every day hardly gets past 17 knots, a lot of days there's not even wind in the arvo. Shal I side with scotty here and say 'nows not the time to be talking about climate change?'. Are our kids even gonna be ABLE TO KITE?!?! THE WORLD IS DOOMED!!
These weather patterns tend to run in twenty year rotations I wasn't kiting twenty years ago so I don't know how the season will end but foiling is starting to look pretty appealing
Worst season I can recall. There is a particularly warm ocean current off Perth this year. About a 2 degree celcius rise. Some of this may be related to long term patterns, and there may also be the contribution of climate change. One thing is certain, when massive glaciers and ice caps are rapidly melting away (in the space of a few years), the time for debating about climate change is over. It is scientific fact, and it may already be too late to turn things around.
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Worst season I can recall. There is a particularly warm ocean current off Perth this year. About a 2 degree celcius rise. Some of this may be related to long term patterns, and there may also be the contribution of climate change. One thing is certain, when massive glaciers and ice caps are rapidly melting away (in the space of a few years), the time for debating about climate change is over. It is scientific fact, and it may already be too late to turn things around.
That's right. We currently have a positive IOD (indian ocean dipole) which brings warm waters down from the tropics:
we were probably due for a different season, the last two have been epic - cooler throughout summer and really consistent winds. This has been a really hot start to the season and therefore not as consistent. Still been some pretty good days though!
Yeh even a bad season here is good. Gives you time to recover in the troughed out days.
The only ones who complain about the wind only being 15knts are the ones who don't have the gear or skill to have a satisfactorily powered session in those conditions
Select to expand quotesnalberski said..
The only ones who complain about the wind only being 15knts are the ones who don't have the gear or skill to have a satisfactorily powered session in those conditions
Well duh, thanks for the brainwave Einstein
Select to expand quotepsychojoe said..snalberski said..
The only ones who complain about the wind only being 15knts are the ones who don't have the gear or skill to have a satisfactorily powered session in those conditions
Well duh, thanks for the brainwave Einstein
No need to be offended.... just get the gear and gain the skills and you too wont need to complain.
Your reason for a crap season
Very warm water temps after a record breaking heatwave' not great for wind production
