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Melb has 2 kite seasons ... 1 cold & 1 ken cold

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Created by harry potter > 9 months ago, 5 May 2015
harry potter
VIC, 2777 posts
5 May 2015 9:06PM
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The ken cold one has officially begun





Fly on da wall
SA, 725 posts
5 May 2015 8:43PM
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At least you've got wind! Just add a drysuit into the equation and a big

bjw
QLD, 3686 posts
5 May 2015 11:06PM
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6m swell?

speedy87
VIC, 110 posts
5 May 2015 11:21PM
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Was fun at Hampton this evening on d 8m

Taurus
VIC, 189 posts
7 May 2015 4:45PM
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Westerlies are horrendously cold, whatever the temperature is, needs to be reduced by about 5 degrees. Spent many years kiting winter westerlies in the bay and it sucks.

suniboy21
VIC, 1090 posts
7 May 2015 7:37PM
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As sick as it sounds, winterly are my most favoured time of year...
You get to sneak a kite in at mid day, and its only going to be quick cause its always nuking and cold!
My 7m has been out more times this week then it did all summer!

noodelsrominov
VIC, 265 posts
7 May 2015 9:21PM
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suniboy21 said..
As sick as it sounds, winterly are my most favoured time of year...
You get to sneak a kite in at mid day, and its only going to be quick cause its always nuking and cold!
My 7m has been out more times this week then it did all summer!



+1 I love the winter sessions. You really feel like you earned the stoke. I wish I could go the lunch session but I have to wait till the weekend in winter. if only we had daylight saving in winter.

wishy
WA, 1501 posts
7 May 2015 10:07PM
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Taurus said...
Westerlies are horrendously cold, whatever the temperature is, needs to be reduced by about 5 degrees. Spent many years kiting winter westerlies in the bay and it sucks.


You need a modern wetsuit. I upgraded from my 12 year old wetsuit to a bottom of the line rip curl, I would be warm in Tasmania, I can only imagine how good the expensive ones are!



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