kent
01-04-2008, 10:17 AM
Hi all,
Have checked every weather site I think there is and talked extensively to Jeremy up in Jupiter with local knowledge and it seems as if this weekend will not work. First of all the further North you go the lighter the winds get but more importantly they are straight East.
A few weeks ago Jeremy tried to run the first portion of the race on an East wind and came to the conclusion that it is a very much of an upwind tack (more than a few tacks) to get around the corner and this would for sure not work.
I understand the fact that we may not have as many racers on a week day but we do not want to run a crappy race, we deal with mother nature, we can have the best organization and athletes in the world but if mother nature does not permit we all look stupid. Trust me I want to run this more than anyone but will not do it just for the sake of it and have 100 people flying their biggest kites and dogging downwind for 60 miles after tacking upwind for a couple of hours. This is not the race as planed, a minimum of 15 knots (not 15 dropping to 10, but 15+) and not upwind.
Be patient all and lets do it right. Even if it is a weekday, it is only a 1 day event, most kiters can get 1 day off for an epic day.
We will role over to next weekend and if that does not permit we will go with the next available day.
Cheers Neil
Have checked every weather site I think there is and talked extensively to Jeremy up in Jupiter with local knowledge and it seems as if this weekend will not work. First of all the further North you go the lighter the winds get but more importantly they are straight East.
A few weeks ago Jeremy tried to run the first portion of the race on an East wind and came to the conclusion that it is a very much of an upwind tack (more than a few tacks) to get around the corner and this would for sure not work.
I understand the fact that we may not have as many racers on a week day but we do not want to run a crappy race, we deal with mother nature, we can have the best organization and athletes in the world but if mother nature does not permit we all look stupid. Trust me I want to run this more than anyone but will not do it just for the sake of it and have 100 people flying their biggest kites and dogging downwind for 60 miles after tacking upwind for a couple of hours. This is not the race as planed, a minimum of 15 knots (not 15 dropping to 10, but 15+) and not upwind.
Be patient all and lets do it right. Even if it is a weekday, it is only a 1 day event, most kiters can get 1 day off for an epic day.
We will role over to next weekend and if that does not permit we will go with the next available day.
Cheers Neil