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fstop5
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fstop5 fstop5
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3 Mar 2013 6:05pm
Here are some photos of Kitesurfers at Altona on Friday 1 Mar, 2013, between 6:15 and 7:15 pm.

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Enjoy.

Steve.
theWILFRED
theWILFRED
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theWILFRED theWILFRED
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3 Mar 2013 6:47pm
Cool photos 😀
salt
salt
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salt salt
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3 Mar 2013 7:47pm
here's the best one

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Peterc150
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Peterc150 Peterc150
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3 Mar 2013 7:58pm
Is that a slack 5th line? Hands off the bar too - kiteloop bail out or railey gone wrong?
THEYDONTKNOWSHOT
THEYDONTKNOWSHOT
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THEYDONTKNOWSHOT THEYDONTKNOWSHOT
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3 Mar 2013 8:21pm
hey i hear u need booties out at altona?? sea urchins? is this true? never been
Lebowski
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Lebowski Lebowski
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3 Mar 2013 8:32pm
Frontliner said...
hey i hear u need booties out at altona?? sea urchins? is this true? never been


Heaps of urchins, stingrays, power lines, choppy water sandbars and polluted water. Worst place in Melbourne to kite stay away.
Lebowski
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Lebowski Lebowski
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3 Mar 2013 8:33pm
Frontliner said...
hey i hear u need booties out at altona?? sea urchins? is this true? never been


Heaps of urchins, stingrays, power lines, choppy water sandbars and polluted water. Worst place in Melbourne to kite stay away.
matto
matto
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matto matto
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3 Mar 2013 10:33pm
Peterc150 said...
Is that a slack 5th line? Hands off the bar too - kiteloop bail out or railey gone wrong?


going for kiteloop, but line broken (assuming 5th - but could have been one of the front lines - either way going to hurt).

Couldnt be railey - as hooked in (could be gailey but dont think this guy would be doing gaileys).
matto
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matto matto
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3 Mar 2013 10:35pm
Yeah - definitely dont go to altona. What lebowski said,

AND

very tide dependant - bad on high tide, to choppy, and low tide - no water, bad on westerly - too gusty.

Definitely not worth going down.

Definitely dont go there if you have cabrinha - too many trees, OR north - too many powerlines.
random101
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random101 random101
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3 Mar 2013 10:42pm
Did we mention the dogs?

Irishbaz
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Irishbaz Irishbaz
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3 Mar 2013 11:18pm
Peterc150 said...
Is that a slack 5th line? Hands off the bar too - kiteloop bail out or railey gone wrong?


Oh dear! Not a plesent Pic!!!

Kiteloop bail.... never!!! Its a dangling power line as:

was pretty powered on a 9m razor! just poped hard into a kiteloop and SNAP! the pigtail on the powerline snapped! the pressure ripped the bar outa my hand and droped face first in the water. with a fun death looping kite! thank god for quick realise!

matto said...
Couldnt be railey - as hooked in (could be gailey but dont think this guy would be doing gaileys).


Gailey???!!!! Please.
Cheeers matto!
harry potter
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harry potter harry potter
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4 Mar 2013 12:52am
From the pics it looks mostly like the annual lawn mowing competition ....















Just saying..
SaltySinus
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SaltySinus SaltySinus
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4 Mar 2013 2:32am
Irishbaz said...


Oh dear! Not a plesent Pic!!!

Kiteloop bail.... never!!! Its a dangling power line ...


Way is it with Altona and problems with power lines????
matto
matto
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matto matto
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4 Mar 2013 9:30am
SaltySinus said...
Irishbaz said...


Oh dear! Not a plesent Pic!!!

Kiteloop bail.... never!!! Its a dangling power line ...


Way is it with Altona and problems with power lines????


probably different power line ;) Again cant see this bloke running his kite into powerlines. Anyway was airush not North...........
salt
salt
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salt salt
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4 Mar 2013 11:06am
harry potter said...
From the pics it looks mostly like the annual lawn mowing competition ....

Just saying..


I know right... Not much compared to a set of WA pics!
salt
salt
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salt salt
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4 Mar 2013 11:08am
Irishbaz said...
Peterc150 said...
Is that a slack 5th line? Hands off the bar too - kiteloop bail out or railey gone wrong?


Oh dear! Not a plesent Pic!!!

Kiteloop bail.... never!!! Its a dangling power line as:

was pretty powered on a 9m razor! just poped hard into a kiteloop and SNAP! the pigtail on the powerline snapped! the pressure ripped the bar outa my hand and droped face first in the water. with a fun death looping kite! thank god for quick realise!

matto said...
Couldnt be railey - as hooked in (could be gailey but dont think this guy would be doing gaileys).


Gailey???!!!! Please.
Cheeers matto!


Classic . . No injuries then thankfully?!

Looks a pretty mean manouver.
matto
matto
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matto matto
VIC, 210 posts
4 Mar 2013 12:43pm
salt said...
harry potter said...
From the pics it looks mostly like the annual lawn mowing competition ....

Just saying..


I know right... Not much compared to a set of WA pics!


The thing I haven't understood is Lawn mowing in boots?

What would be the benefit?
kanister
kanister
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kanister kanister
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4 Mar 2013 2:23pm
Very nice pics! Amazing day in Altona...


fstop5
fstop5
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fstop5 fstop5
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4 Mar 2013 2:46pm
kanister said...
Very nice pics! Amazing day in Altona...





Thank you.
pgc
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pgc pgc
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4 Mar 2013 3:14pm
hey what camera and lense were you using
fstop5
fstop5
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fstop5 fstop5
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4 Mar 2013 3:17pm
pgc said...
hey what camera and lense were you using


Canon 7D body with Canon 100-400mm zoom.
Kazan
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Kazan Kazan
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8 Mar 2013 1:16pm
matto said...
Couldnt be railey - as hooked in (could be gailey but dont think this guy would be doing gaileys).


Do you mean Gailey the guy that used to work at Rip Curl in Torquay and give surfing lessons? He's one cool dude!
juggler
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juggler juggler
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8 Mar 2013 5:47pm
matto said...
Yeah - definitely dont go to altona. What lebowski said,

AND

very tide dependant - bad on high tide, to choppy, and low tide - no water, bad on westerly - too gusty.

Definitely not worth going down.

Definitely dont go there if you have cabrinha - too many trees, OR north - too many powerlines.

Yeah have to agree, port melbourne & st Kilda are much better
Kazan
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Kazan Kazan
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11 Mar 2013 9:51am
juggler said...
matto said...
Yeah - definitely dont go to altona. What lebowski said,

AND

very tide dependant - bad on high tide, to choppy, and low tide - no water, bad on westerly - too gusty.

Definitely not worth going down.

Definitely dont go there if you have cabrinha - too many trees, OR north - too many powerlines.

Yeah have to agree, port melbourne & st Kilda are much better


Where in Port Melb exactly? I did not know there was a designated kiting zone there. Anyone?
Saffer
Saffer
VIC
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Saffer Saffer
VIC, 4501 posts
11 Mar 2013 4:42pm
Kazan said...
juggler said...
matto said...
Yeah - definitely dont go to altona. What lebowski said,

AND

very tide dependant - bad on high tide, to choppy, and low tide - no water, bad on westerly - too gusty.

Definitely not worth going down.

Definitely dont go there if you have cabrinha - too many trees, OR north - too many powerlines.

Yeah have to agree, port melbourne & st Kilda are much better


Where in Port Melb exactly? I did not know there was a designated kiting zone there. Anyone?



Port Melbourne isn't a designated area so you have to keep outside the 5 knot marker. It's a shared zone. I.e. you can operate boats and swim but when coming inside the markers you're required to adhere to the 5 knot rule.
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