Hi. I launched Shem's kite for him last year and got hooked on the idea of kiting. Just had some lessons up here in Scotland but coming down to Wales next week and if the wind is ok, may visit Borth/Ynyslas for a bit of a float around and play with my newly-acquired kit.

Lived in Borth for a year so know it well but not kited before on my own.

Any hints/tips/warnings welcome!

Just have a chat with any of the guys kitesurfing on the beach, anyone there will give you sound advise on conditions etc...

Yep, its generally a fairly safe beach and as long as there are others out and about to help you you should get on fine.

Most people park in the Golf Course Car Park at the Ynyslas junction (although some of us just walk across from home!). People then tend to launch and kite to the north of the last groyne, so if you turn up there and get chatting to others you'll find plenty of people to help out.

See you on the beach sometime soon.

Al.

Thanks!

I'll try not to get in anyone's way and I'm always happy to blether. Happy now to come give it a go.

hi Jay there will be loads of us up this saturday here are a list of our names and where you will find us, we will be happy to help and give advice, big Tim (aka Bucski you already met in the coolest silver T5 you will see on the beach)
neil ( me,the youngest person there to be found in my adria van)
Andy ( aka Spooks; slightly older, to be found in autotrail cheyenne van)
CHris (aka Fish, much older and to be found in a CI MIrza van)
Andy B ( the tanned much younger to be found in a CI riviera)
Darren B ( to be found in red T4 camper)
AJ ( white T5 van)
and there could be others depending who turns up the list could go on and on!!!!! but all are friendly;
ps just dont ask for any of my real ale!


[Edited on 1/10/09 by mNeil]

spooker is the one in the van eating pot noodles as it'll be to windy for him

you coming up then COl? looks like some good swell and wind saturday, should be able to try out my new kites

Your ale would be safe. My tipple is very nice cider!

Won't be there for Sat sadly! Hopefully, will see some of you at some point tho.

Thanks!

I love neil's description of everyone (especially the bit about the coolest T5 ever which I hardly deserved after insulting big vans on the other thread)

You missed out a description of Col tho neil

Tim; to ere is human but to forgive devine

i'll do my own description, fat bloke who takes the pee out of every-one, but pretty handy with a kite..

trying to come up sat neil, won't know till tomorrow depends on bums on seats on the firetrucks on sat..

got to take day off, and ive got some new toys as well wainman rabbit kites, smoke and boss and a blunt board

[Edited on 1-10-2009 by col123]

But I don't eat pot-noodles.....

Andy yes you're VERY handy with kites Col, just a shame you can't fly them

Hi guys. I did get to Borth but it was a wind-free sunny day and my kite hadn't arrived either.

Happy kiting over the winter and maybe I'll see you next year.