what a **** wind season we have in perth compared to 2 years ago.
in january to march 07, I remember going kiting whenever I wanted, without checking the forecasts, and always having 20 knots +, It was always sunny.
its not the same anymore, good if we can kite 2 days a week
www.seabreeze.com.au/graphs/wa_last30.asp
does seabreeze have the wind stats from few years ago? like the graph above.
did you guys notice it?
Weather tends to run in 7 year cycles and there is also something about the El Ni?o and La Ni?a bla bla which effects wind and weather over periods. Don't worry it will come back one day. Its good in Noosa, you have our crap wind from last year.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Ni%C3%B1o-Southern_Oscillation
Couldn't be bothered reading it all, see link above, you figure it out ![]()
Have Fun!
Fiona![]()
It hasn`t been bad this summer. Kited more than two days a week most of the time? Remember a good few weeks of constant green arrows and howling on the beach. Admittedly it seems to be droping off early, but it did come in early as well, mid december. I think we still due for some good spells.
It`s just that we`re too spoilt here, there`re people around the world who would die for the conditions we have here in W.A.
Talking to the Euro`s that come over here ![]()
and most of their best conditions are like what we experience through winter.
I guess we just have to take it as it comes and hope next season is an even better one.![]()
Are you kidding Enicao??
This was the probably WA's best wind season for 12 years according to some of the older windsurfers around. I am sure there are many reading this forum who had a similar season to me.
I kited all but 2 days in December and the same in January.
My body was virtually worn out.
I snapped 3 surfboards, 2 depower loops and had to replace my lines and replace worn out bridles and pulleys on my little kites.
My poor old 7m was ridden constantly and is more worn out than a Pat-pong road bargirl, and finally despairing of being blown off the water on the 7m, I bought a 5m for the first time [and I am 90kgs].
Either the salt water has got in your brain or the past 2 weeks of crappy conditions have clearly tarnished your memories already.
If this season was not windy enough you had better move to Geraldton.
My suspicion Enicao is that your kite skills 2 years ago made it feel like 20 kts everyday as it definitely was windier this year.
Remember it's now nearly March and the reliability of the seabreeze has gone with frequent troughs as usual.
well i must say that this season has been going off last nite had a good sesh only two other guys out i have been able to get generally get in at 3-4 seshs on average ,,except for the last week or so so i think its been a great season![]()
You have to be joking. This season in Lano has been going mad. Not only have we had wind but also swell. After a year and a half up here you leave the weekends to the wood ducks and enjoy the the week day afternoons at passage and points further afield with the kiting and wind surfing crew who are local.
if you aren't getting amongst it you are lost.............