Hi kiters,
me and 7 other kiters have kited the moon on Lizard Island in the Blue Lagoon.

It was an amazing feeling kiting into the moonlight. The water just seems like one big floating carpet.

We attached glow sticks(thanx to Army) to wingtips and centre of the LE as well as to the board (in case u loose it) and the kiters.

Worked out perfect.

Everybody loved it as it was a special and unique experience.

Looking forward to kite the moon again...

Any ideas or expereinces would be appreciated!

Marvin

Hi, I have also done some full moon kiting at some beaches with a few mates. there are a few things you should know.

1) Attach glow sticks to your board, so if you lose it, you can find it

2) Sharks are attracted to glowing things zooming along in the water, glow sticks are a great way to catch sea creatures

hope that helps

Splaat said...

Hi, I have also done some full moon kiting at some beaches with a few mates. there are a few things you should know.

1) Attach glow sticks to your board, so if you lose it, you can find it

2) Sharks are attracted to glowing things zooming along in the water, glow sticks are a great way to catch sea creatures

hope that helps

I'd put it in the same league as guys who go out kite surfing in an approaching hurricane/cyclone/storm, or who kitesurf with a direct onshore wind, or who just dont care if they ruin the sport by killing themselves or ecouraging others to kill/cripplethemselves.

At this rate, 10 years from now we will all need pilot licenses to kitesurf (as wth hang-gliding) because of the idiots who promote these sorts of stupid pranks as "cool" until a few lives are lost and the public demands regulation.

Good one guys. You're real heros. NOT.

What happened to Poor Relatives post? It put / owned Sand groper into place.

Groundhog day...


Umm... Pat? Pat? Any wascally wampire night-kiting stories?


Onnsk oonsk oonsk oonsk oonsk oonsk... hey where have all my glowsticks gone!?

ruffryder61 said...

do you know Tullile poor relative?

He is my night kite buddy from long ago.

I'm with Sebol....

Looks DAMN amazing!!!

Top job Marvin!!!! Love the pictures; keep it up.

Skippers ticket - introduced after a drunk dude in a trawer killed a kid in a dinghy.

KiteSurfers ticket - coming soon because the Kite Surfing community cant/wont self regulate.

Speaking of illegal - its illegal to water ski after sunset - lights or no lights.

Methinks it would be easy to make a small amendment to the relevant maritime statute to make it also illegal to kitesurf after sunset. That way, when one of these clowns kills/injures themselves we can point out that they were already doing an illegal activity and therefore introducing a KiteSurfers ticket is not going to help. The US gun lobby use this arguement very effectively - most gun murderers use illegal weapons - but kitesurfing at night has to be made illegal first.

I'm off to my local politician.....

THe bottom line is : If someone does have an accident, will you see them face down in the water in the dark ? Probably not.

If someone does get into trouble you are forcing would be rescuers to begin a search in the dark. They will love that !
I am sure the first thing you will get is a dressing down about going out in the dark by any coast guard effecting a rescue.

GLOWSTICKS may work well on a kite in the air but you will not see a glow stick at water level at night from 80m on a flat day add 1ft of chop and that cuts down to about 10m depending on your own elevation.

Remember the guy at BOndi on TV?......... well how do you guys feel about being on TV because if someone in your group does get lost or is killed and you guys were out in the dark you are going to get bagged for it. Even the people who are currently condoning your actions will turn on you pretty quickly. Do you fancy doing an interview like a rabbit in the headlights in your wetsuit on the beach in the dark whilst boats and helicopters search for your mate.

Sorry to be the killjoy I have been out at night before and it is fun but the dangers are magnified and any incident will reflect poorly on the kiting community as a whole.

THink about it guys !!!!!!!!!!

amazing how quickly a full moons light can be diminished by a single cloud !

I think groper needs to get laid.

# Sailboats less than seven metres and vessels under oars must have a torch or lantern showing a white light ready to display in time to prevent a collision.
Taken from Qld maritime saftey

I think a head torch would make it legal as lizard Island is in Qld

I think you will find that they are also require you to display port and starboard lights as well. My Thundercat is 4.1m and requires all three lights by law to operate at night.

poor relative said...

I deleted it.

Whilst groper rigging and self launching in a dog exercise area with people walking and dogs going nuts, then walking across the paddock climbing over a fence and stomping through a nature reserve to kite in a banned kiting area annoyed me the deleted post had no love.

Full moon kiting rocks.

A fine example of self regulation there rellie.

Its a pity that people cant just mind their own business.
The unlikely, but worst possible consequence for kiting generally of a night kiting mishap will be a ban on night kiting. Where is the sense in getting it banned because one day it might be banned.
May as well do the same for daylight kiting.

puppetonastring said...

Its a pity that people cant just mind their own business.

A resonating voice of reason in a swamp of algae boom.

Qld Coxswain I can garantee you dont need port and starboard light on a sailing vessel under 7meters plus I just Made sure on the rules in my manuals!