mattyjee said...Sandgate - the ****test kite spot ever yet everyone hypes it up as Brisbane's best place to go for a kite. Oh wait - it actually is.
Awesome, feck off somewhere else, one less tourist for the locals to deal with.
Sandgate has it's ups and downs. Best for 20 minute period at about 1/4 up from low low tide if you want high speed runs in super-flat water. Have to be able to handle <10cm deep though.
High tide is a washing machine for the desperate only.
But seriously, everywhere has some pros and cons. Surf up or down the coast? Great till you drop your kite in front of a decent wave and can't release cos you're under another wave being tumbled. Come thru and your kite's in two. Got a lift cos anything but a downwinder's unrealistic if there's any kind of sweep (9/10 times).
Gold Coast broadie? Faaaaark wanna spend every second looking over your shoulder for that 45ft bertram that's approaching at 30kts? Or the other shoulder for the 15 jet skiers coming the other way?
WA? Freezing bloody water, flies all over you, and great if you like 35kts and are prepared to drive 1300kms to Exmouth. Like tgcp, I found some of the hyped beaches a stinking seaweed pit. Had some amazing sessions round Monkey Mia to Exmouth tho. Perth was a zoo worth avoiding, and watch your back every 2nd post is about cars being broken into or gear stolen off the beach.
Mui Ne? Brown water like Sandgate, ****ty bay chop that's too big to ignore and too small to surf, days of no wind, syringes on the beaches, and beginners going downwind thru huge packs of euros in 25kts and big swell when it's on. Way overrated to me and I spent nearly a month there.
Cape Town? Fkin fantastic, but give me a dry suit please. 8 degree water makes you instantly numb. Kinda takes some of the 'summer fun in boardies' feel out of it.
Yada yada yada, anyway to recap Sandgate sucks, don't come here go to Wello, just make sure you wear booties and rig below the tide line.
Oh, and now bull sharks at Nobbys!
