For those of us who drove out onto the sand spit at the State Freestyles 2 years ago, that's no longer an option as it's all underwater. The water is back up to only a few metres from the original lake bank.

Only about 2 legs of the jetty are dry and the boat ramp is back in action. I'd say the main gutter off the end of the jetty would be 3 feet deeper than at the Free's.

I even saw a yacht sailing across the lake on Sunday for the first time since the 2007 Milang-Goolwa Classic.

Bring on the southerly breezes...and summer!

Cool less crowded for the rest of us then, he he.

We attended the State titles 2 years ago.....i if you arent from that part of the land then it was a huge shock to see Milang like that with FA water,quite sad.....
Its great to see Chaps..... and im sure the great crew that looked after us at the sailing club that night would be fully stoked to have some of their playground back too.
Look at the positive sides of this!!!!!!

sharkbiscuit said...

Hi All

Where is Parham ?. Is this near Webb beach ?. Is it deep enough for a fin ?

Cheers J

Parham, (previously & sometimes referred to as Port Parham) is approx 70 km north of the Adelaide CBD.

It is approximately 2 Km north of Webb Beach.

www.google.com.au:443/maps?hl=en&q=port+parham+south+australia&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=2zKATPuWB4jqvQPoyYi4BA&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&ved=0CA0Q_AU

Is it deep enough for a fin ?

As with many areas there is a balance of pros & cons with Parham.

The area is tidal.

At very low tides you will have to walk your Kite & board 200mtrs+ before you find enough water to kite. This is usually not considered a "walk of shame" but just a neccessary evil.

The water, as you would expect, can be very skinny as the tide changes.

If you are graced with a good, incoming tide and good wind, you can kite the afternoon away and finish within metres of your transport at the boat ramp as the higher tides can provide up to a half metre depth very close to the carpark.

The minor downside is that this same high tides usually lifts & floats a large portion of the beach weed line which then provide interesting finish rafts.

There are some shallow but craggy rock reefs which can effectively remove fins or chunks of skin. I have achieved both in my short but effective Parham learning curve. I usually wear surf boots, as do many of the permanent kiters at parham.

Some of the area further north is classified within the Wakefield Proof range (Defence Department governed). try www.hydro.gov.au/n2m/1998/edition_5_134-151.pdf, I will leave you to figure it out.

Parham is known for its crabbing so you will possibly encounter persons walking in the shallower waters, not concentrating on kiters.

Please do not clog up the boat ramp with vehicles and make the local's lives more difficult.

There is a small core of long time kiters based at Parham. These are excellent, generous people. They also form a leading role in speed kiting within Australia and now, the world stage.

Parham.......not for everyone but that's probably a good thing

Cheers
Fossil
The eternal learner

Pity Pharam is so shallow. Went their awhile ago and got over hitting the bottom everytime you fell off. If your trying anything new and might land upside down I'd go else where.

It's good to hear Milang is getting full again.
Chap, are the boats near the reeds nearly floating again?

Actually, Tim makes a good point. I might have to visit Boggy as 07/08 was the last summer it was ridable. Interesting to see if it's ok? Most (formerly) submerged objects have been removed from Boggy and Milang so less dangerous for kiters and windsurfers which is the only bonus.

Paul, yes mate, the yellow Noelex (the one growing grass) is now floating. The white Farr has been taken away but where it was is about 2 feet. Some of the little private jetties even have water. I reckon it's deeper that the first time we did that Pt Sturt downwinder with Nuggy. Might have to do another one!

Ill be keen for that chappy love the pt sturt to milang down winder....