Why is this not a recognised flat water spot?

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Chris6791

3271 posts

Chris6791

WA, 3271 posts

5 Sep 2013 3:08pm

I'm in Carnarvon for the day with time to kill. I went out to the 1 mile jetty to reminisce about fishing out there as a young tacker 25 years ago. And I see all this beautiful flat water to play on down at the river mouth.

Unfortunately I didn't bring my kites. The forecast said nothing about the 20 knot southerly that turned up.

But I've never heard talk of it being used likewise with inside pelican point. I know a few locals use it but that's about it?

cauncy

8407 posts

cauncy

WA, 8407 posts

5 Sep 2013 3:18pm

Just got back from dirk hartog island on a solo gig, as flat water goes you'll struggle to find a better spot, blew 25knts with hardly a ripple on the water, simply a stunning location to kite

stabber

NSW

1114 posts

stabber

NSW, 1114 posts

5 Sep 2013 5:30pm

advertising equalls tourist activity.....thats a bad thing.

Rob S

VIC

391 posts

Rob S

VIC, 391 posts

5 Sep 2013 6:00pm

It is a recognised flat water spot. We don't talk about it for a reason but there are lots of people kiting there.
I met several French and German tourists kiting there last season as well as the locals and interstate visitors.
I drive 11,000 km round trip to kite there every year.
Dwyer's Leap in the rivermouth is great if there is a bit of West in the Southerly but usual Southerly best for Pelican Point.
Very little to no water at low tide.
I'll be there from the 30th Sept through 2nd Oct and 19th through 27th of Oct.

Eaglelad

VIC

119 posts

Eaglelad

VIC, 119 posts

5 Sep 2013 7:03pm

So Chris do you also post your address on facebook and say you're going over seas and the key is under the matt?

Rob S

VIC

391 posts

Rob S

VIC, 391 posts

5 Sep 2013 7:38pm

Eaglelad said..

So Chris do you also post your address on facebook and say you're going over seas and the key is under the matt?

Dyslexic 19 y/o male

Chris6791

3271 posts

Chris6791

WA, 3271 posts

5 Sep 2013 6:19pm

Eaglelad said...
So Chris do you also post your address on facebook and say you're going over seas and the key is under the matt?

Yes I did think of that before i posted but any backpacker with a kite on their way north is going to ask the same question. It's a big bit of water right next to one of the only tourist attractions in town. It's not exactly hard to miss.

eppo

9790 posts

eppo

WA, 9790 posts

5 Sep 2013 6:47pm

Yeh I had a look at the same place last year driving up to exmouth and yes reminiscing about my child hood there.

Only problem is ...it is Carnarvon!

kiteboy dave

QLD

6525 posts

kiteboy dave

QLD, 6525 posts

5 Sep 2013 8:53pm

Carnavon, was that the place i drove into, not a thing stirred except a bunch of kids screamed hardcore abuse as I drove past and threw rocks and the van, then I was filling up and see about 15 of them advancing down the road, armed with rocks and sticks, threw some cash at the servo guy and drove straight outta there... was that the place?

eppo

9790 posts

eppo

WA, 9790 posts

5 Sep 2013 7:51pm

Yep that sounds like it! My bro and I had very interesting teenage years. That place has something really really wrong with it. We did learn how to fight well and run fast!!!

EnglishCraig

NSW

406 posts

EnglishCraig

NSW, 406 posts

5 Sep 2013 10:14pm

Amazing spot stopped off there on the off chance on the way up to coral bay ended up stating a couple of days- great spot, spoke to the locals when I turned up - no aggro or issues but a lot of glass in the car park....

Chris6791

3271 posts

Chris6791

WA, 3271 posts

5 Sep 2013 8:24pm

When were you here Eppo? I was '85 to '87.

eppo

9790 posts

eppo

WA, 9790 posts

5 Sep 2013 8:40pm

Ummm let me think...85 to 89...,

Hey we were there at the same time man! My dad...Keith perry used to be the music teacher at east Carnarvon primary school.

Lived in Morgan town...for a while then up at Babbage island.

Took my wife to the chicken treat there on the way back from exmouth. Kids were in their pyjamas, doing the night time dash, and I counted 7 different groups of people come in, more unsavoury than the next. She said we had to go...and she will never step foot in that town again.

I said...

Told ya so.

MDSXR6T

1019 posts

MDSXR6T

WA, 1019 posts

5 Sep 2013 11:16pm

stabber said...
advertising equalls tourist activity.....thats a bad thing.

It's Canarvon, more tourist activity is the last thing they need to worry about

Kiteboy Dave, my mate ran into the same problem fueling up his boat and ended up breaking the bowser to avoid trouble lol

arloj

237 posts

arloj

WA, 237 posts

6 Sep 2013 9:48am

i go to carnarvon twice a month for work and always kite here, (actually going back up this monday) nothing new heaps of locals kite on the gascoyne river, peli point works the best on the seabreeze. couple of months ago you could kite next to a front end loader submerged on the point which added some sight seeing.

alot of bull sharks in the mouth though so keep that in mind, couple locals have been ambushed by them iv only seen them dart around me thankfully, couldnt find a more friendly bunch of kiters than here.

the gibbo

776 posts

the gibbo

WA, 776 posts

6 Sep 2013 11:49am

cauncy said..

Just got back from dirk hartog island on a solo gig, as flat water goes you'll struggle to find a better spot, blew 25knts with hardly a ripple on the water, simply a stunning location to kite

Shame about the sharks though, pretty keen to kite there mate, ask the owner !

hamburglar

ACT

2174 posts

hamburglar

ACT, 2174 posts

6 Sep 2013 2:54pm

stabber said...
advertising equalls tourist activity.....thats a bad thing.

Not if ur a tourist

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