Summer riding ... How's it going?
 

It seems like we have had more rideable days than usual in S. Florida so far this month. There have been squalls but fortunately there have been some pretty large holes free of them on the radar at times. I have talked to quite a few guys that are sore from several days of riding in the last week.

How is it going where you are?

Summer riding ... How's it going?
 

It seems like we have had more rideable days than usual in S. Florida so far this month. There have been squalls but fortunately there have been some pretty large holes free of them on the radar at times. I have talked to quite a few guys that are sore from several days of riding in the last week.

How is it going where you are?

Before las friday we have two complete great weeks of 15mph constant wind with gust to 24mph. Since last friday with a low pressure in the area, tropicval waves passing by and moisture, the wind has shifted to s se and is dead calm now in ocean park.

Before las friday we have two complete great weeks of 15mph constant wind with gust to 24mph. Since last friday with a low pressure in the area, tropicval waves passing by and moisture, the wind has shifted to s se and is dead calm now in ocean park.

It has pretty much sucked this summer around the Cocoa Beach area. I think I have kited twice in the last month. Good thing for the cable park in Orlando to keep me riding or I would be going nuts. Thinking about a trip up to the Outerbanks in a week or two to get some good wind.

Later,
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It has pretty much sucked this summer around the Cocoa Beach area. I think I have kited twice in the last month. Good thing for the cable park in Orlando to keep me riding or I would be going nuts. Thinking about a trip up to the Outerbanks in a week or two to get some good wind.

Later,
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Shortly after this post we fell into our normal summer wind pattern here in the SE. That is to say not much to none! Have a great time in OBX, that is the way to handle summer winds here. That is by planning a trip to somewhere else.

There may be some wind this weekend along with the anticipated hurricane. Be careful folks about those violent squalls and feeder bands. Not everyone will heed this and of that number not everyone will come out that well when they get blasted by some of the strong to mega gusts that may come through.

Summer in Florida!

Shortly after this post we fell into our normal summer wind pattern here in the SE. That is to say not much to none! Have a great time in OBX, that is the way to handle summer winds here. That is by planning a trip to somewhere else.

There may be some wind this weekend along with the anticipated hurricane. Be careful folks about those violent squalls and feeder bands. Not everyone will heed this and of that number not everyone will come out that well when they get blasted by some of the strong to mega gusts that may come through.

Summer in Florida!

The following is a repost from http://fksa.org/:



IF, folks decide to kiteboard be sure to checkout color radar, real time wind and hazard forecast carefully. More ideas about this at: http://fksa.org/viewtopic.php?t=130 Last year some guys even had laptops by the beach on aircards to monitor incoming squalls. They picked launches with large gaps between squalls and feeder bands. If it looked like something was coming in, they came in and secured a long time before any change in wind, temperature happened. Having airhorns to warn riders would be a good idea for those that choose to risk it. Even with color radar and visual observation your risk of serious injury goes up in such weather, obviously.

This is SERIOUS stuff guys. There was a rider killed in Utah and another killed in Okinawa by violent weather both quite recently. The fatality in Okinawa may have been related to a nearby Typhoon (hurricane in this hemisphere). This sort of weather is full of downbursts. Lots more about this hazard at: http://fksa.org/viewtopic.php?t=801

http://www.fksa.org/albums/album14/WUNIDS.gif
A sad record from last summer.

See those feeder bands, the ones with the bright colors? Those can toss out violent gust spikes, 20, 30 to 50 + knots ABOVE background windspeed. THESE ARE COMMON IN TROPICAL SYSTEMS. An example appears below: l

http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...7_00.sized.gif

Guys have already died and come close to it establishing the hazards of riding in unstable and tropical weather systems. Try to learn from the past or be fated to repeat it. More about an EARLY case of storm related lofting and injury at: http://fksa.org/viewtopic.php?t=210

Experienced kiters/windsurfers in Europe go out on windsurfers when excessively gusty wind comes along. It is harder to get lofted 100 ft. plus on a windsurfer.

Be careful out there better still, live to kite another day.

FKA, Inc.

transcribed by:
Rick Iossi

The following is a repost from http://fksa.org/:



IF, folks decide to kiteboard be sure to checkout color radar, real time wind and hazard forecast carefully. More ideas about this at: http://fksa.org/viewtopic.php?t=130 Last year some guys even had laptops by the beach on aircards to monitor incoming squalls. They picked launches with large gaps between squalls and feeder bands. If it looked like something was coming in, they came in and secured a long time before any change in wind, temperature happened. Having airhorns to warn riders would be a good idea for those that choose to risk it. Even with color radar and visual observation your risk of serious injury goes up in such weather, obviously.

This is SERIOUS stuff guys. There was a rider killed in Utah and another killed in Okinawa by violent weather both quite recently. The fatality in Okinawa may have been related to a nearby Typhoon (hurricane in this hemisphere). This sort of weather is full of downbursts. Lots more about this hazard at: http://fksa.org/viewtopic.php?t=801

http://www.fksa.org/albums/album14/WUNIDS.gif
A sad record from last summer.

See those feeder bands, the ones with the bright colors? Those can toss out violent gust spikes, 20, 30 to 50 + knots ABOVE background windspeed. THESE ARE COMMON IN TROPICAL SYSTEMS. An example appears below: l

http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...7_00.sized.gif

Guys have already died and come close to it establishing the hazards of riding in unstable and tropical weather systems. Try to learn from the past or be fated to repeat it. More about an EARLY case of storm related lofting and injury at: http://fksa.org/viewtopic.php?t=210

Experienced kiters/windsurfers in Europe go out on windsurfers when excessively gusty wind comes along. It is harder to get lofted 100 ft. plus on a windsurfer.

Be careful out there better still, live to kite another day.

FKA, Inc.

transcribed by:
Rick Iossi