Sat, Sun , Mon

[Kev]

it's still a ways out but that would be cool if it holds!

[BigR]

N E Body wanna do a sunday downwinder, either gulf side or east tampa bay side sunday?

the race don't look on, its always good on east TB side west winds flat water if N E Body is interested, or gulf side for waves as well

raul
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Can u ride EB on a SW...?
With everything so crowded not sure where to go....for saturday

[bryanleighty]

Backside is good for a SW.. get out to the flats are you are golden.

there are lots of places on the Gulf side as well.. just need to be extra cautious of beach goers.. I like to park and rig at the most norther point of pass-a-grille.. the area between PAG and the pink hotel.. usually very sparse of people..

[BigR]

Can u ride EB on a SW...?
With everything so crowded not sure where to go....for saturday

Not sure it's gonna blow at all on sat.

seems to have shifted to NW on sun., mon. and tues.

but to answer your question, yes SW is doable at eb. Just gotta go way to the very end of eb away from the gusty winds

[bryanleighty]

Chris M will tell ya about how those winds get when its got a little west in it and coming over the trees..

i was out a ways riding last week and see some guy getting lofted near those trees w/ a bow kite and it took a few people to save him from smashing into a car.

i was thinking "what a kook! who gets lofted with a bow?!?!?.. must be another one of those new riders getting ready to ruin it for everyone.."

Very much to my surprise it was Chris (a seasoned rider if you dont know him) and it serves as a very real reminder that unexpected stuff can and will happen to everyone.. seasoned riders, bow kiters, etc.

definitely use caution when kiting at EB with western winds of any sort.. park closer to the turnabout and keep away from the west tree line..

if it really swings SW you will have to get out past the break to get solid wind.

i still prefer backside on SW

Once it goes SW, EB sucks, especially when launching and landing.
It was still SSW when that happened to Chris last weekend, but his kite was about as far SW as you can get at EB and behind a wind shadow from the mangroves when he launched.

Big Beach becomes great on a SW.

The parking at PaG on a weekend after 11am is going to be pretty close to impossible. Prepare to drive around in circles for a half hour waiting for a spot to open. I have noticed it is absolutely packed at the beaches this year. PaG has pretty limited parking (a lot of our beaches max the parking).

[Paedda]

Hey guys,

Can anyone confirm wind! I am thinking coming down from Orlando!

Thanks,

Peter

It looks like a reasonable chance of wind. No guarantees of anything starting about this time of year.