Out of towner...looking for local knowledge

[rmurray]

I'll be in town on Saturday...Is the wind supposed to blow in the next few days? I'll check the forum... Please let me know where you'd recommend. Looking forward to riding with you guys!!! Bringing all three kites...9, 13, 16m.

[BigR]

Looks like if you had arrived one day sooner you would have been on your small kite but at least there is hope for wind after saturday on your big kite. goto the Skyway or east beach @ ft desoto for the easterly's


SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON


TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS ROUGH.

FRIDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY...DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 15 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 6 FEET NEAR THE COAST AND
6 TO 9 FEET FROM 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET
NEAR THE COAST AND 3 TO 6 FEET FROM 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS ROUGH.

FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.

SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2
TO 4 FEET. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.

[STORMRIDER]

not to hi-jack this thread but i'm trying to deside where to meet my kiting buddy she is already in coco. We want to hit the hot spots for kiting and fun.
I'm trying to figure where we should meet to get the best of both....do we meet in orland, miami or tampa for the best that florida has to offer in the next two weeks...cum on now give it to me straight cause i've got to book my flight 2day.....hook a bruthr up...if you were coming in from the gorge to get some sweet butter water and your party on where would you go!!!!

[BigR]

If you wanna go on a bender then prolly miami beach in miami takes the cake, ; I wouldn't recommend the keys this weekend since all the rednecks from nascar will have taken everything over.
A good second might be ybor city or clearwater beach in tampa. Or a third possibilty would be cocoa/ orlando but they won't pack as much a swinging crowd as the above I think.

As for wind... you're in the same boat as the rest of us.. keep praying for some...

[STORMRIDER]

ya, we want to get bent a little,share some romance, have nice weather and more than anything get in some kiting...thanks for your input keep it coming

[Sean B]

Originally Posted by BigR

A good second might be ybor city or clearwater beach in tampa.

You mean gay-bor? Storm..don't even consider going to that place. It's ghetto and full of ferries. If coming to Tampa, hit up channelside for a good time. It's got a ton of bars and clubs and is in a nice area. If you're in Orlando, hit up boardwalk at Universal or church street in the dowtown area. Both fun places..again, many bars/clubs. Good luck brutha! Enjoy your stay

[LSUkiter]

Church street is definitely cool. Its kind of an upscale college scene

[rmurray]

12 days...2 very small sessions. Thanks for all that tried to point me in the right direction. The 2 days that it blew the strongest I had weddding stuff to take part in. I got a session at Indian Rocks beach on Monday afternoon. It the wind was blowing 18-22 out of the south and I debated rigging my 16m or my 13m. I rigged the 16 and felt well powered, but couldn't stay up wind. Seemed the south to north current was too strong to stay up wind. Is that current typical? I ended up doing a mile and a half downwinder and walking back.

Can't wait to come back and kite in some of that butter smoothe water at Skyway and Desoto...in warm sun. It's a nice place you all live in.

Back in Seattle. 38 degrees. Booties, hood, gloves, 5mL, chop, waves, numb fingers, addicted.

Sorry the weather didn't play nice while you were here... sometimes the direction is NNW which makes the flat water hard to ride (but backside skyway is still doable), or it's just simply not blowing at the skyway when it's blowing up around Indian Rocks.

Hopefully you can find another reason to come down for awhile... when it's right for East Beach.

Sorry the wind wasn't more consistent.
IRB is definitely prone to current.