Inverloch

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coxy13
coxy13
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21 Jan 2012 10:24pm
I've heard Inverloch is an awesome place for kiteboarding of all levels...flat and shallow water. My question is what would be the best conditions for the location. I know an onshore breeze is always best but how about an easterly? Has anyone had much experience there?

for the record my skill level is getting up on the board and just starting to manage to go upwind but not fully comfortable just yet.

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Saffer
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21 Jan 2012 11:14pm
Inverloch is good and bad. Beautiful flat water but fast moving currents that run at up to 8 knots.

In your case, I'd recommend staying in the shallow areas and avoid the channels at all costs. If you lose your board, you can't body drag back to it.
toma
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26 Jan 2012 2:04pm
I was out at inverloch on quite a low tide last weekend, there just wasn't enough room for a beginner like me whos likely to stack a fair bit so make sure you check the tides and maybe holiday periods aren't so good either.
Peterc150
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27 Jan 2012 1:11pm
It can get quite crowded at Inverloch for kitesurfing.

At lower tides there is less room for kitesurfing as the channel gets narrow when sandbars appear.

The easterly combines with an outgoing tide to reduce the apparent wind for the kite, making it harder to get up and going.

There are swimmers about along the channel edge and in the water too.

Kites, boards and people in the water go out towards the ocean, making self rescue a bit difficult.

In short, these factors combine to make Inverloch less than ideal for beginners, but still fine for experienced kiters.

Better conditions for beginners here are incoming and higher tide, south westerly or southerly (though this combination also reduces apparent wind) and less crowded.






coxy13
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28 Jan 2012 12:28am
Thanks for the info everyone!
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