lostinlondon said...
The speed freaks like to hit up Sandy Point near Wilsons Prom in Victoria. Similar setup to Augusta, but with a wider river. The shore also curves off downwind so you accelerate as you fly along 1m from the beach. The run would be about 500 m long? Maybe longer.
500m is not long enough unfortunately.. no chance to really compete seriously.
For speed kiting comps (among others) you need the fastest 10 seconds out of a run recorded by GPS. Lets assume you go at a moderate speed (not even close to the top speeds recorded so far) you will have done 500m in 20seconds. You would need 200-300 meters to accelerate, maybe 500-800m for your best 10 second interval and then well ... crash space
I guess we are looking at some 2k stretch of perfectly flat water. Lake Eyre comes to mind
I don't think we have anything along the coast lines, too much surf. But there might be some hidden away places like gls describes. The question though is how often do you have conditions good enough to go fast. I mean you want lots of wind but still very flat water, that is probably not possible in Australia as far as I see it, but I might be wrong .. that's why I am asking ... Mandurah Peels are still too deep and will build up chop. The ideal place would have only a water depth of a few centimeters where not much chop can build up. There are inlets over east, but I do not know them all and the wind conditions.
Someone should build a channel !
regards
gmd
