am interested to hear what the smallest body of water is potentially kitable.

of course we have all heard of the farm-boy eyeing off the dam in the top paddock, and we have probably all google eyeballed our way across every pond within 50ks of our own place...

but whats feasible? clearly you need to be able to A) get moving/planing B) pop one trick C) land and pull up before hitting the sand/mud/rocks/other side of the pool...

i understand that a huge amount depends on the surroundings... but lets make it a given that its located in a relatively open area (no tree/hill wind shadows), and only that the launch/landing etc side of things is actually possible within striking distance to access.

what have ya got?

Or for good old times sake.
No red thumbs please

KR



Sorry Laurie, and Galah

Edit: - I was certainly optimistic on "no red thumbs"
Thumbs Away it is.

hmmm interesting Kyteryder.

although, if i had a 700 metre long puddle in my yard and i was landlocked on a farm, i dont think i would even be asking...

however, at 10m wide i dont think you would be working on any of your kiteloops.

kyteryder said...

Or for good old times sake.
No red thumbs please

KR

Sorry Laurie, and Galah

Edit: - I was certainly optimistic on "no red thumbs"
Thumbs Away it is.

I wouldn't help him if he were in trouble tangled around a tree by his neck.

I saw Ewan Jaspan kiting the puddle that sometimes forms at St Kilda Kitebeach after heavy rain. I haven't got any photos though...

craggers said...

am interested to hear what the smallest body of water is potentially kitable.

Back in the dark ages an un-named Botany beach developed some nice puddles, about 5m or so down the wind line and about 15-20m across the wind line, maybe ankle / mid shin deep, and that was enough to stay upwind on dodgy old and scary monster c kites.

Downside was you would occasionally get tbagged in to the rock walls, concrete, wooden fence, road or power lines that were all within 20m downwind, so in hindsight maybe that wasn't the best of spots for those games...

There was another one that I'm thinking might've been near where you're talking about Galah, about a 100m long triangle of water with a sandbank in the middle. I was just a track about 2m wide and a foot deep in no-mans land. Gone now though, I think the tides washed it away over time.

Pretty fun for a couple of laps but it gets boring after about 10mins.