7/9 Wednesday

Steve-O · #1 07-08-2009, 04:23 PM

Am I dreaming? Another great day of wind out there.

Its July freakin 8......no storms.....and 18 knots.

What more could you ask for????

Had a great downwinder today from Maderia to Sand Key with PJ.

Really starting to enjoy being on a surfboard with the kite out in the Gulf.

Pinch me!!!!!!

Steve-O · #2 07-08-2009, 05:10 PM

Thursday
west winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and
inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms in the
morning...then numerous thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Thursday night
southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 feet. Bay
and inland waters smooth. Scattered thunderstorms in the
evening...then isolated thunderstorms after midnight.

Friday
southwest winds around 5 knots becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
Isolated thunderstorms.

Friday night
southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 feet. Bay
and inland waters smooth. Isolated thunderstorms.

Saturday
southwest winds around 5 knots becoming northwest near
the coast in the afternoon. Seas less than 2 feet. Bay and inland
waters smooth. Isolated thunderstorms.

Saturday night
southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 feet.
Bay and inland waters smooth.

Sunday
east winds around 5 knots becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Seas 2 feet. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated
thunderstorms.

Sunday night
east winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 feet. Bay and
inland waters smooth. Isolated thunderstorms.

Monday
southeast winds around 5 knots becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Seas 2 feet. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated
thunderstorms.

Whitey · #3 07-08-2009, 06:10 PM

They have not called for any of this. IMO the system did not move enough to kill tomorrow completley. Might want to go out a little earlier tomorrow.

But for now we are on 7 out of the last 8 days (every day but Sunday)in waves and good winds on 12m kites in July (in Pinellas county FL)

It's the Al Gore summer of love. Anyone who can invent the internet can give us trade winds in July.

Up here we have Hood River like current (6 to 9 knots) against the wind all afternoon, so we are the conveyer belt to heaven.

Kiteboarding Tampa Bay · #4 07-08-2009, 07:17 PM

I agree with Whitey, its gonna blow tomorrow!
After that, I think its going back to the regular summertime seabeeze, with a few rideable hours most days.... Just gotta get out there and be ready to go.

I am sore from putting in about 20 hours at the SW the last 3 days. It has been crankin' down there!
I have lost track over the last 2 months, but have averaged about 4-5 days a week with rideable wind, mostly on an 11 or 13 and a skim board. Best summer ever- hands down!

Just updated the new KTB site with a new look, more weather links, gear maintenance, and a bunch of "other stuff"- check it out!
(If anyone has pics, I'd be glad to add them)

email them to: lessons@kiteboardingtampabay.com
www.kiteboardingtampabay.com

Steve-O · #5 07-09-2009, 08:13 AM

Website looks great Steve. Nice job.

Unimog Bob · #6 07-09-2009, 08:38 AM

It's been crazy wind for sure. Each of the last 3 days at about 1pm has gone to 18-20 or so until about 4pm. Pretty unreal for the summer.

The fastest currents we get down here occur at Egmont Key and hover around 4 knots at their peak during new/full moons. That's crazy fast water.

6 to 9 knots must be a Florida record. I wouldn't want to break down in that.

Kiteboarding Tampa Bay · #7 07-09-2009, 09:16 AM

Thanks Steve-O, but I really have to give the credit to Scott with answering all of the 10,000 silly questions that I have on a daily basis. Dude knows his stuff for sure.
I am definitely still a noob, but learning at a good pace and having fun doing it. Its kind of addicting actually, except for all the nail biting, hair pulling, and temptation to choke the computer!

Now I know why they charge so much for building sites! (hahaha)
Thanks to Amber and Roy for letting me pillage their pictures!

Yep, kiting in currents is only for the experienced ones for sure. Just had this discussion yesterday at the SW. I found out the hard way when I was a beginner and thought I was going to drown. There's a piece on the local forum about it.

Kiteboarding Tampa Bay · #8 07-09-2009, 10:13 AM

Some info on kiteboarding in currents here:
http://kiteboardingtampabay.com/inde...126&Itemid=242

Will add some other stuff later

Unimog Bob · #9 07-09-2009, 12:01 PM

Thanks for the shout out Steve, but you put in hundreds of hours to that site.. nice work.
You are now only a few steps away from being a Joomla Ace (geek!!

)
In terms of price per site, many people don't have a clue how long some sites take to build. They just see the final product, click through it and assume it took about as long to build as it does to click through it. It's just how it is.

Of course, content is still king, and your site has tons of it.
If given a choice, I personally would rather get info than look at something pretty. Example

- http://www.fooledbyrandomness.com/
Opposite example (lack of meaningful content... but arranged to look important) http://www.tmz.com/

okay, end of social commentary.

Kiteboarding Tampa Bay · #10 07-09-2009, 01:09 PM

Oh if you want some quality "social commentary" ask me about my views of Obama and his "policies" sometime... you'll get an ear full.....HAHAHAHAHAHA

Not only am I a non-profit nerd and a computer geek, I'm also really into politics..... What a DORK I have become....