Kitesurfing And Paragliding In Melbourne

[Guest]

Hi there,



I'm xavier from France, currently living in the UAE and thinking of moving to Melbourne soon.

First time in this forum and quite like it !



I've got a question for you guys, is Melbourne a good place for Kitesurfing and paragliding?



Thanks for answering my question. Take it easy.



XXX

[glen]

Hi and welcome tjo the forum,



I see quite a few people kite boarding in Port Phillip Bay so I think you will have a good time here. Port Phillip Bay is a large waterway near melbourne. I have seen people paragliding around Frankston and I am sure they do it in other parts of the Bay as well.



As for paragliding, I don't know of any place very close to melbourne where you can do this. Though there is some paragliding in a lovely town called Bright which is about 4 hours drive from Melbourne. See the link below:



[url="http://www.alpineparagliding.com/gallery.html"]http://www.alpineparagliding.com/gallery.html[/url]



Hewre are some more links that might interest you:



[url="http://www.vhpa.org.au/"]http://www.vhpa.org.au/[/url] - Victorian branch of the HGFA (Hang Gliding Federation of Australia)

[url="http://www.paraglidingheadquarters.com/"]http://www.paraglidingheadquarters.com/[/url]

[url="http://www.hgfa.asn.au/"]http://www.hgfa.asn.au/[/url] - The Hang Gliding Federation of Australia.

[url="http://www.aerialpursuits.com/hg/siteguide/mpsites.htm"]http://www.aerialpursuits.com/hg/siteguide/mpsites.htm[/url]



Also on this page there are lots of Melbourne kite boarding links:



[url="http://www.extremekites.com.au/links.php"]http://www.extremekites.com.au/links.php[/url]

[Guest]

Whaouuu it seems to be a very dynamic city right?!!

Anyways, thanks for all these link, i will have a look at them soon !!



See ya



XXX

[glen]

no worries! i hope you have a great trip.



cheers, glen

[Guest]

Hi Xavier & Glen.

I'm a Italian pilot and I'm going in Australia next week (i have from 28 March to 6 April for flying)

I would like to meet some pilots to get together and fly with while I am in australia,

if possible. it would be a great pleasure for me.

I'm staying around the Melbourne area for just two weeks.

Please let me know if you want to meet up to fly together for some xc or soaring flight time.



kind regards, cheers

Marco

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