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Old 11-10-2004, 09:36 AM
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Wow, I woke up with the chickens before dawn, for a change, to get some early morning riding in before work today. I flew an 11 m kite but didn't rig it for max wind, but one notch under on the pigtails, as it didn't "seem" to be that strong. Anyway, I was pretty close to overpowered, whoops! Still it was an interesting session particularly given multiple lines of head high breakers.

More of this is on tap for day and over the next week or so. Winds of 20 to 25 kts. are predicted for today and Sunday in SE Florida. The winds on Sunday are predicted to be 25 to 30 kts. north of SE Florida up to the state line on Sunday. I have noticed that St. Aug. has been getting quite a few days of honking strong winds already.

Let's not leave the Keys out of things. I just noticed a 39 mph gust through Sombrero Key and 33 mph at Fowey! Honking strong stuff.

- If you are new to kiting, not setup for and/or comfortable with higher wind riding, it would be adviseable to sit this one out.

- So, MAKE SURE you have a small enough kite, properly rigged for wind conditions. Preflight, preflight again and why not do it a third time for good measure?

- ASK riders what size kite they are flying and how it has worked out for them.

- Keep an ADEQUATE DOWNWIND BUFFER & consider launching and landing unhooked.

- I would wear and helmet and impact vest. Then again, I always do. November has a BAD history for kiteboarding accidents and it is just getting underway.

There is a LOT more to powered up kiteboarding than the points listed above of course.

Have a care out there and have fun!
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Wow, I woke up with the chickens before dawn, for a change, to get some early morning riding in before work today. I flew an 11 m kite but didn't rig it for max wind, but one notch under on the pigtails, as it didn't "seem" to be that strong. Anyway, I was pretty close to overpowered, whoops! Still it was an interesting session particularly given multiple lines of head high breakers.

More of this is on tap for day and over the next week or so. Winds of 20 to 25 kts. are predicted for today and Sunday in SE Florida. The winds on Sunday are predicted to be 25 to 30 kts. north of SE Florida up to the state line on Sunday. I have noticed that St. Aug. has been getting quite a few days of honking strong winds already.

Let's not leave the Keys out of things. I just noticed a 39 mph gust through Sombrero Key and 33 mph at Fowey! Honking strong stuff.

- If you are new to kiting, not setup for and/or comfortable with higher wind riding, it would be adviseable to sit this one out.

- So, MAKE SURE you have a small enough kite, properly rigged for wind conditions. Preflight, preflight again and why not do it a third time for good measure?

- ASK riders what size kite they are flying and how it has worked out for them.

- Keep an ADEQUATE DOWNWIND BUFFER & consider launching and landing unhooked.

- I would wear and helmet and impact vest. Then again, I always do. November has a BAD history for kiteboarding accidents and it is just getting underway.

There is a LOT more to powered up kiteboarding than the points listed above of course.

Have a care out there and have fun!
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Old 11-11-2004, 06:39 AM
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Eddie relates an intriguing HIGH WIND story out of St. Aug. under KITE CARNAGE IN THE SURF at:

http://fksa.org/viewforum.php?f=81

Rush fills in on how things are going in the Panhandle now that WIND has returned to Florida at:

http://fksa.org/viewforum.php?f=65

SO, HOW ABOUT IT? There are A LOT more areas of Florida to hear from. How is it going at your launch?
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Eddie relates an intriguing HIGH WIND story out of St. Aug. under KITE CARNAGE IN THE SURF at:

http://fksa.org/viewforum.php?f=81

Rush fills in on how things are going in the Panhandle now that WIND has returned to Florida at:

http://fksa.org/viewforum.php?f=65

SO, HOW ABOUT IT? There are A LOT more areas of Florida to hear from. How is it going at your launch?
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Old 11-13-2004, 03:17 PM
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Lots of days of stronger stuff on the way. This is what the NWS has to say about it in SE Florida. Things should start sooner in the northern part of the state of course.

".SUNDAY...WINDS NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS.
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 8 TO 10 FEET IN THE
GULF STREAM IN NORTHEAST SWELLS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH IN EXPOSED
AREAS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...WINDS NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR GALE
FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 12 TO 14 FEET IN THE GULF
STREAM IN NORTHEAST SWELLS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH IN EXPOSED AREAS.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MONDAY...WINDS NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE.
SEAS 10 TO 12 FEET NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 13 TO 15 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM
IN NORTHEAST SWELLS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH IN EXPOSED AREAS. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.MONDAY NIGHT...WINDS NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 11
FEET NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 12 TO 14 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM IN
NORTHEAST SWELLS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH IN EXPOSED AREAS. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TUESDAY...WINDS NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET
NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 11 TO 13 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM IN NORTHEAST
SWELLS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH IN EXPOSED AREAS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.WEDNESDAY...WINDS NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15
KNOTS LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN NORTH TO NORTHEAST SWELLS
SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN
EXPOSED AREAS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS."
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Old 11-13-2004, 03:17 PM
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Lots of days of stronger stuff on the way. This is what the NWS has to say about it in SE Florida. Things should start sooner in the northern part of the state of course.

".SUNDAY...WINDS NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS.
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 8 TO 10 FEET IN THE
GULF STREAM IN NORTHEAST SWELLS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH IN EXPOSED
AREAS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...WINDS NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR GALE
FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 12 TO 14 FEET IN THE GULF
STREAM IN NORTHEAST SWELLS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH IN EXPOSED AREAS.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MONDAY...WINDS NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE.
SEAS 10 TO 12 FEET NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 13 TO 15 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM
IN NORTHEAST SWELLS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH IN EXPOSED AREAS. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.MONDAY NIGHT...WINDS NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 9 TO 11
FEET NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 12 TO 14 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM IN
NORTHEAST SWELLS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH IN EXPOSED AREAS. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TUESDAY...WINDS NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET
NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 11 TO 13 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM IN NORTHEAST
SWELLS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS ROUGH IN EXPOSED AREAS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.WEDNESDAY...WINDS NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15
KNOTS LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN NORTH TO NORTHEAST SWELLS
SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN
EXPOSED AREAS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS."
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