MAYDAY Stockton Beach KitePower Demo Day

[lickedysplit_au]

KITEPOWER DEMO DAY
STOCKTON BEACH NSW
3-4 May 2008


Join us on Stockton Beach for some all round kiting fun.
There will be Landboarding Kite Buggying and if your game, Kite Surfing.

Saturday 3rd May meeting at 11-11:30am in the car park at the Nth End of Stockton (access via Anna Bay)

Sunday 4th May meeting at 10-10:30am in the same (Anna Bay end) carpark

Whats happening? (Wind Permitting)

Kite Buggy Races
Kite Buggy Speed Record Attempts
FreeStyle Buggy Demonstrations and Tips with V
LandBoarding
Kiting tips and Gear to try
KiteSurfing (if your game)

We will be seeking Accomodation at the Birubi Beach Holiday Park - http://www.birubibeachcaravanpark.com.au
BBQ at Base Camp End of Day 1

All welcome from the kids to the advanced rider's
So bring the whole family :yes3:

[happypants44]

Wooohooooo!
:)

[KitechickUK]

Awesome! I'll be back by then with money burning a hole in my pocket......

[jdhot]

Sounds like a big day, do you need a 4x4 to get access onto Stockton
Lets hope the weather will be as great as what the days will be

[gambo]

Hi Troy

will be there. sounds like a cool weekend away.
how was the move?? has the family settled into too.
talk to you soon.

Gambo

[lickedysplit_au]

Event Details confirmed and updated.

Going to be WICKED! See above for details

Troy

[Jon]

OK. Team Kitepower and our van full of toys will be there with bells on. Any one with any special requests let me know and i can brinf it for you. In the van to try out will be the following and more.

Peter Lynn Buggy
PL Buggy Bike
Wide wheels Axle etc.
12m Frenxy (For sale)
9m Frenzy FX
8m Manta II
6m Access
4.9m Blade
And loads more stuff that would take ages to write down. Basicaly many kites of all different sizes and styles.

Also if you or you friend are new to the sport or want to get into it, this will be a great time to come along and see what its all about. I will also bring a few trainer kites that anyone can fly and learn on.

Call me in the shop for more info.

[scopeman]

I'm booked in at Birubi Holiday Park for Friday, Saturday , Sunday.

Should be a hoot.

Get in quick for accommodation or it will fill up.

Cheers

Don

[lickedysplit_au]

OK I have also booked at Birubi for the Friday/Saturday nights, anyone else looking for accomodation at the same place might want to jump on it pretty fast.

Looking forward to a few beers with you on the Friday Night Don ;)

Jon and Aaron are camping at the same venue......I'll let you use our shower Jon.......for a price ;) :D

EDIT - @Gambo - Sorry mate, only just properly read the responses here, move went excellently and all settled (not hard to settle in a place like this :) ) Might have to have a demo weekend up here soon. Looking forward to seeing you up at Stocky :D

[Jon]

We won't need your shower. I've booked us a delux cabin by yours, so we'll be over for breakfast! I was up for camping but the wife thought otherwise...

[lickedysplit_au]

Nothin like livin in confort Jon :yes3: This strip of units will be rockin over the weekend :party:

[lickedysplit_au]

Seems to be plenty of interest in MayDay. We have a plug on NX FM's (Austereo Newcastle) community switchboard so hopefully will attract some locals as well.

There is also a definate possibilty of some BloKarts also showing up.

So lets start to confirm which EK'ers we should expect, I know Don, Luke, John, Aaron, Marty and myself are definately booked in and have spoken to more Sydney flyers that are planning to come along. Lets see some commitment - Post up :D

[happypants44]

Definately coming for at least Sunday, hoping to make it saturday arvo onwards, Vague possibility of Saturday morning onwards
DON'T BE TOO HUNGOVER SUNDAY MORNING!!

[Jon]

Me (Jon i'm not sure who John is?) and Matt will be there from Kitepower.

[jdhot]

Me (Jon i'm not sure who John is?) and Matt will be there from Kitepower.


It may have been this John, Jon, but I'm sure Troy meant you Jon.

Andrew will be coming as well, should be there Saturday sometime and staying till Sunday.

cya's there
JD

[scopeman]

Remember that tides are

Friday 11:33 am 0.4
Saturday 12:14 pm 0.4
Sunday 12:56 pm 0.4

Leave Sydney early JD to catch a full days riding.

See you there

Don

[jdhot]

No worries Don, I'll keep the tide times in mind, I'm sure we will more than likely be there earlyish.
Might go see if Andrew wants to leave Friday arvo to a friends place at Cardiff.

See ya there
JD


PS, Do you want to think about going to Riverwood on Sunday

[scopeman]

Friday is the only day off this weekend.

I am heading to Stockton next Friday very early to catch the Friday low tide.

Hoe Troy can make it early enough to get a fair days riding in. Make beer taste better at night.

Cheers

Don

[jdhot]

Hey Don,

Friday's fine by us, Andrew and I if you want to do something.

Friday Outlook: Wind: SW/SE 10/15 knots, becoming variable to 10 knots

JD

[Andyfly]

Hope to make it up for friday night/saturday.... thats plan 'A' anyway. Sounds like it will be too good to miss.

Cheers
Andy

[happypants44]

Hey Don/John
If you are up to anything this Friday ie ANZAC Day then drop me a line as I am free and well up for it

[lickedysplit_au]

Awsome, plenty of EK'ers up there!! Good to see Andy making the long trip up from the ACT!!

Jon/John I ment both of you.........of course ;) :D

[jdhot]

Hey Jon,

Thanks for your advice about Birubi Beach website, gave them a call and got a cabin for Saturday night

For any other people interested they have 1 deluxe cabin left @ $120 for the night.

Also try http://www.baysholidaypark.com/ about a 5min drive from beach they also have cabins.

cya all Saturday
JD

[KitechickUK]

I may make an appearance..... probably Sunday, depending on jetlag, weather, transport, blah blah blah.

[lickedysplit_au]

Hope to see you up there Hazel! What better way to get over jetlag ;)

I will be up there on Friday but not until later in the evening due to work commitments. Although I know Luke and Don will be up there earlier on Friday to make the most of the weekend and get 3 days of flying in.

Less than a week to go :party:

[schmik]

"Your alarm goes off blaring in your ear, yet you are already awake, first time in weeks you have got out of bed before the sun is up with such enthusiasm, kettles on, take a coffee down to the garage and recheck all your gear, kites, buggy, boards, helmets, spin your wheels one last time and check they are rolling smooth as silk.

Throw your gear in the back of the car, crank that ignition and hit the road, its quiet on the road everybodys still asleep you make your way quickly to the servo at the beginning of the freeway, pick up a couple of red bulls, put your foot down hit 6th gear with the bass thumping in your ears as you head north.

The sun is starting to break free of the horizon as you land at the place where the desert reaches the sea on the east coast ,the tide is on its way out the wind is blowing in your face the beach is all yours you head over the dune, only to find kite junkies already there earlier than you flying up and down the beach getting amped for the weekend...........

THIS....... is......... MAYDAY!

See you all there :)" by the kool kiter

[jdhot]

That was beautiful Mike,
Just not sure now whether to pack a kite or constructive poetry book :rofl:

cya there on the sand's of time trials

JD

[schmik]

Can't take credit for those words................ Only the Kool Kiter is that smooth.

mike

[lickedysplit_au]

Ahhhhh the Kool Kiter.

Promise JD if he starts crackin poetry like that at MayDay we will take his FlySurfer Kite Surfing :whistle:

[lickedysplit_au]

DOUBLE POST :D

Just did a google of MayDay Stockton Beach.....as you do ;) and came across this - http://theherald.yourguide.com.au/dispevent.asp?event_id=27757

The event has also been publicised on NX FM and is on their website - http://www.nxfm.com.au/whatson/commswitch/index.php - (look in the family section ;) )

Forcast is getting better by the day........COMON FRIDAY!!!!

[jdhot]

Promise JD if he starts crackin poetry like that at MayDay we will take his FlySurfer Kite Surfing :whistle:


To sneeze or not to sneeze
To cough and fart that is the question

Damn kids given me the flu, but I'll be there, just keeping my coughing distance.


cya's Saturday
JD

[lickedysplit_au]

To sneeze or not to sneeze
To cough and fart that is the question

I would go with the hot shower and early night instead :yes3:

Hope ya feelin better before the weekend JD, if not we'll kite it out of your system

[scopeman]

Rocket called yesterday. Haven't spoken to Luke for a while now that he doesn't get to post here.

He is heading up to Stockton very early on Friday. He says he will be at the north end of the beach.

I am planning on being there before 12. I have arrange an early check in and also a late check out on Sunday.

What Time are you anticipating arriving Troy.

Don

[lickedysplit_au]

Probably not going to be up there till about 7:30 - 8pm on Friday Don. Will give them a call up there and if the office wont be open I will get one of you fella's to grab my key - shouldn't be an issue though.

Have a few things to do when I get up there, like sleeve a few lines, get the buggy proudly displayed outside my cabin, wack up a few kitepower flags (claim the land) drink beer and talk everything kiting. CAN'T WAIT!!

[lickedysplit_au]

OK the BOM has a forcast in for Saturday. We will definately doing some flying, might even be racking up a few speed records.

Saturday Outlook: Wind: SW 15/25 knots.

The day is predicted to also be "Fine" I have a feeling it is going to be better than fine.........

[techno]

15/25 knots looks like im packing my big kites ;-) see you all there

[lickedysplit_au]

15/25 knots looks like im packing my big kites ;-) see you all there

Excellent Ben!! Great suprise :yes3: Looking forward to having a beer with you.....oh and a fly too :D

[jdhot]

Suggestions on what size kites to take please, fixed bridles, I planning on taking the small ones a 3 & 4 mtr, with the predicted winds, will have very limited room in car.

Should be able to try out Jon's Giga axle if I finish mod's tomorrow

Thanks
JD

[lickedysplit_au]

if the winds are blowng 25knots+ JD you will be wanting something fairly small. 2-3M should cover you if it gets as windy as predicted. You will love the 6M XC in these kinds of wind too.....GOLD!

Is your buggy a MKII JD?? If it is I will throw my giga axle in (if it fits). I will also be bringing the suspention axle, so you are free to give it a go on your bug (if you can get it off Jon's (KP) buggy :rofl:.

I hear Luke has packed his fire twirling gear!! Can't wait to watch this after half dozen corona's!!

[jdhot]

Yer it's a MKII, but Jon gave me his troublesome MKI Giga axle and I've bushed the stub axles to 20mm and going to my local exhaust place tomorrow with some stainless to make some adaptor tubes for the axle to seat tubes. Will have to see how it goes.

[lickedysplit_au]

Good stuff, should do the trick nicely.

[techno]

What size KITE ????? I only fly on my 13m theses days cant wait to hit sand mite even bring my old snow board for a bit of dune surfing.

[rowdyblue]

Have a good weekend guys - I'm spewin' that I can't make it.

For those of you who went to Lake George earlier in the year - did anyone find a black and grey hooded mambo jacket at the end of the day? - Green stripe down the sleeve. Winter's coming on and I've realised that the Canberra weekend was the last time I saw it. Maybe I left it out there, I don't know, but if anyone does know, I'd appreciate finding it again (It's a favourite). Maybe if you read this before going, you could mention it to anyone who did the Lake George thing.

Anyway, once again, enjoy your weekend guys.

Hope to catch up soon - I haven't been out for a fly since Easter on the farm, and I go a bit stir crazy when I think or hear about kiting.

[lickedysplit_au]

Shame you can't make it up Grant. Haven't seen your jacket but will ask around while I'm up there.

Really wish I could take the day ff work and head up this morning with the few others! But I can't :(

To the guys leaving this morning - Have a safe trip and I will see you up there tonights

WOO HOO THE MAYDAY WEEKEND IS HERE.......

Gotta plug the plug - Thanks to Sea FM 101.3 on the Central Coast for also advertising this event - http://theradio.com.au/Events.aspx?EventID=44083&Type=Community&PageID=685&Station=SEA_101.3FM_Central%20Coast

[scopeman]

we're leaving now. see everybody there

Don

[Jon]

DAMN it. any one seen the forcast. Might need the big kites after all. Poo Hole.....

[lickedysplit_au]

Here I am on my lunchbreak delving to the bottom of my gear box's pulling everything apart as to be sure to fit as much as I can in AND I look in the box and there is some clothing, a Mambo Jacket at that! One with a big green strip down the arm and I think to myself DAMN that going to make me a NICE grease rag!!

:D It's in safe hands G will get it to you next time I see you or I can take it up to MayDay and give it to Don, he lives pretty local to you, that way atleast you can say your Jacket went to MayDay!!

BTW People speaking of clothing - When at Mayday, keep an eye out for the RED KitePower shirts. Come say g'day, ask for a kite, ask for some tips or just have a chat - this will be us for anyone that doesn't know us already.

[jdhot]

Hi Troy,

Give us Grant's Mambo, as I go past Wattlegrove at least once a week to my bro-inlaw,
so it would only be 5mins out of my way.

cya tomorrow
JD

[lickedysplit_au]

No worries JD, just hope I can get this grease out of it before I have to leave :D

[lickedysplit_au]

Alrighty last post before I an off! Cars packed! Here's a list of whats in the boot - PL Buggy - Giga Axle - Suspention Axle - Std Axle - Kite Bike - 12M Frenzy - 3.4M Yakuza - 6M Access XC - 6.5 Blade - 4.0 Blade - 7M Bullet - 2.5M Bullet - 4.9 Rage - Fixed Bridal Kite Bar - MBS Comp 95 - even a 1.8 Beamer and a Panch floating around in there too!!! Thats just in my car - I hear the KP van is FULL as well with some cool stuff like the Libre Super Truck not to mention tons of kites.

Latest forcast -

Saturday: Wind: SW 15/20 knots increasing to 20/25 knots in the afternoon.Sea: rising 1 to 2 metres rising 1.5 to 2.5 metres in the afternoon. Swell: S/SE about 1.5 to 2 metres.
Sunday Outlook: Wind: S/SW 15/20 knots, easing to 10/15 knots and tending NE 10/15 knots later

See you's there!

[jdhot]

IT'S

MAYDAY

TIME

[sinbad]

Troy do you own a Semi :)

[Steve]

Actually Jon has taken the Hilux 4WD, and it is literally stacked to th brim with gear.
he has packed in lots of goodies including some cool prizes for fastest, slowest, best stack, best OBE, most slothful, most untidy, most neat, most excited, least boring, largest burp, smelliest fart, worst cook, most creative breakky, fastest skull, best brown noser, worst gossip, fastest typer,etc,etc.
Have fun guys, speeyewing I'm not able to come, take care of my Libre Dragster!

[sinbad]

I think you need a holiday steve, and come over with the hilux loaded up with goodies to Adelaide :)

[jdhot]

speeyewing I'm not able to come, take care of my Libre Dragster!



Hi Steve,

I'll try and make sure 'EVERYONE' has a turn at taking care of it for you :whistle2::goplay::sarcastic::sarcastic::yahoo:

Shame Master Yoda won't be there


:D:D:D
JD

[rowdyblue]

Oh joy! My jacket has been found! I'm so happy:D:D:D


Oh bugger! I still can't go to Stockton! Not so happy:(:(:(


Oh that's right! I've got free tickets to the Swans game on Sunday:D:D:D


Oh bugger! I have to work on Saturday and think about the fact that I'm not at Stockton:mad::mad::mad:


Oh yes! I just got the call from the wife - think I'm getting lucky tonight:dance3::dance3::dance3:


Oh no... maybe she just wants to talk about my efforts to become the inlaws public enemy number 1:punish:


Oh yeah, I'm actually happy that I'm not the mentally unstable one:):):)


Oh dammit, even taking a thread (and my own post and thoughts) off topic has not hidden the fact that I would rather be at Stockton than anywhere else tomorrow.:confused::(:mad:


Oh well...

Thanks for looking after my jacket Troy, and yeah Johno, that would be handy if you could drop it off. We got back from a couple of weeks on the Gold Coast recently, and discovered it's gotten a bit colder down here.


Have a good one!

[lickedysplit_au]

WOW!!

I need a beer

Get back to this thead shortly ;)

[sinbad]

I've drank mine waiting to hear what happened :) we had no wind :(

[Nas]

Iv just poured myself a bourbon in the hope of some story and pics..

But I will bet half the herd that Lickedy has comatosed and is now snoring his head off. :rofl:

[JKS]

Yep NAS .... my money is on :lazy2: fer sure

[rowdyblue]

Yep Nas, in keeping with the theme of frustration (as far as my weekend is concerned anyway), the Swans missed something like 6 or 7 set shots... oh well.

I'm assuming that the stories to follow in this thread will be better than the tragedy that was played at the SCG.

[lickedysplit_au]

:D I was tired guys!! Will get to writing up the weekend this arvo.

[jdhot]

Guys,

I'm goin' to leave it up to Troy and Jon to have the first words, been the event organisers.

But just to say was a 'GREAT WEEKEND' and





YOU SHOULD HAVE ALL BEEN THERE

[JKS]

Hey ............. no need to rub it in :eek:



if you were in Queensland it would still be the WEEKEND



Cause our weekend was/IS better than yours ...... :yes3:

It's a LONG weekend :p










Even though there was only one day of wind








and it was






light







:whistle:









:tongue2:





Sniff .....





:whistle:













:fie:












:crybaby:

I should have been there ...........

[lickedysplit_au]

Ha ha no weekend could top the one I just had, even a long one!! Just finished a write up - http://www.extremekites.com.au/forums/showthread.php?p=50140#post50140
Feel free to add to it, I know there was definately more going on than I have put.

P.S Got half way through my beer last night and ZZZZZZZZZZZZ it was a massive w/e and I was ruined