private lessons aus $120 / 2 hours
two students $75 each / 2 hours
course aus$395 / 12 hours
all gear included
fly into Rockhampton, Queensland
Yeppoon is 40km east on the coast (45min drive from airport)
Bruce Highway heading north, turn off to Yeppoon (signs, traffic lights) just before leaving Rockhampton
www.capricorncoast.com.au
Seaspray Beachfront Holiday Apartments
45 Wattle Gr Cooee Bay
Yeppoon QLD 4703
Telephone: (07) 4939 1421
www.capricorncoast.com.au
~ $80/night per unit
best kiting on Yeppoon Mainbeach (not between the last 1 or 2 hours of high tide), next beach: Farnborough beach (any tide), and kiting possible anywhere on the Capricorn Coast between Emu Park, Yeppoon and Sandy Point, Five Rocks (4wd only)
pretty relaxed town (15 000) growing rapidly, nightlife limited...
air temperature
summer 26 - 35°C
winter 20 - 25°C
water temperature
summer 27 - 31°C
winter 21 - 25°C
always small waves - bigger in over 20knots
summer kitesize around 9 to 16
winter kitesize around 16 to 20
current weather observation incl. cam:
www.kbsc.com.au
info office: www.capricorncoast.com.au
summer 15 to 20knots, winter 10 to 15knots (June to August less wind)
great downwinders possible:
Emu Park to Yeppoon ~ 20km
passing many headlands - bays ( incl. couple little islands) takes 1 to 2 hours kiting
Yeppoon to Sandy Point ~ 20km (along sandy beaches all the way)