Rob S said..cauncy said..
hi , just a quick update, ive been making a few calls over the weekend and its looking a go, we have a couple of options with the gig we could do it in a couple of stops if you want , its not for a rest its to check out a possible great spot on the way, as mentioned its a big gig and i wouldnt go into it so much if it was for myself id just hit it up with a mate or two, so we could set off from a different point and kite across to a land pinnacle called cape herrison, then on to cape bellefin, the are a few dramas with this the crossing to bellefin as it can be super shallow perfect for kiting but no good for the boat, also the final 200mtrs might take a bit of planning as the wind is close to being offshore, however ive kited it and use the big tiger sharks as a motivation to stay upwind ( it works great), for those who havnt been or heard of dirk hartog its a place when visited firmly lodges itself in your head, ( stunning)
so the is a bit more planning to be done before we talk dates and numbers, ill keep you all posted
thanks for the map rob, if you look at the sand dunes it gives you the general wind direction, so the denham start point would be a long hard tack, where as setting off and doing the two stops would make it a tad more enjoyable, im not a lover of long tacks imo they are boring unless we jump over the support boats on the way, stopping would let us do a head count and gear check, the 2 speccy spots as rob shows are tetradon loup and surf point, surf point is a tricky one as safety goes, honestly if you down your gear here on a big day the chances of telling the tale would be slim , ive rode it once and as epic as it was i was pretty glad to get back on the beach, a jet ski would make it a much safer option, transporting us all there is another drama (although might have a vehicule there) tetradon loup is a huge pristine lagoon with sand bars razor back dunes that meet the waters edge, mangrove trees in little bays (great to jump), with the dunes you can load up go big land half way up the dune and ride it back down to the water,, its a superb spot, then the is some wicked fishing and general island exploring , as for nature this is what has me by the balls ive swam with whale sharks and mantas near turtle bay also dugongs regular and big tigers (sharks), so it wouldnt be just about the kiting, im still working on some stuff as involving other people it becomes a tad more difficult, im beginning to see why hitler never took on the poms as a bit of water between land masses makes it a completely different ball game
