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Tony
06-23-2010, 11:45 AM
Anyone had any luck?? Or is it sucker wind :(
Unimog Bob
06-23-2010, 12:16 PM
I think it might blow tonight. Last night it rained briefly at Derby Lane (around 8 pm) and then immediately got windy following the rain. It was still windy/breezy when I left at 1 am.

Maybe the same will happen late this afternoon (?)
Tony
06-23-2010, 12:46 PM
Thanks Scott. I was hoping it would.
Unimog Bob
06-23-2010, 01:01 PM
I just checked accuweather and they think it might blow :)

http://www.accuweather.com/us/fl/saint-petersburg/33712/forecast-hourly.asp?fday=1
Tony
06-23-2010, 02:13 PM
Thanks! I may check out the Skyway.
Unimog Bob
06-24-2010, 07:38 AM
Did you give it a shot?
Russky
06-24-2010, 08:59 AM
Yesterday we got about 1.5 hour of 15-20knt East wind at SW.

Gotta always keep an eye on the sky... you don't want no smokin' shish kebab :).

Humidity makes air thinner, so when it feels windy there not so much pull from the kite... kinda weird.
Tony
06-24-2010, 12:54 PM
Scott-

I gave it a try. Had the 19M flysurfer. Way too up and down and looked like a storm was coming. Rode for about 30 mins and then went home. Wasn't worth it but oh well. Gotta Puerto Rico Kite trip in July :).

Tony
villin
06-25-2010, 10:31 AM
what part of PR? is it traditionally windy there this time of year?
Tony
06-25-2010, 12:09 PM
This will be my third time to go. We stay in San Juan. Kiteboarding is 10 - 15 mins from the airport. AA flies direct in and out of San Juan. It is only a 2.5 hour flight. Hard to beat. I posted wind conditions off the kitesurf PR website below. Typically July is very good - trade winds. Read the part about April to August. Only risk you take is tropical depression/hurricane season. Make sure your hotel is refundable.

Winds and Waves:

•From December to April : on average 12-17 knots, with days blowing in the 25 knts. Waves almost everyday from waist high to double over head. Sunny with night rain showers. Winds picks up around 10-11am and drops around 4 or 5pm.

•February is one of the windiest month of the winter

•From April to August: on average 15-20 knots, with days in the 25 knts. Usually pretty flat; waves if any are small: knee to waist high.