Boynton Beach Ride

[BizGuru]

8) Me and Buddy are headed out to Hammock park today at 5:30 to ride a bit, Winds are looking good today. I am riding my 17m Blue Element, and my buddy is taking out his 14m Yellow Nitro. If anyone else is out there today say hi. We are both new too the sport and looking to meet people to ride with with. I will post how it went tomorrow.

[ricki]

8) Me and Buddy are headed out to Hammock park today at 5:30 to ride a bit, Winds are looking good today. I am riding my 17m Blue Element, and my buddy is taking out his 14m Yellow Nitro. If anyone else is out there today say hi. We are both new too the sport and looking to meet people to ride with with. I will post how it went tomorrow.

Hope it was a good one. Let us know how it went, I bet the waves will be nice.

[BizGuru]

:? Complete flop, wind died and the waves were crashing on shore making starting for a begginer like me very hard, especially in a dead east wind. Commercial looks like it might get some good evening winds so we are going to give it a shot there today, just north of the pier.

[HIGHFLYN]

:? Complete flop, wind died and the waves were crashing on shore making starting for a begginer like me very hard, especially in a dead east wind. Commercial looks like it might get some good evening winds so we are going to give it a shot there today, just north of the pier.

From Boynton to Ft Lauderdale~ He's got the fever for the flavor :wink:
Chase that wind young man 8) So how was it?


BE CARFUL with DEAD onshore wind !

Even experienced riders have "wicked" situations w/onshore wind, Being a beginner only complicates things that much worse.

There are too many good days ahead

[BizGuru]

:shock: Yeah it was dead onshore and low tide ment the distance from shore to sandbar was not very good to get started, Got some flying practice in On little ride in but it was just too east. As far as safety I always keep my element on launch in real on shore conditions, That save y buddy once from being draged into the beach hard. Tap it is a great system. I shall chase the wind, We are looking at making a ride down to bahia honda state park tomorrow I found that to be a great park to learn on plus East there is sideshore so we may get in a good run. Gonna check weather tomorrow but Iwindsurf looks promising anyone have any thoughts

[HIGHFLYN]

[quote="BizGuru I shall chase the wind, We are looking at making a ride down to bahia honda state park tomorrow I found that to be a great park to learn on plus East there is sideshore so we may get in a good run.[/quote]


If you get a chance, fill me in on the Bahia Honda situation. A buddy of mine and I are looking to due some camping/kiting/fishing there this winter (when the wind blows EVERYDAY)

[BizGuru]

Bahia Honda is the best park in the Keys that I have been too. Kite surfing is allowed and you can get campsites right on the water where you can even launch and start cruising around the beautiful park. I just wish it was closer. I plan to spend a few days down there once the wind picks up. Let me know if you have plans to head down there always looking to meet people who are into the sport to ride with. I am still very much a beginner and I have not been able to progress much the past 2 month due to no wind, once it picks up I will be around every weekend somewhere in Florida Kiting. I am recieving my contra 23.5m on wensday so I will get some practice in at 12mph plus. Look forward to seeing you out on the water. 8)

[ricki]

Rideable winds can be rare this time of year in Florida. If you are just starting out, I would say to avoid dead onshore winds. Even without waves it can make getting much done and avoiding injury fairly hard to do. Waves just make things harder. Even for experienced guys, onshore winds are associated with a lot of injuries.

There were some problems in Lauderdale By-the-Sea last year. The Township and Sheriffs Department came very close to either banning kiting entirely or requiring kiters to avoid the pier area and to stay at least 100 ft. away from bystanders with a kite up. A very few local riders created repeated complaints and forced the issue with the Township. So, keep well away from bystanders. More about one of the issues at:

http://fksa.org/viewtopic.php?t=347

[BizGuru]

I always respect bystanders at that beach. Most of the time I ride it is after work when the beach is almost empty on weekdays. I have givin up on dead onshore for the time being, to difficult to edge out for me right now. This east wind has been driving me down to bahia honda where an east wind is sideshore. That makes for some fun riding. I am a big buy 270lb so the light winds make it even harder. I got a 23.5 2005 contra which might help.

[ricki]

Yow, 270 lbs. in the light winds this time of year will be a challenge. Best advice bide your time until useable sideshore winds come along and go for it. You should also try to get a larger board to help you out as well. I am not sure what the largest Best Float board is but you might look into that. I picked up a 135 cm Float a while back and have found that it out performs my large directionals that have been light wind solutions in years past. I am only 192 lbs. though.

Once the wind gets into the lower 20 mph range and above the weight advantage will shift to you once you are on your game in kiting. That is something to look forward to.

[BizGuru]

That is very true, I can't wait for the good winds. I have 3 kites 12 nitro, 17 element, and 23.5 contra. (Cabrihna Fan/ Love recon 2 tap out for learning) I also have a 6 foot directional that I am refinishing. It is an F-ONE board. As far as my directional I have a 158cm prodigy. I am really dedicated to learning the sport, Even with the little I have rode it is the best sport I have ever been involved in. Looking forward to spending as much time on the water when it comes. Plus hopefully after the season I will be posting in here at 220 with a 130cm board =-). :P. Hoping to be able to cruise with my direction and 23.5 contra in about 14mph. On a side note, I am learing to ride my directional without straps, what are your thoughs on this.

[HIGHFLYN]

I am learing to ride my directional without straps, what are your thoughs on this.

Nothing ventured nothing gained :wink:

Going strapless is one of the best ways to get your jibe down, IMO

Looks as though some wind might very well be on it's way for the latter part of the weekend :?

[BizGuru]

I know and I have a job in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Oh well.

[ricki]

If you are on top of water starting with straps, going strapless should add interest and challenge to your riding. The dynamics and footwork are different as you can imagine. If you are still working on waterstarting going strapless may slow down your progress. Then again if you are used to surfing and better still using a board for towing, perhaps not that much. The biggest problem, even with a surfboard and your larger kite will be adequate wind this time of year to dial in your skills. Many might agree the largest hurdle to learning to kiteboard is having the right amount of wind for the gear they are trying to learn with.

Hurricanes bring wind, often too much so I wouldn't get too excited about riding prospects during Chris. We may luck out in terms of no damage and useable wind, fingers crossed, bigtime.