Some more info that I posted on kiteforum appears below:
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Originally Posted by jenxx
yo need some help.
packing for a trip to the keys,I'll be there sun 1-11 thru thur.1-15 . plan on taking 16.5m and a 12.5m kites and two boards 165and a 145. can pack a 9m if i need to .
where are the best places to fly?and a cool kite shop ?
anyone that will be down ther i will buy the 1st beer!!!
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It is hard to say what can blow through this time of year as winds are often brought along by cold fronts. I would pack you 9 m as well as your other two kites. Winds could be anywhere from less than 5 mph to in excess of 30 mph during your stay depending on what is going on during that time period.
You can checkout winds from past years in the area at:
ikitesurf.com
for Molasses Reef and Key West Airport for a rough indications of potential conditions.
For forecast info you can also checkout:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/eyw/productv...?pil=EYWCWFEYW
for the lower Keys
and
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mfl/
for southern Florida
Conditions are generally calm to a small chop on the Florida Straits or Atlantic side of the Keys due to the wave blocking of the reef tract 4 to 12 miles offshore and are further attenuated by the wide shelving inside of the reef tract towards shore.
For more info on the Keys checkout:
http://www.kiteforum.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=8587
http://www.kiteforum.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2296607
http://www.kiteforum.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=8478
http://www.kiteforum.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=8718
Kiteshops in the Keys include:
Brad Lange's operation in Islamorada at Holiday Isle Resort,
http://sevensports.com/
Paul Menta's
http://kste.net/ in Key West
guidelines and precautions exist for both of these launches and can be further researched at those websites or on the FKA site
or just do a search of this site for "keys" and ricki as an author. You could also checkout archived posts from the FKA list at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FKSA/
more information about SE Florida kiteboarding appears at Chris Terry's site at:
www.seflkb.com
Have a good trip!
from:
http://www.kiteforum.com/phpbb/viewt...highlight=keys