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VANUATU anyone kited or windsurfed Vila ?

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Created by Surfer62 > 9 months ago, 22 Jul 2008
Surfer62
1357 posts
22 Jul 2008 5:40PM
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Got an opportunity to kite in Vanuatu, main island, anyone kited there ?

laurie
WA, 3858 posts
22 Jul 2008 6:27PM
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I've been, took my kites, but got no wind! (Wasn't expecting too much .. had to go for a wedding out of season).

Some wicked spots, waves & flat water.

Great place - down to earth super relaxed people, with a simple way of life. Forget seatbelts & pollution control! .. diesel mini buses flog all around the island for $1 to go anywhere.

Can't remember the names of the places, but they're not hard to find... if you've got access to a Kiteboarder Mag from last year, they did an article on the joint.

Have fun!

p.s. Steve from Kitepower & Lachy (mrfloat) have a heap of experience there .. www.kitepower.com.au/blogs/news


Surfer62
1357 posts
22 Jul 2008 6:49PM
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thanks laurie, apparently there's a french kitesurf instructor over there now, I'll try and hook up with him. Late august on the cards for me, what time of year did you go ?

Checked out that link above, good info, thanks again

Josh K
QLD, 318 posts
23 Jul 2008 6:35AM
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couple of us ran it last year. if u go in season u'll probly get some wind. we did anyway. and there is an instructor named john i think. hes an aussie... take ur surfboard

Firiejason
SA, 69 posts
23 Jul 2008 10:44AM
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I've been to Vanuatu several times during the dark stage of my life 'before kiting'.

If you SCUBA get up to Santo and dive the Coolidge. Luxury cruise liner converted to a troop ship for WWII. 5000 people got off with only 2 fatalities after the American ship hit an American mine. LOL. There's lots of cruise liner type stuff down there (luxurious fittings, art work, crockery and kitchen stuff) as well as war stuff too (rifles, helmets, gas masks, medical supplies, artillery, tracked vehicles etc)

I worked there as a Divemaster for several seasons. I could go back this December for a free holiday but, YOU KNOW YOU'RE ADDICTED TO KITING WHEN YOU GIVE UP A FREE DIVING HOLIDAY IN THE TROPICS TO KITE THE SEABREEZES AT HOME...

Chris33
SA, 56 posts
23 Jul 2008 1:07PM
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Just got back from vanuatu - was going off for kiting - went there to surf and kite and got lots of both - 15 - 25k most days. Not epic surf but solid fun waves
Safe spot near hideaway island near Vila - long sandy beach, open to fair range of winds, easy access, lawns etc.
Some great places to kite but bit dodgey re launch and land and some very nasty reef - razor sharp fingers of coral - booties a must.
Kited the bay at breakas resort / pango - was cross/on/off, tiny beach but a fun lagoon with good waves out on the reef - high tide only.
Kited one spot where locals had not seen the sport - great experience - dogs barking - locals wooping it up!
Fantastic place, cool people, warm (wore boardies/rashie), one froggy prick showed a bit of attitude in the surf - but he was a twat!
Beachcombers in the NE coast was a good place to kite - roads rough as guts.
Need to be advanced to kite some of the remote spots - but overall good fun.

Firiejason
SA, 69 posts
23 Jul 2008 3:05PM
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Chris33 said...

Kited one spot where locals had not seen the sport - great experience - dogs barking - locals wooping it up!


That would've been awesome. The Ni-Vans can be very enthusiastic and fun for even the smallest thing so seeing kites for the first time would have really got them going.

Chris33
SA, 56 posts
24 Jul 2008 1:56PM
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it was pretty cool Jason - one local lady was trying to talk me out of it - she thought that I was going to kill myself! The young blokes couldn't wait to see the 'big parachute' (and probably wanted to see a stack!). We had beers after to celebrate!

Surfer62
1357 posts
24 Jul 2008 5:14PM
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sounding better, been watching the weather stats there, 15-18 all this week. thanks for info chris.

Firey, gave up scuba 20 yrs ago, way too dangerous !



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