The Great Downwinder (TGDW) will be starting on the Gold Coast at Southport on January 1 2006.

It will be traveling a set route comprising of a number of sections. If there is no wind on a particular day then we will move onto the next section the next day.

If the wind is blowing SE rather than NE then we will kite the section in reverse or have a day kiting in one spot.

The itinerary (subject to change) is below.

The locations are the areas we will be kiting in, not an indication of the whole segment of the trip, as the actual daily downwind kite will be determined by the direction and strength of the wind.

Day 1.
Sun Jan 1   
am: Southport    Coolangatta                pm: Fingal    Ocean Shores

Day 2.
Mon Jan 2  
am: Ocean Shores    Byron                    pm: Byron    Ballina

Day 3.
Tues Jan 3  
am: Ballina    Evans Head                     pm: Evans Head    Iluka

Day 4.
Wed Jan 4   
Yamba    Minnie Water 

Day 5.          
Thurs Jan 5   
am: Minnie Water    Woolgooga               pm: Woolgoolga    Saphire Beach

Day 6.
Fri Jan 6  
Sawtell    Scotts Head

Day 7.           
Sat Jan 7  
am: Scotts Head     South West Rocks      pm: South West Rocks    Crescent Head

Day 8.
Sun Jan 8   
am: Crescent Head    Port Maquarie          pm: Port Maquarie    Crowdy Head

Day 9.
Mon Jan 9   
am: Crowdy Head    Old Bar                   pm: Old Bar    Forster

Day 10.
Tues Jan 10   
am: Treachery    Mungo Brush                  pm: Mungo -Brush    Hawks Nest

Day 11.
Wed Jan 11  
am: Jimmy's Beach     (flatwater day)       pm: Jimmy's Beach     (flatwater day)

Day 12.
Thurs Jan 12   
am: Port Stevens / Fingal Bay (flatwater)   pm: Fishermans Bay     Stockton / Newcastle

Day 13.
Fri Jan 13   
am: Nine Mile Beach     Swansea              pm: Norah Head    The Entrance

Day 14.
Sat Jan 14
Palm Beach    Long Reef                           CELEBRATIONS at Collaroy !!!!!