Here is your opportunity for one last blast before winter sets in at the inaugural Landboarding NZ Ltd "Waikuku Kite Camp" on weekend of 5th & 6th May.

This informal non-competitive gathering is open to all kite sports enthusiasts, (yes, even Kitesurfers), who have an interest in building the scene, meeting up with kiters with similar interests, learning a few tips and maybe even having a laugh.

Accomodation will be in shared cabins at the Waikuku Motor Camp, (limited places avaialable, first come first serveed), 33kms North of Christchurch, with direct access to an awesome stretch of beach. For more information and directions go to http://www.landboarding.co.nz/Events001.html

So before you put your kite/board/buggy away for the winter, come down, meet up and be part of this Fun event.

Sounds excellent.

Will try everything possible to make it there dude.

I'll bring some mates too. 2 buggiers and a landboarder confirmed!

Thanks for that blizzard not infoeming me of signing me up but thats quite alright i will definitly try and attend.

Hey eveybody i hope you realise that 5 people wont be that great we need more people to turn up. cmon wheres the enthusiasm.

Someone back me up here!!!

Come On PEOPLE!!

Its a great weekend to be had just chillin wit fellow landboarders.
Even if the wind isnt good theres still fun to be had like mountainboarding down some of the hills.Its a bit dangerous though considering i almost nailed myself on the side of caravan. .Then at night just sit around getting pissed havin a good time finding out how we got our nicknames ie.Spiglord. .

So Spig is it beer and meat every meal this time cause i dont think i can take that again?

thank you southie cmon people we need to get into this sort of thing stop being loners on the beach and come have a good time.

Pooh Bear should be coming up from Ash Vegas...

I Have been talking to the "Bear" and he is keen and me too

So how many people we got comin to this hopefully awesome weekend?
Steve (Spig)
Kennie (Southie)
joe (Zenon)
Will (Blizzard)
Paul (kiter)
Steve (norwester,poo bear)

Any others?

I'm reeling in a few more....

I am hoping that some of the kiting newbies I've been teaching will attend, (Howard & Robin). Plus some of the mountainboarders may be available now, (Dirt Daddy). I will do a big push over the coming week and see if we can get at least 12 to fill the cabins.

Cabins are available for the Friday & Saturday Nights, and the cost will beonly $12 per night for a bed/bunk, (bring your own bedding) or you can get a tent pitch if you are brave enough, and they will probably cost more...!!

BTW... does anyone have a video camera we can use for the weekend...?

Also I have a prototype inline board coming down for demo at Waikuku... could be interesting...

I'll try and think of some more goodies....

All ideas welcome...

i will possibly be able to flog a video camera for the weekend but the thing is who will be making the videos as we will all want to be flying and buggying/boarding (note how i put buggys first 8) )

I'm sure we'll be able to find a willing cameraman..., as well as 'superstars' to video...!!

Just a quick Bump

To remind everyone that the Waikuku Kite Camp is coming up next weekend...

I'm planning on being at the camp site around 4pm on Friday for the evening session....

Anyone with any interest in Kitesports should come along and meet a friendly bunch of kiters... All welcome

Have you booked up the cabins Spig?

Do we just need to show up for a cabin, or should we book ourselves?

Also, about the "bedding" I guess just bring a sleeping bag right?

Looking forward to it, hoping for some sweet wind.

:wink:

Cabins are booked in my name... Just pay me on the day..

Sleeping bag should be fine... or a blanky for pooh bear...!!

hey fella youre not takin the piss are ya

Me.....?? Of course... :wink:

I Bet he dosent get any marshmellows in his cocoa mr Poobear

Okay, last couple of days before this weekends Kite Camp at Waikuku, so I thought I would just put a shout out for anyone else that wanted to come along.

Firstly, here is a link for a new map of where the camp site is located as the other Map Server seems to have gone off line: - www.zoomin.co.nz/nz/waimakariri/waikuku+...-waikuku+motor+camp/

The plan of action is as follows: -

4:00pm 7:00pm Friday evening kite session on the beach. Park up at the surf club and hit the beach
7:00pm onwards Head to the cabins, get some food, talk some kite sh*t, and maybe have a beer..?
Sat morning Chill out, maybe do some downhill, maybe not
2:00pm -7:00pm Afternoon kiting session
7:00pm onwards - Get some food, talk some more kite sh*t, and finish off the beer..?
Sunday Chill out and head for home, nursing either your bruises or your hangover

Things to remember: -

- Bring your own bedding, (sleeping bag, blanky, four poster) - Bring your own food for incidental consumption - Bring your kite gear - Bring your sense of humour

Other Stuff: -

- I will be paying for the cabins in advance, so any $12 contribution for cabins should be paid directly to me during the weekend. - There are cooking facilities at the campsite for breakfast, and lunch - There is a fish & chip shop within easy walking distance of the campsite, but it may close early evening - You might want to bring a torch for some night flying as it will get dark pretty quick!

Weather forecast for the weekend is a bit variable. The best wind direction for Waikuku is East/South East and both Friday & Saturday are looking reasonable for direction. Wind speed is currently forecast in the 5-15 knot range which should work out okay. The wind can be a bit fickle at this time of year and the recent lack of wind has been a pain in the arse. In my experience Waikuku tends to get stronger winds than the forecast, but we will just have to wait and see? If the wind is coming in from a different direction, we can always jump in the cars and head either north or south to find the best wind.

Obviously I will be out there even if there is only a gnats fart of breeze

Thanks for your support, and lets hope for a good un.

well wasnt much wind at all but managed to have fun downhill dune buggying and trying to master the safari which resulted in a head on crash with a picnic table.

good times

syMptom

Thanks to everyone that showed up for the weekend Kite Camp at Waikuku, it just goes to show that even without the right wind you can still have a heap of fun, and that getting together to swap ideas & advice is a great way to build our sport.

My highlights include watching Blizzard flying his homemade 6 meter kite at midnight against a backdrop of the whole milky way, bonfire and beer on the beach, and of course Symptom mastering the Surfari until being attacked by the stealth picnic table!! (I have not laughed so hard for ages)

Ill update my blog later this week

hopefully the footage we got of the crash will be able to be enharnced so that it can be seen then well get to laugh all over again. lol but well done to symptom for giving it a go and now god help him he wants to buy one.

I have posted some of the photo's from the weekend on the 'Photo Thread' here in the KGB forum, and you can find some more at :-

http://www.flickr.com/photos/43344362@N0...s/72057594128801149/

Enjoy

Still a good weekend, definitely going again.

And as for that 6m... took it out today in 13 knots +. Towed four of us.

Thats like 255kg, spread out over the two buggies!!! Then it lofted me out of the buggy, got a little bit of a sore head now :cry:

Plus a good session of night flying with Symptom made up for the lack of wind in the weekend. Cruising under the 8m nasawing with a bright moon was just purely awesome.

I think I'm becoming addicted to night flying.

As for me, the highlight was when that Maori fella made the bloody aussie shut up. It's not like I've got anything against aussies, it's just the loud mouthed ones that annoy me:D

Cheers to Spig for organising it, wicked weekend.

YEAH big ups to Spig for a great weekend.

and another great session 2day with a 1.7m kite towing two buggies lol.

we even have some footage to prove it. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

on the subject of Surfari's does anyone have a spare1 going cheap? or do i have to post a wanted to buy message in the other forum?

:wink:

Symptom: a Surfari will hospitalise you someday.

Someone sell him one, please!!

Lol, jk man.

Hey Mason...

THe Surfari is a brand new development and only a few have been sold worldwide.... So the chances of a secondhand one are almost non-exsistant...!!

Have you looked at the Surfari web page, (www.surfari.co.nz), and seen how much they retail for...? If that doesn't put you off, send me a PM and I'll hook you up with a deal....

awwwwwwwww

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