WHATS ON
28/29 th Sept - Dolls Point - Season Opener BBQ's for Southern Sydney Kiteboarding Club
Free BBQ, Join / Renew NSWKBA membership, meet other kiters, support your local club.
Mid North Coast BBQ - Sunday October 19th from 12 noon at Crescent Head Surf Club - Contact
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6562 2163 - if you want to make a weekend of it he has room for 6 at his place ... and there is also camping and cabins at Crescent Head. If the wind is northerly a downwinder will be on. If southerly then a free kite session. Everyone is welcome.
1/2 Nov KITECHICKS RETREAT II. - Gerroa - contact
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for details.
Mambo - 28th Mambo Wave Sailing and Kite Surfing Classic - 27 - 30 November
What are the goals for NSWKBA?
- Promote safe kiteboarding practices
- Strengthen the NSW kiteboarding community
- Organise and sanction competitions to allow ranking of states top riders
- Develop local clubs and provide them with resources, this has happened in Newcastle, Wollongong, South Sydney, Canberra, and North Sydney
- Encourage social events for kiters, Beach BBQs, downwinders etc
- Provide useful information on www.nswkba.com.au-Work with local government to ensure access to beaches
- Work with lifesavers/waterways/coastguard to improve emergency procedures
- Promote youth and women’s kiteboarding development
- Keep things fun and kite as much as possible
What are the benefits of NSWKBA membership?
- AKSA Membership card and harness tag to identify membership and insurance coverage, important at several Australian beaches
- Australia wide $10M pPublic liability insurance policy
- Access to state and national competions (all NSWKBA and AKSA events require all individuals entering to hold AKSA-sanctioned insurance coverage)
- Regular newsletters detailing local events and safety alerts
- A point of contact for any inquiries by local council etc
- Up to date information on www.nswkba.com.au including Local Kite Spots, Competition and Event info, where to get lessons etc.
- Kite Buddies system to put you in touch with other kiters, so you don’t have to learn/kite on your own
- Several discount cards, eg Rebel Sport and Hertz
- Representation of the sport at State, National and International levels
Check out our new maps for Sydney Kite Locations
 northern beaches Map 04/02/2007,15:26 905.87 Kb
South Sydney Map 04/02/2007,15:27 1.08 Mb
The NSWKBA is a non profit organisation run by NSW volunteers with a love of kiting, with the aim of making kitesurfing more FUN and SAFE in NSW. We are affiliated with the Australian Kite Surfing Association(AKSA). All NSW kiteboarders who are members of AKSA are automatically members of NSWKBA and vice versa.
We want to link up the "locals" throughout the state and get a good community feeling amongst kiters, with a focus on enjoying the sport safely, rather than getting all concerned about what equipment to use. We plan to do this by:
+ Getting in contact with NSW kiters, finding out where they kite, and what they want the organisation to do for them, it might be help with approaching the local council, help setting up a local club, or help running a comp.
+ Listing the approved kite schools and instructors within NSW so learners can find them easily, and also list "beginner friendly" contacts in each area to make learning easier and safer.
+ Running social get togethers and comps/BBQs
+ Listing local area info showing where to kite and where to avoid, based on local info.
+ Helping run the state titles to allow the states best kiters be recognised and advance to the nationals.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR KITESURFING IN THE ILLAWARRA
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