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Any one else think this shouldn't happen at gnaraloo 
You seem to think that Gnaraloo is still a secret spot? Sorry to burst that bubble, but those days are long gone.
Distance is still the biggest factor that keeps the numbers down. It takes commitment to get there. Quite a few get to Gero, find Corros and don't get any further.
1 day of comp is a five day period is hardly taking over the joint.
Select to expand quoteTurtleHunter said..
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Any one else think this shouldn't happen at gnaraloo
nope.
imo they have as much right to have a crack at a comp there as the search comp years back.
your posts reek a bit of "not in my yard" syndrome. and yet from past posts/profile it seems you are in the tourism industry to a degree, and expose the areas you think are ok to share with a wide crew of people over time (where do you think there holiday snaps go?). they do happen to be other peoples "yards" as well you know.
anyone in water sports that doesn't know gnaraloo already is under a rock. anyone that is a kook that rocks up and it is 6-8' and heaving, or even 4-6' and 25kn+, won't be out there anyhow. and it is pretty bl00dy isolated as stated by posters in the other thread.
personally i think margs main would be better for comp and for getting a live crowd/exposure, but i don't windsurf, so wouldn't know where provides the better comp conditions. if the riders say gnaraloo, i reckon good on em for putting on a show. maybe you can plan a holiday somewhere else for the comp window next year, maybe sumbawa? but ssssssshhhhhhhhh, no photos or video, don't want to over expose it!
spot on mazdon I don't want bigger crowds.
Your also right about me being in tourism but you won't see me promoting more crowds in the surf.
If your keen enough you can work it out on your own.
Anyone who thinks filming comps at gnaraloo won't effect crowds I think is living under a rock
Select to expand quoteTurtleHunter said..
spot on mazdon I don't want bigger crowds.
Your also right about me being in tourism but you won't see me promoting more crowds in the surf.
If your keen enough you can work it out on your own.
Anyone who thinks filming comps at gnaraloo won't effect crowds I think is living under a rock
Is suppose filming comps could create exposure to this area - but that would need viewers who actually watch. Does anyone watch windsurfing??
Select to expand quoteLostDog said...TurtleHunter said..
spot on mazdon I don't want bigger crowds.
Your also right about me being in tourism but you won't see me promoting more crowds in the surf.
If your keen enough you can work it out on your own.
Anyone who thinks filming comps at gnaraloo won't effect crowds I think is living under a rock
Is suppose filming comps could create exposure to this area - but that would need viewers who actually watch. Does anyone watch windsurfing??
Looks like they've done plenty of homework, target audience,
They've got that covered, it's getting beamed live and exclusive to 2 countries, and during the 1hr commercial break( isn't really a commercial break, it's the time it takes to rig up) they're airing a repeat of the antique road show, cunning buggers
Select to expand quoteTurtleHunter said...
spot on mazdon I don't want bigger crowds.
Your also right about me being in tourism but you won't see me promoting more crowds in the surf.
If your keen enough you can work it out on your own.
Anyone who thinks filming comps at gnaraloo won't effect crowds I think is living under a rock
Gnarloo 4x4 camper hire, with free windsurf equipment, it's your future right there turtle
just need to find some old combies to go with the hire gear 
Maybe we could have the kite surf nationals there apparently it's fine because so many already know about it.
They have not brought back dinosaurs from the dead, how are they going to do it with windsurfers?
Well they sound better than this years wave kiting nationals...
Good on them for having a go and getting something together.
Why carnt we get along, we could hold a joint comp, we could hold our comp in between poley competitors tacks
Select to expand quotecauncy said..
Why carnt we get along, we could hold a joint comp, we could hold our comp in between poley competitors tacks
When they have their naps in the afternoons will free up another hour, plus they'll be off the water by 5pm so they can have dinner and go to bed before it gets dark.
All jokes aside does no one else see the irony of starting an Internet thread about how to keep your "secret" spot under wraps
" hey guys this is my super epic secret spot and I don't want anyone to find out, can as many people as possible just chime in to tell me how to keep it under wraps coz it is an epic uncrowded spot ps. Don't go there to surf or kite but please do support my tourism business "
^^^ No one seriously thinks this is a secret spot; that's not the point. Surfers lobbied hard to ensure this was not a contest venue, not to keep it secret but to maintain it's aura and style for the average committed surfer. So in part it's about respecting that.
Comps benefit a few not the masses that use the spot.
I bet the windsurfers as a whole would massively oppose a Kite comp there, and I'd support them.
Im jealous that our kiting states will prob be at brighton mushfest yet a dying sport has theirs in heaven?
In case you missed it:
area is undergoing ownership changes so in the future it may be either too expensive or too difficult to arrange an event there.
I'd be more worried about what happens when Colin and his mates get their hands on the place than a windsurfing comp 
Should be held in Geraldton/Corros.
Much better facilities, and your only 5min from a bottle o/hospital.
Select to expand quoteHunter S said...
^^^ No one seriously thinks this is a secret spot; that's not the point. Surfers lobbied hard to ensure this was not a contest venue, not to keep it secret but to maintain it's aura and style for the average committed surfer. So in part it's about respecting that.
Comps benefit a few not the masses that use the spot.
I bet the windsurfers as a whole would massively oppose a Kite comp there, and I'd support them.
good to see someone gets it
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Should be held in Geraldton/Corros.
Much better facilities, and your only 5min from a bottle o/hospital.
Yes, hospital near by would be a necessity for a windsurfing comp.
Kinda for the same reason how they build lawn bowl greens near hospitals.
yeh need to watch out for the old gerri's hey.
Keep em close to a toilet and an emergency room...
