 Feb 2014 4:22pm

Hey twin tippers. When you get good enough you also will ride a surfboard. Just be patient and keep practising you will get there

KBwhokbs

68 posts

KBwhokbs

WA, 68 posts

21 Feb 2014 6:46am

It will end soon but it will start up again about October.
Get on board, it's the best value the Perth coast has on offer.
Could be argued down winding is the safest option for all as everyone is moving in the same direction. Bypassing the flagged beaches and busy swimming areas goes without saying.
All we need now is a Transperth service up and down the coast.

PRAWNDOG

306 posts

PRAWNDOG

WA, 306 posts

21 Feb 2014 7:09am

NthScb said...

That's funny - twin tippers in the surf. There is no surf in Perth, it's onshore slop!

Isn't that the whole point of using a kite, if it wasn't onshore "SW" (seabreeze) slop there would be no kites out, silly twin tippers in the surf........

junglist

VIC

701 posts

junglist

VIC, 701 posts

21 Feb 2014 1:58pm

Paul1 said..
Shouldn't this be in the WA (whinging Australians) section.......

GOLD

Paul

346 posts

Paul

WA, 346 posts

21 Feb 2014 12:26pm

Underoath said..

loose said..

But the stretch from city to trigg is, and always will be, the down winder strip

No its not...its not rocket science.

How arrogant are you?

I love how new guys always think that cause they do it, that's the way it has always been.
Downwinders is a new thing in the numbers that now charge through.

I took 3 minutes break while the crowd came through on Monday only to see 4 guys go in the flag zone for swimmers, and one chick take one more wave , only to come off 5 meters from guys swimming and loose her board. Thankfully she didn't have to drag over them.
The clubbie was getting a sore throat from yelling on his bull horn at the DWinders going through the flags.

diamond2001

436 posts

diamond2001

WA, 436 posts

21 Feb 2014 10:36pm

Down winders dont stop in the winter.Its best time to do them.No crowds!.There was a bus in the 2012/13 season.Scarborough to freo.

Jono77

356 posts

Jono77

WA, 356 posts

22 Feb 2014 12:12am

diamond2001 said...
Down winders dont stop in the winter.Its best time to do them.No crowds!.There was a bus in the 2012/13 season.Scarborough to freo.

Downwinders in winter? Sure there are some opportunities but in winter you normally chase the storms and they are often coming more from the west. So I suppose we are talking a City Beach to Kalamunda downwinder?!?!?

diamond2001

436 posts

diamond2001

WA, 436 posts

22 Feb 2014 1:47am

North westerlys ....hillarys to leightons is epic!

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