Anyone know if Wivenhoe dam is ok for kiting?

Just googled it and boating is permitted, electric or non-powered only, with a permit.
I'll have to ring up or go for a drive out there to get more info, as time permits.

I was hoping that someone who'd already done it would chime in.
It's a bit closer than the coast from me and I was hoping it might be a good spot with westerlies over winter.

We have had a Hobbie 16 out there several times.

Don't bother with a kite, gusty, it swings causing dead spots with no warning, Seriously it looks great - out we go and it sometimes just drops or swings when we are out in no mans land. The wind changes direction up to 90deg off some of the hills. We carry a paddle on the Hobbie which gets used about half the visits.

Great spot for the kids in/on a boat but the kite never left the car. You may get lucky but every time I've been there it's not kite conditions.

The club has access to a different part of the dam which I'm told is a little better than the public access spots, but personally I can't see how it would avoid the inconsistencies caused by the terrain.

Have kited moogerah pretty often- would recommend boat support due to wind fluctuations... good wind funneling through the ranges though.

Floater said...

Anyone know if Wivenhoe dam is ok for kiting?

live out west myself, think wivenhoe is a bit of a hit and miss with the big hills close by. Will have to check it out this wkend, might also check out somerset dam seems like a bigger area and with lot less big hills to create wind disturbances, off season winds seem a little bit stronger out here during this time of year. Another Idea is if you have extra lines from another bar then maybe use them to extend kite height to 40+metres