Select to expand quotebjw said..
Does anyone know if anyone is organising Kite Stock this year?
We had Midwest windfest up here in November ,here, waksa have the freestyle gig which looks a great event at safety bay
November is last year.... i beleive the original question was about events this year
it should never have been up to waksa to run such an event. WAKSA is a governing body, not an events organiser outside of state titles and what cauncy and co did with midwest windfest is exactly what is needed and should replace kitestock .
Select to expand quotedusta said..
it should never have been up to waksa to run such an event. WAKSA is a governing body, not an events organiser outside of state titles and what cauncy and co did with midwest windfest is exactly what is needed and should replace kitestock .
It's a massive head f...k to be honest, not the event but dealing with the bollocks of local government/ shire/ lazy pricks that are paid good salarys inc cars / fuel and all the other perks , but basically just facilitate, and don't give any assistance to those who want to bring event or organise events , we just about broke even from the windfest financially, but the time me and dave whettingsteel , rob n Kat, put in , you'd think twice about doing it again,
It'd just be great to bypass all that crap and have a gathering of shops kiters etc without all the regulations, saying that I'm happy what we did in s zero budget from local council,
Dongara 2018 is on
Mick and crew you did a great job i was really impressed with how much effort you had put in and what we got for our $$$. I reckon taking it back to Dongara will make it easier to organise. I would still like the DW to be up to Corros but maybe start a bit further North. Anyway plenty of time to nut out details. Great job Mick, Dave, Kat and Crew
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Mick and crew you did a great job i was really impressed with how much effort you had put in and what we got for our $$$. I reckon taking it back to Dongara will make it easier to organise. I would still like the DW to be up to Corros but maybe start a bit further North. Anyway plenty of time to nut out details. Great job Mick, Dave, Kat and Crew
Yeh dwinder was great, did a nice one tonight with nob all swell but great wind, from dongara to 7 mile beach, great run and still fun sets, the northern dwinders imho are more appealing than the old cliffhead run to dongara so doing this run and further north is certainly on the list, masses of kiteable terrain??
Good to hear the old kitestock DW was pretty boring. The best sections were as you were getting closer to Dongara by which time most of the crew were getting tired. Just south of spot X to Corros would be great 
Select to expand quoteWeta said..
Good to hear the old kitestock DW was pretty boring. The best sections were as you were getting closer to Dongara by which time most of the crew were getting tired. Just south of spot X to Corros would be great
Getting the large crew into spot to start would be a logistic/enviro horror show. Too many cars and crew would be parking/driving though the dunes and shredding the beach. Not a good idea for an area we are trying to protect from becoming developed.
It's awesome that you WA crew have a few events. I think everyone really appreciates the effort that goes into it. It actually will make a difference to tourism long term. Councils don't see it and just make it complex.
Cheers to you guys who organise it!
Select to expand quoteLittleFella said..Weta said..
Good to hear the old kitestock DW was pretty boring. The best sections were as you were getting closer to Dongara by which time most of the crew were getting tired. Just south of spot X to Corros would be great
Getting the large crew into spot to start would be a logistic/enviro horror show. Too many cars and crew would be parking/driving though the dunes and shredding the beach. Not a good idea for an area we are trying to protect from becoming developed.
Fair call but i did say south of the spot..................Oakajee or Drummond Cove?????
Select to expand quotecauncy said..dusta said..
it should never have been up to waksa to run such an event. WAKSA is a governing body, not an events organiser outside of state titles and what cauncy and co did with midwest windfest is exactly what is needed and should replace kitestock .
It's a massive head f...k to be honest, not the event but dealing with the bollocks of local government/ shire/ lazy pricks that are paid good salarys inc cars / fuel and all the other perks , but basically just facilitate, and don't give any assistance to those who want to bring event or organise events , we just about broke even from the windfest financially, but the time me and dave whettingsteel , rob n Kat, put in , you'd think twice about doing it again,
It'd just be great to bypass all that crap and have a gathering of shops kiters etc without all the regulations, saying that I'm happy what we did in s zero budget from local council,
Dongara 2018 is on
Same weekend in November would be great, premo time of the year and not the silly December crowds around
Select to expand quotebjw said..
It's awesome that you WA crew have a few events. I think everyone really appreciates the effort that goes into it. It actually will make a difference to tourism long term. Councils don't see it and just make it complex.
Cheers to you guys who organise it!
I spoke to Mick (aka cauncy) about the battle they had with local authorities etc. It sounded like a major head FK if it wasn't for Infigen the local wind farm coming on board with sponsorship Mick & crew would've been outta pocket big time. As far as i know Mick still put in some of his own $$$$.
Would be good to see it based at Dongara as that's also a great location.
Why cant a heap of mates like 200 odd like the windfest just rock up to a beach or camping area and do a down winder and have a freestyle comp ?
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Why cant a heap of mates like 200 odd like the windfest just rock up to a beach or camping area and do a down winder and have a freestyle comp ?
What I wanted, but whoever organises it is buggered if someone gets injured or even worse drown/ dies,
You may get those participating to sign a waiver but good luck with that when the shidt hits the fan, this drove me nuts to be honest as I'm totally against over regulation , it's a killer , you have a great sports event which would bring people to town, benefit local shops and buisness , the process of compliance makes most pull out instantly, add to that a shire that then does f..k all to assist both financially or generally as we had for the windfest,
Select to expand quoteWeta said..LittleFella said..Weta said..
Good to hear the old kitestock DW was pretty boring. The best sections were as you were getting closer to Dongara by which time most of the crew were getting tired. Just south of spot X to Corros would be great
Getting the large crew into spot to start would be a logistic/enviro horror show. Too many cars and crew would be parking/driving though the dunes and shredding the beach. Not a good idea for an area we are trying to protect from becoming developed.
Fair call but i did say south of the spot..................Oakajee or Drummond Cove?????
You put 70+ people (14 cars) in one spot anywhere between Coro and Drummonds and it's going to be a bad look for any event.
Select to expand quoteLittleFella said..Weta said..LittleFella said..Weta said..
Good to hear the old kitestock DW was pretty boring. The best sections were as you were getting closer to Dongara by which time most of the crew were getting tired. Just south of spot X to Corros would be great
Getting the large crew into spot to start would be a logistic/enviro horror show. Too many cars and crew would be parking/driving though the dunes and shredding the beach. Not a good idea for an area we are trying to protect from becoming developed.
Fair call but i did say south of the spot..................Oakajee or Drummond Cove?????
You put 70+ people (14 cars) in one spot anywhere between Coro and Drummonds and it's going to be a bad look for any event.
I provided a coach, the was over 14 cars too, looked fine parked up at sunsets car park
Select to expand quotebjw said..
So that's a no.
Shame. It'd be epic to have 3 events on during the summer in WA.
I'm thinking of a wknd in feb as a relaxed gig, so it may happen,
Select to expand quotecauncy said..dusta said..
it should never have been up to waksa to run such an event. WAKSA is a governing body, not an events organiser outside of state titles and what cauncy and co did with midwest windfest is exactly what is needed and should replace kitestock .
It's a massive head f...k to be honest, not the event but dealing with the bollocks of local government/ shire/ lazy pricks that are paid good salarys inc cars / fuel and all the other perks , but basically just facilitate, and don't give any assistance to those who want to bring event or organise events , we just about broke even from the windfest financially, but the time me and dave whettingsteel , rob n Kat, put in , you'd think twice about doing it again,
It'd just be great to bypass all that crap and have a gathering of shops kiters etc without all the regulations, saying that I'm happy what we did in s zero budget from local council,
Dongara 2018 is on
i gave up when on the committee to try and get help and also dealing with all the different organisations, that's why when you guys stepped up i knew the shock you would encounter :)
and from what people said you did a bang up job
Shire of Irwin used to chase up waksa asking if they were running the old kitestocks each year. They see the value that an event like that brings to town and were supportive, even with $$.
The strangest Approval was with APRa amcos.. wanting waksa to pay royalties for playing music off an iPod!! I think we gave then 150 bucks and they went away. Kings of passive aggession those guys..
Select to expand quotecauncy said..bjw said..
So that's a no.
Shame. It'd be epic to have 3 events on during the summer in WA.
I'm thinking of a wknd in feb as a relaxed gig, so it may happen,
Nice!
