Kitesoul Magazine #17 English Edition

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ADVENTURES
Beautiful, powerful and wild Tasmania
al Park, was the place we chose for
our first night. We rumbled into the
camping ground at dusk, grinning at
the kangaroos that were all over the
place. Then, we set up camp in what
was to turn out to be a wet and windy
night. Trying to live on the cheap, we
were slightly unprepared with our
$30 K-Mart tent. We were awoken at
6 am by a northerly gale and buckets
of rain. This was our first grasp of the
never trust a Tazzy forecast’ rule that
someone had already told me. Sodden
through, we decided it was time
to hunt down good coffee and head
north to find a beach that would work
with the northerly winds. After a few
hours of exploring rocky inaccessible
beaches, we headed up to Bakers
Beach on the northern side of the island.
This was a tip off from a local
who seemed to know this could be
the place to score a Tazzy northerly
session like no other. When we eventually
arrived we only had a small
window of light left, with very little
beach for a launch and 30 to 40mph
gusty bang onshore winds. So, it was
an interesting start but we stuck at it
and headed out. Soon, we were locked
in for a fully powered strapless air
session. Coming off the water, feeling
pretty stoked by the raw power
and wildness of the session that had
just gone down. After spending the
night in a cheap and cheerful holiday
park up north, we headed back down
south to Bruny Island. With a South
West wind again howling on our way
down, it seemed that we could be on
to score a second full power session.
The ferry crossing to Bruny is only
about 20 minutes, but as soon as you
arrive there and start driving, it feels
a load more desolate than mainland
Tazzy. We first went to check out a
spot along the Great Bay Road. With
epic clean waves on one side and a
massive, flat water bay the other, it
could have been the set up for some
of the greatest sessions ever. However
today it wasn’t going to work, the
wind was a bit too offshore for a session
without support. But, if you’re
ever there, it’s definitely somewhere
to go and ride in a strong southerly
with a large swell. Changing tack and
searching the map for south-facing