Sri lanka, suggestions pls.

Hi folks,

Im going to Sri lanka for two weeks of kitesurfing in aug.
Any suggestion on who should I fly with, weight limits, packing tips?


Cheers!!!

Hey Kemp,

I am heading there for 8 days, where would you recommend for the best place to base your self? also what kite sizes did you mainly ride? Cheers

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James01 said..
Hey Kemp,

I am heading there for 8 days, where would you recommend for the best place to base your self? also what kite sizes did you mainly ride? Cheers

I had a 10 and 7. But stole my mates 9 for a day and looped the **** out of it. So much fun. The main lagoon is terrible, gusty and packed full of euro noobs. I stayed at kitesurfing Lanka. But seriously if you could find a way to stay at Vella island for the whole time, you would froth out. Also hire a motorbike and ride up into the national park, that's a fun experience.

I bought a ticket with AirAsia. With 20kg luggage and 20kg allowance for sporting equipment it was around $1050 from Perth. Spent quite a bit of time looking for options - Air Asia was by far the cheapest (the next best price ticket with 40kg allowance was about $1550)

I am staying with kitesurfing Lanka for 10 days (sounds like the lagoon is not the best) but then I move to Manar Island that supposedly is like Vella Island or better (new resort by the same crowd as Kitesurfing Lanka). The the camp is very close to water - no transport needed to kite on butterflat water.

Will provide some feedback when I come back (never been there before).

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Swavek said..
I bought a ticket with AirAsia. With 20kg luggage and 20kg allowance for sporting equipment it was around $1050 from Perth. Spent quite a bit of time looking for options - Air Asia was by far the cheapest (the next best price ticket with 40kg allowance was about $1550)

I am staying with kitesurfing Lanka for 10 days (sounds like the lagoon is not the best) but then I move to Manar Island that supposedly is like Vella Island or better (new resort by the same crowd as Kitesurfing Lanka). The the camp is very close to water - no transport needed to kite on butterflat water.

Will provide some feedback when I come back (never been there before).

when are you heading over Swavek? I am planning early July. Cheers

I am going from 3rd of July to 31st of August - looking forward to check what my kitesurfing saturation point is, 3 two hour sessions, 2 three hour sessions?

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Swavek said..

4XL said..

Swavek said..
I bought a ticket with AirAsia. With 20kg luggage and 20kg allowance for sporting equipment it was around $1050 from Perth. Spent quite a bit of time looking for options - Air Asia was by far the cheapest (the next best price ticket with 40kg allowance was about $1550)

I am staying with kitesurfing Lanka for 10 days (sounds like the lagoon is not the best) but then I move to Manar Island that supposedly is like Vella Island or better (new resort by the same crowd as Kitesurfing Lanka). The the camp is very close to water - no transport needed to kite on butterflat water.

Will provide some feedback when I come back (never been there before).

I'm jealous
Have a great one

S

Thanks Stu,
No point being out of work and sad, might as well be out of work and happy!!!

We've finally sold so I hope to be heading north to exmouth from July to august some time for kiting and fishing expedition. But, Lanka looks my kind of place. 7 weeks will sort u out

S

Put your toilet roll in the freezer
hot n spicy in lanka

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GC1974 said..
Thanks guys heaps for the tips and hints.
I'll fly from the Gold Coast and also want take some lessons to pick up on my game.
Have u guys heard anything about Srilankakite regarding their clinics?
Im thinking of staying with them.
Or any suggestions on this?
I've been kiting for about a year so can do basc stuff as backroll+kiteloop, jumps, stared unhooking.


Cheers!

Another bloody genius, one year and into backrol kiteloops and unhooking - great progress Mate, been kitesurfing for 3 years and the only exciting thing I learned is boosting. Hope Sri Lanka will fix this!

I am aware that one of the instructors in Kitesurfing Lanka is Zac Andrews. I run into his kitesurfing videos - great kitesurfer, very skilled, hopefully just as skilled at passing his knowledge too.

here are his vids:
www.facebook.com/pg/zacandrewskite/videos/?ref=page_internal

Cheers
swavek

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Swavek said..

GC1974 said..
Thanks guys heaps for the tips and hints.
I'll fly from the Gold Coast and also want take some lessons to pick up on my game.
Have u guys heard anything about Srilankakite regarding their clinics?
Im thinking of staying with them.
Or any suggestions on this?
I've been kiting for about a year so can do basc stuff as backroll+kiteloop, jumps, stared unhooking.


Cheers!

Another bloody genius, one year and into backrol kiteloops and unhooking - great progress Mate, been kitesurfing for 3 years and the only exciting thing I learned is boosting. Hope Sri Lanka will fix this!

I am aware that one of the instructors in Kitesurfing Lanka is Zac Andrews. I run into his kitesurfing videos - great kitesurfer, very skilled, hopefully just as skilled at passing his knowledge too.

here are his vids:
www.facebook.com/pg/zacandrewskite/videos/?ref=page_internal

Cheers
swavek

Cheers mate! I'll check him out.

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GC1974 said..
Hi folks,

Im going to Sri lanka for two weeks of kitesurfing in aug.
Any suggestion on who should I fly with, weight limits, packing tips?


Cheers!!!

@GC1974 Hey man! Will it be your first time in Sri Lanka? I'm here at the moment as a kite instructor and I'm also still exploring the place. I've been here for a month now and although I haven't been to Vellai Island before I have spoken to guys that do trips to there. From the sounds of it people do sometimes stay overnight in tents. I'm planning to go there in the next week so I will let you know about my experience!

Kappilady Lagoon so far is the best spot I have been to that you don't need a boat transfer to get to. It's basically two small lagoons. From the look of it when I was there, one of the lagoons get used for teaching and the other one seems to be for everyday kiters. It was loads of fun!

I have also been to a place called dream spot. I went there with a boat transfer, but it is also possible to go overland with a 4x4. It was also nice. We were three guys and had the whole place to ourselves!

Some tips I can give you:

Kite spares! I have seen so many people who have had valves delaminate, because of leaving their kites lying in the sun. Just the other day I took a guest to a kite spot and his kite went flat on the beach after like 10 minutes in the sun . It was an old kite though! So if you don't bring spare valves then I would recommend bringing some glue to re-glue valves if necessary. There are places to fix your valves or any other damages though. I took this guest to Kitesurfing Lanka and they charged 15 euro to re-glue one valve. The more valves the cheaper it becomes, but this guy had 6 valves on his kite that came off so in the end he just rented a kite

As some of the other guys have suggested, renting a bike or a scooter is definitely recommended. Public transport with buses are dirt cheap, but the tuk-tuk drivers nail you with short distance trips! If you can roam freely you will have a great time.

Close to where I stay there is also a kite shop selling anything from, North and Liquid Force Kites to Fly-Surfer twin-tips and even hydrofoils. I was quite impressed when I saw a WOO for sale!! So if you happen to forget your harness or something at home you don't really need to stress about it :)

My mission in the next few days is to go and explore wave spots. That's what I'll be doing right now! I'll post my feedback here as well.

Oh and I flew Emirates from Cape Town and I could take 2 x 23kg bags. I'm not that clued up on airlines from Australia, but maybe check it out!

Let me know if you need any other insider info!

Chao

Cheers mate heaps!

Tweezers to pull the fish bones out of your feet on vella