Hi
I'm in the Gladstone region on holiday and was wanting to continue my kite lessons. I've been told that Tannum sands is a great spot for a learner so was looking into it. I've looked on the net and there is a link to Intheloop at Tannum but the facebook page hasn't been updated for over a year. Does anyone know if they are still operating in this location? I've tried the numbers on the web page but havent got connected.
Is there anyone else running lessons up there?
Any assistance would be much appreciated.
Cheers
Sam
Hay Sam
there is a guy in agnes that comes down to tannum doing lessons but haven't seen him for a while .Google Kitesurf 1770 and give him a ring ..How far are you with r lessons??
Hi farNT
Thanks for the reply.
I'm actually at Agnes as it goes. I've been in touch with the guy here but hes booked up at the moment.
Also the swells are strong here right now and so lessons on main beach aren't going to be too useful to me given my skill level (or lack thereof).
WRT my lessons. I've done about 10 hrs but all in the shallow bayside waters of Brisbane. I can waterstart and go left (natural) reasonably reliably going right I'm less reliable at. This is all in relative flat knee to waist deep water where I can waterstart from sitting and then de power the kite and step off the board as I want.
Shame that the school up at Tannum seems to have wrapped up. Might try getting on to the bloke here again but it looks like the wind is about to disappear till the new year so I may well be disappointed either way.
Cheers
Sam
Yes Unfortunately the wind has decided to drop out for the next week ..Mate im not sure how long ur here for or if you have your own gear but tannum is
a realy good spot to progress as mid to low tide is quite shallow in the creek and pretty hard to get into trouble if the wind isn't cranking of coarse..My advice to
you is just get out there and have a crack as the more time you spend on the water the more confident you become..If you have your own gear and you are still here when the wind pics up just head down there and if you need any advice/tips mate im down there most days from about lunch onwards and always happy to help. usually on core kites [white and yellow]come up and say Gday
Best of luck
cheers
Donny
I think you're probably right. I need to gather up my confidence and have a crack. Im in the area till the 8th so will hopefully get to see some wind next week. Your offer of help is much appreciated. I'll keep an eye out but if you see someone with a completely new yellow switch 13 getting dragged through the dunes, before we touch base, come and say hi 
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Cheers
sam
Hi Sam....your 13m may be to big for the forecast wind unless you are nearly at the 100kg mark. Just remember to check out what size everyone else is flying and chat to any of the locals.....we are a fairly friendly bunch at Tannum.
Cheers Ray
Hi Ray.
Fortunately (or unfortunately) it's a while since the bathroom scales were reading in only double figures. So hopefully it's about the right size.
That said I'm not planning to try flying it if the winds are getting near or above 20knots.
The forcast looks to be a bit stronger so Im not expecting to be doing much in the coming days. It's a bit over an hours drive away so not sure if I'll get chance to come up just to watch.
Thanks for the reply btw.
Im hugely frustrated at the moment. Not helped by having a load of brand new unused gear sitting in the corner of the room (which just feels humiliating tbh). I had been hoping to get a bit further while I'm on holiday and have a bit of spare time but it's turning into a complete wash out.
My inner optimist is still hopeful of acheiving something though.
Cheers
Sam
Sam.....after 10hrs of lessons it is probably time to get amongst it yourself. If you have someone to launch for you then at least have a go a Aggy main beach away from all the people. You can at least body drag in the surf.....everytime you setup you will learn something new. Worst outcome is crashed kite and tangled lines....then you can learn how to untangle lines.??
After studiously following the forecasts I've decided to head up to Tannum tomorrow to give it a whirl. Will hopefully pitch up some time around 1.30 - 2 ish. Hopefully catch you there.
I'm a bit concerned that the winds will be a bit on the high side, however I've spent the last week or so making sure that I'm not going to be underweight. Hopefully I can find someone to help me get the new kite airborne (and back to earth again) without incident.
Cheers
Sam
After seeing 30+knots gusts on Willyweather all morning i decided to save myself a drive. Interestingly the post above (or maybe below) about gusts appeared at the same time and sort of confirmed my gut feel that these conditions are less than ideal.
I'm a bit dispirited by lack of any kiting (progress) but the Surf is cranking out the front so all is not lost. Looks like i will be back in Brisbane before I get chance to to get my gear out of the packaging. Bummer.
Frustrationsville, Arizona man!
Sam
Hay Sam
Sorry mate been working the last 2 days ..always the way when the wind comes back up but im on night shift for the next 3 nights so ill be kiting from about lunch till about 4 if its not bucketing down ..If you want to have a look at what the beach is doing before you head up to Tannum there is a web cam..just Google GPC
[Gladstone port corporation]and then go into beach webcams click on tannum ....it doesn't tell you what the wind speed is but it will give you an idea of the conditions. Most people kite to the right of where the cam is pointing so don't be discouraged if you don't see any kites .. I kited on Tuesday ..you didn't miss much ,gusty as f@#k..
looks like you are having a fat time with the waves down there anyway. 
G'day Donny (also Ray)
Your offer of assistance is much appreciated. TBH all I'm seeing in the forecasts are strong gusty winds that will probably be unsuitable (and likely scare the $h!t out of me). So I've resigned myself to maintaining my gear in its current 'as new' condition.
Chances are we'll be back this way next year - hopefully I'll have acquired some skills (to go with my gear) or alternatively grown a pair - by that time. Will look forward to having a yarn then.
All the best and thanks again
Sam
