Going to Gladstone any tips?

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frostyballs
frostyballs
QLD
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QLD, 48 posts
12 May 2014 7:27pm
Heading to Gladstone for the weekend in a fortnight and am just searching for a few tips on where to kite and any local advice to make the stay more enjoyable.
RedclffRoss
RedclffRoss
QLD
45 posts
QLD, 45 posts
13 May 2014 10:51am
There isn't anywhere decent to go in Gladstone itself. But Tannum 20-30 mins south of Gstone is the best place.Most of the guys up there seem to go out from the southern end of Tannum Sands main beach near the creek mouth of Wild Cattle Creek. There is a flagged swimming beach area not far north of that to avoid. Also I've never kited there but grew up swimming there and I reckon Canoe Point at Tannum Sands would be a good area too.
dafunk
dafunk
QLD
561 posts
QLD, 561 posts
13 May 2014 1:29pm
I would not go in the water ! The fish up there die , they come out all red .
www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/mysterious-fish-kill-puzzles-residents/2067439/
heaps of articles on it and government site says all has returned to normal [I don't believe that]
Enter at your own risk imo.
Dl33ta
Dl33ta
TAS
463 posts
TAS, 463 posts
16 May 2014 8:28pm
The price of progress dredging up years of bauxite, cobalt, coal and god knows what other sediment that has blown off the docks and into the channel.. It's not a surprise the three eyed fish are showing up. Bowen's turn next, all that awesome reef just 10 miles off shore will be brown as a freshly baked turd. But yeah, agree with dafunk, no way I'd go near that ****.
Bazinga
Bazinga
QLD
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QLD, 63 posts
18 May 2014 7:59am
Don't listen to the sooky-la-la naysayers who only kite in bottled spring water that has been thrice filtered through the hair of virgins Gladstone is fine to kite/swim etc. Per RedclffRoss's recommendations......Tannum Sands is good from a SSE to N in all tides, Canoe Point is great from an ESE to N from over 1/2 tide. There are often people walking along both beaches so just be careful with your launch/land.......the crew there is always ready to lend a hand for both. Enjoy.....
dafunk
dafunk
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4 Jun 2014 8:41pm




not here
windreams
windreams
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QLD, 258 posts
5 Jun 2014 10:53pm
A bit more info...

se.kiteforum.com/kitesurf/spot/main_beach_tannum_sand
hargs
hargs
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6 Jun 2014 1:16pm






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