Underoath said..
1) Cotton Tree to Yaroomba (Swap if wind is North)
2) 2pm start.
3) Must wear Santa Suit. $12 bucks at Kmart/Big W.
4) Bring a smile.


Lasts years pic from Perth.

toppleover said..
Great idea, I wonder how many Santa hats will make the distance.

Also would be a laugh if we all caught the bus back to CT

AquaPlow said..

Just a bump..

Underoath .. Phew spotted your last post ...- nothing like getting back in the saddle -- fate was on your side - glad we ended up hearing about your incident first hand. . You appear to have stayed thinking through out - not sure that would have been easy but best way to get out of a ****ty situation. Hope your kiting love bites are fading..

Santa ride..
Assume this is SUNNY COAST -- yep love to have a larf - will try to nudge family commitments earlier / later once weather shows its hand and plans firm up

now where is my kite knife
Cheers
AP

Weta said..
JZ in da house Spreading the Santa Love from Coast 2 Coast, good on ya mate...................good to see you are back out on the water. I didn't think your last mishap despite it's seriousness would hold ya back....................Rock on Queensland Kiting Santas

djt91184 said..
Sounds like fun, if conditions are on Im in, I have done that downwinder by myself the last 3 days in a row yaroomba to ct, would prefer to kite with someone else (in light of your unfortunate incident) but its not always convenient to line up.

The5MetreKid said..
Im down and got a mate who's keen. Might get some more interest on the Sunshine coast kite groups on fb as well.

keeping this in the head-lights - wind forecast hopefully gets some northerly seabreeze...
If this is a goer will have an esky of coldies at the end - (Water,, diet stuff, and hopefully some www.twobirdsbrewing.com.au)


cheers

AP

Winds looking ok.

Yaroomba to Cotton Tree!

The NE'ers tend to be under forecasted on the Sunshine Coast.

Is it tomorrow or today ?

I just picked one up from the Reject Shop for $8, BigW had them for $15. Any of the cheapie shops should have them.Santa suit kiting at Sandgate tomorrow, sunday, too.

If the winds up I'm there... Ho Ho Jo...

Tide won't be working until -4 pm, kited at CT yesterday was very light & still fairly crowded..... but suppose it would be better than nothing.

Looking for my Santa suit ... Do you start at the main parking area at Yaroomba? Where the kids playground and that little stream is?

Thx mate!

Got me fairy wings 4 extra flap...
Trailer is out but at least 5 seats available for lifts back to Yaroomba for car pickup.
I will possibly be finishing at Mudjimba if the wind is really light..

Tips for keeping santa pants on appreciated!!

Will b at Yaroomba 2:00 ish CU there
Cheers
AP

Great arvo!

Cheers for rocking up and having a blast.

Yeah, that was Awsome

There was a lull when we entered the water at Yaroomba & with a powerful shore break + strong sweep - some lost their Santa hats straight up.

My plan was to hang onto mine at all costs & I actually found a spare Santa hat early into the run & stuffed it into my Santa suit. Alas, my plans were spoiled when I was cleaned up by a set wave - lost my hat/board & dropped my kite all in one hit. My kite relaunched immediately & after finding my board, I reached into my Santa suit to find the suit had been torn in the wipeout & the spare hat was gone.

Conditions were fairly challenging, with light variable wind & a pretty solid 3ft swell - I saw a few Santa,s get washed in with downed kites but as far as I know (I was in the last group) we all made it safely.

Thanks to Underoath (that neck is healing up nicely) for coming up with the idea & AP (shame about you kite) for giving some crew a lift & supplying some much appreciated cool drinks at CT.

Anyone have photos from the start?