Perth to Lancelin 2 day trip. Windsurf and kite trip
Start monday 11am ... back to Perth on tuesday evening.
Im 30years old male windsurfer and kiteboarder from switzerland.
Search for other people to share the costs.
Also one way possible.
Hurry up an write me a message...
Hope you are fit and strong it's a long kite trip from perth to lancelin
Don't think you will make it in two days
Haha
A friend of mine had the same idea - I think it would be an interesting challenge but tricky in 2 days. Its about 120km as the crow flies, probably 135km following the coastline.
With the right wind you can probably sustain 10-12km/hr downwind. That means you would need to be kiting for 13hrs or more. To do it in 2 days you would need 6.5hrs of wind > 20kn on both days, which you are unlikely to get this late in the season.
Anyone who has done Perth to Lancelin care to comment?
your kidding
are you sure he's not on about a massive down winder
I was starting to get interested and have started kiting
I can just do 2 hrs now so another week and we are on.
if we can get a good north wester it might make it a bit more interesting.
so come on guys who's up for it
might be a nice challenge for all you noobs out there
easily possible in a day, I did the Dongara to Geraldton downwinder which is roughly 60k's. All done and dusted in about 2 hours. Unsupported, solo, spur of the moment trip, wouldn't think twice about the perth to lanno run. I was strapless on a SB, found my front foot got sore from rubbing on the deckpad, if was gong again for a longer distance i would wear booties to look after my sensitive feet.
I did realise that our Swiss friend was just looking for a lift but the massive downwinder is a much more interesting topic ....
Austin: 60km in 2hrs - average speed of 30km/hr relative to the beach. Must have had a decent wind! I was guesstimating max 10km/hr on the basis of shorter runs I have done between floreat and scarbs, in various conditions.
At 30km/hr downwind perth to lano would definitely be do-able in a day ... Surely someone here has tried it?
Yep putting it bluntly i was Fanging it, no swell and a solid 22knots on an 8m, flat chat all the way. very SW facing coast so little actual kite flying. Eyed the horizon and went out to see to adjust my course so that i took a direct route, was so so so glad to see the lighthouse in the distance on the last stretch!