But Penghu Island is full of big wave surfing penguins. You'd better pay your respect to Big Z when you get there with plenty of coconut juice man!

dido

hey maz

thanks for the info,there is heaps of stuff on Penghu kiteboarding/kitesurfing,I have done some reseach but there does not seem to be many kiters there.Im planning on going to Jibero Island just north of Penghu went I first arrive,you do not need a licence to hire a scooter there as you need a Tawainese licence on Penghu now{ a westerner was killed last year on a scooter },hopefully the wind wont be to strong ,not keen on doing self launch and land in strong winds, a lot of the beaches and sandspits on Penghu are made of coral or supa coarse sand,bit rought on the kites

Will try and contact Eric, thanks, from what I have read 3mm wetsuits are the go in Dec -Feb but I hope to be out before then

hee goKid let us now how it is down there, as my girlfriends grandmother is living on the island, we are planning a visit down there sometimes soon.
Was already wondering if i should drag my kite-gear from Perth to Taiwan for the trip ?

Cheers

Taiwan is awesome !!

there is tons of wind in Penghu from Oct-April, check windguru or windfinder for the wind forecast,its at 50 kts next week,take your small kites 4 or 5m and a 7 or 8m,everyone that Ive met that has been to Tawain has really liked it,I have never been there yet but if you want to kite take your kites for sure,problem is there is often too much wind sometimes

mjhage said..

hee goKid let us now how it is down there, as my girlfriends grandmother is living on the island, we are planning a visit down there sometimes soon.
Was already wondering if i should drag my kite-gear from Perth to Taiwan for the trip ?

Cheers

Taiwan is awesome !!

sounds like the perfect place for short lines

Kited Penghu sunday through to thursday last week, loved it and thought I'd post instructions on how to do it. Had one session on a 10m, one on an 8m and six on a 6m to give you an idea of how much wind this place gets. I'll drop wind guru's wind link at the bottom. Next time I'll leave the 10 at home and take 8/6/5. I'm 95 kgs, use BWS noise kites and ride a smallish 5'7" directional and spent most my time in the waves in Longman bay. There's a right hand point set up to the right of the photo link and three distinct peaks with fun if slightly fat lefts/rights in the photo. Waves are generated by the same wind your kiting with lots of shoulder high and the odd overhead one, and all break on reef. Launching is off a sandy beach. Water temp was 25ish' c and I wore boardies and a rubberised rashy the whole time, but told it does cool off from here on in, and a steamer would be the go. Basically had it to ourselves with the odd crew of Russian windsurfers making the odd appearance and going no where near the waves. Stayed at Sunrise bed and breakfast( it's one of the front ones, just to the left of the wind farm in the photo) run by Jan Ho and his daughter Karen who are the areas only local kite surfers. They both kite everyday if it's on with Karen having kited 27 of the last 30 days when we arrived. Their place is a 3 minute moped ride from the launch area and overlooks the bay, it's not expensive and you can hire a moped with trailer for your kite gear cheaply off them as well. We flew in from Hong Kong to Kaoshiung with Dragon air(Cathay Pacific Airways) and then used Trans Asia Airways To fly Kaoshiung to Magong. Kaoshiungs terminal is small and not busy (for asia) and getting from international to domestic is a short walk with lots of trollies available. Posted links to airlines and Aussies don't need a visa for Taiwan. Sunrise b and b's phone number is +886 956065509/+88669920818 and is the only place close to stay, they are nice people who will show you trick and traps of the launch area (Jan has a setup for self launch/retrevial that works in nuking wind) and I wouldn't consider staying anywhere else. Lots of nice, and really well priced places to eat within a short bike ride. Pretty big trip from Australia, but you will score plenty of wind. Not a party destination at all, think the opposite of Kuta.
https://gessl.tna.com.tw/b2c/Domestic/DomOrder/interChooseTrip.jsp?lang=en_US
www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_US.html?cm_mmc=SEM-US-_-BRAND-USHKG-02JUL13-_-BING-_-BRA-BRAND_MAIN-cathay_pacific_airways-00979_MKWID_CB1R2OjQ_PCRID_2403450794
www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=4873
www.kiteforum.com/home/pod/storage//full/b823ddIMG_0685.https://gessl.tna.com.tw/b2c/Domestic/DomOrder/interChooseTrip.jsp?lang=en_US

Unfortunatly I never went to Penghu

I lost my wallet whist in Vietnam and it took a month to get my cards replaced,I may head there in March / April once it warms up, I do not have a steamer with me and not keen on kiting cold water in boardies

Hard hat, Mui Ne has plenty of wind for most of the year , the waves a shore break and beach is getting busier every year, with learners mainly russians.

The main beach is 10 klms long , numerous places north of mui ne , with hardly no kiters to share with.

Graveyards just north of mui ne is great for waves and wind was there last year , kited every day 5 /7 m kites, swell up to 3 meters worn out after two weeks , cheaper the a lot of places and plenty to do at night.

Heading back this xmass for three weeks , cant wait.

Thanks Bearbusa/Gokid, Graveyards sounds like what I'm after. Can't get excited about Mui ne. Will have to get down there when i have a chance.

Hi Everyone,

I've booked flights to Taiwan from June 12-July 13. Is it going to be good kiting? I'm getting scared I've made a mistake? I went to Sri-Lanka this time last year and it was the windiest place on earth, NEVER STOPPED. I just want solid wind, I dont really care about anything else. I've kited in Indonessia, Lanka, Vietnam, Cambodia and India. I just wanted a new place to explore and kite. Any info is greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance.

cool vid - really get to see what it is like.

slim to none imo

there are some kiters in tainan that sometimes stock extra gear, so if they have put in a big order recently for a few crew they might have extras or be looking to sell if upgrading. otherwise there is a bit of a windsurfing/kiting hub up the east coast above taichung i think (can't remember the name).

best bet might be to get a second hand surfboard in kaohsiung or kenting to be honest. if you don't ride strapless, good chance to learn from the flat water in the vids, but i know there are some mushy wave spots too. good luck

mazdon said..
slim to none imo

there are some kiters in tainan that sometimes stock extra gear, so if they have put in a big order recently for a few crew they might have extras or be looking to sell if upgrading. otherwise there is a bit of a windsurfing/kiting hub up the east coast above taichung i think (can't remember the name).

best bet might be to get a second hand surfboard in kaohsiung or kenting to be honest. if you don't ride strapless, good chance to learn from the flat water in the vids, but i know there are some mushy wave spots too. good luck

Contact Jan Hou who runs the Sunrise B&B in Penghu (speaks perfect English). You can buy, rent, whatever. Google him...
The other spots/guys mentioned in this thread are also very very good. Most Taiwanese Kitesurfers are on Kiteforum (including me), you can do a search and PM then from there.
Most kitesurfers are in Taipei so that's another good place to score a 2nd hand board.


Penghu in October should be gold!

What's with the full on steamers on a tropical island though? Stingers?