That ride was great! First D-Winder and it was wonderful. I was warned about the rocks up by Rusty Pelican but I had to go check it out for myself.....YEPP! They were right....its called Rocky Point for a reason!
Unless you ride from the causway over to Cypress like a few of us did today, you'll never have to worry about the water hazard. However, if you do launch at the Tampa Causway and ride over, stay clear of the poles near Rusty Pelican. There is a huge island of oyster beds. Tide was high today so they were not visible howver when my kite landed in the water, I found myself attempting a relaunch while balancing on jagged and sharp oysters just under the water surface. This hazard is huge and not a place to have to relaunch. I think the over downwinder was great and will do it again but I do put a few new scratches on my FLX52 on its maiden voyage.
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