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Where all the foilers at in Perth?

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Created by thisblows > 9 months ago, 5 Mar 2024
thisblows
WA, 3 posts
5 Mar 2024 8:00AM
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Hello all,
Over the past month I've been getting into foiling. Starting off behind the boat. I decided to get out my old kite gear and give kite foiling a go. It was a fail, with the kite losing air slowly.
I noticed there was not a single person riding any foil though. There was about 30-40 kite boarders out there, but not a single foil of any kind. I was at Pinnaroo point just north of Hillarys (Perth). Is this normal? Or is there a different location that foilers ride? I'm thinking of giving winging a go, but wondering if I'm at the wrong location...?

Brent in Qld
WA, 1130 posts
5 Mar 2024 8:18AM
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Cottesloe/Leighton

hilly
WA, 7436 posts
5 Mar 2024 11:11AM
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thisblows said..
Hello all,
Over the past month I've been getting into foiling. Starting off behind the boat. I decided to get out my old kite gear and give kite foiling a go. It was a fail, with the kite losing air slowly.
I noticed there was not a single person riding any foil though. There was about 30-40 kite boarders out there, but not a single foil of any kind. I was at Pinnaroo point just north of Hillarys (Perth). Is this normal? Or is there a different location that foilers ride? I'm thinking of giving winging a go, but wondering if I'm at the wrong location...?


Weed

CH3MTR4IL5
WA, 790 posts
5 Mar 2024 12:50PM
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If you're NOR and want flat water winging its pinnaroo or Hillary's (north of the breakwater). Foilers at pinnaroo usually down near the playground in the windsurf area but it seems a lot have buggered off to Hillarys due to the parking situation now.

As hilly says, fkn weed. Otherwise river, or head south.

Buster fin
WA, 2581 posts
7 Mar 2024 5:02PM
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I've tried various places, like once each. Hillaries North, the river in a few places. No real joy as a complete beginner. Either too choppy in the ocean, or too shallow in the river. And I fear I was sold the wrong foil, but that's a different thread.

How did you go behind the boat?

remery
WA, 3241 posts
7 Mar 2024 6:48PM
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Melville, between the windsurfers and kiters is ok. I've heard good reports about the Mandurah estuary south of Dawesville, and Bunbury.

Froth Goth
779 posts
8 Mar 2024 7:41AM
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Theyre busy gumming down jello and butter at the nurseing home waiting for the next yoyo to come out from the surf industry



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