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ragden - 24-9-2009 at 07:33 AM

If current wind predictions hold through Sunday the following location might be doable Sunday morning.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=38.873628,-76.981244&num=1...

I will keep an eye on the forecast and update this post if anything changes.

Maven454 - 24-9-2009 at 07:40 AM

Awesome.

Todd - 24-9-2009 at 03:39 PM

A little pre-run before next weekends activities... very nice!

Maven454 - 24-9-2009 at 03:42 PM

Going to show up Todd?

Todd - 24-9-2009 at 04:13 PM

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Going to show up Todd?


Too soon to tell.. right now Team HALFBREED might be in trials this weekend. I'll be watching but it looks like Saturday will be a small window for us to get in a session down here (if everything works).

I've wanted to try that area.

ragden - 24-9-2009 at 04:54 PM

Wind predictions are all over the place again. If there is any south in the wind, that spot will be a bust... I'll check it again tomorrow and post something up before I head out of town Saturday... Stay posted....

Maven454 - 25-9-2009 at 04:09 PM

Any guess as to what time?

ragden - 26-9-2009 at 10:02 AM

Well, I need to sleep in a little bit. Getting up before 5:30 two days in a row has taken its toll on me (plus three kitesurfing sessions...). I'll show up around noon or so. Maybe closer to 1pm. Winds look to be turning more WNW around 2pm (according to wunderground). Anyone else who wants to go, you are more than welcome. I'll be bringing most of my kites, plus my buggy. Hope to see some folks there... :)

Maven454 - 26-9-2009 at 10:42 AM

Nod, sometime around noon looks good to me.

lad - 26-9-2009 at 12:02 PM

Shucks, take some vids 'cause I'm stuck here at the beach :P

Major, major gusts at the OC fest yesterday, I had the Phanny throwing me all over the place!

I was also walking (but not riding) the Wildwood shore near lowtide- it looks like one wide, smooth, clear, 4-lane highway ....patiently waiting for our coming defilement! :spin:

ragden - 26-9-2009 at 12:30 PM

Aight Lad, I'll see what I can do. If the wife comes (she says she will), she will be on camera duty. If she doesnt come, then it'll be hard for me to take any, but I'll see what I can do. :)

Enjoy the beach. :)

snobdr - 26-9-2009 at 04:31 PM

Got in a few runs today at warminster, crappy winds though cant wait for next weekend

Maven454 - 26-9-2009 at 04:40 PM

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Originally posted by snobdr
cant wait for next weekend


True of all of us :singing:

Todd - 26-9-2009 at 05:57 PM

Have fun! We had a huge day today with Team HALFBREED and right now way to exhausted
to make it. Tomorrow will be a day of packing for next weekend. YAY!

ragden - 27-9-2009 at 06:18 AM

With all the rain I am not sure this will be worth it. If the sun comes out and starts drying everything off, maybe. But I'm not wild about playing in the mud right now... Sorry. :(

Maven454 - 27-9-2009 at 06:20 AM

They are claiming that the sun will come out around 11.

Maven454 - 27-9-2009 at 06:39 AM

Although things are still claiming that there's no wind out there.

ragden - 27-9-2009 at 07:00 AM

yeah, i think this is a bust... bummer... :(

Maven454 - 27-9-2009 at 07:07 AM

Though there is wind at DCA, so there'd be wind at Hains Point. I find it hard to believe that there's no wind at Anacostia Park. And the tree tops are lightly waving outside my window. Ah well, I'll continue to keep an eye on it. I'm thinking that my flatmate may kill me if I don't get out of the apartment.

ragden - 27-9-2009 at 08:09 AM

go see a movie?

Maven454 - 27-9-2009 at 08:10 AM

There's some reasonable wind listed now, but it's gusting up to twice the wind speed, and occasionally veering from W to SW. Since Ragden said that there wasn't a point to that location if there was any S to the wind, I'm guessing we might as well give up today.

ragden - 27-9-2009 at 08:16 AM

I think i'm going to the 1405 showing of Surrogates at the AMC Hoffman 22... you are welcome to join me if you want... :)

edit: Yeah, south for that spot isnt any good... If it was SE, we could hit Sandy Point... but SW isnt a good direction... :(

Maven454 - 27-9-2009 at 08:24 AM

I try to avoid seeing movies just after they come out, crowded theaters annoy me. Besides, with ticket prices these days, if I wait until things are on On Demand, I can save massive amounts of money that can be used for kites :yes:

ragden - 27-9-2009 at 08:34 AM

fair enough...

dtoast - 28-9-2009 at 08:28 PM

Hello,
Recently joined the website, but have been reading up and taking your advice all summer. I got into power kiting this summer, much to my parent’s dismay, though they were my generous supplier for safety gear. Purchased a HQ Beamer 3.0 to start; that was not enough so I bought a 6.5 Crossfire. I’m now riding (key word...trying, have not gotten the upwind part down) on a Comp 90, just setup the turbo bar too. As you know living in D.C. the open field options are not the best, but found a few good ones; never thought about flying in Anacostia until I saw your post. If you guys do not mind I would like meet up with you all one day when you’re out flying somewhere around town. Anyways, just wanted to say hello and thanks already for having this forum, it has been a huge help (edit…*addiction).

Maven454 - 29-9-2009 at 03:01 AM

Welcome to the addiction. I'd love to have someone to fly with occasionally. Are you planning on coming to Wildwood?

ragden - 29-9-2009 at 04:56 AM

if you can make it out to wildwood this weekend, that would be ideal. I have been spending a lot of time in the water recently, but I'll definitely let you know next time I'm doing a land session. Would be fun to be out there with some folks. :)

lad - 29-9-2009 at 05:34 AM

There are some earlier posts here about East Potomac Park being a good landboarding spot in DC.

Maven454 - 29-9-2009 at 05:38 AM

I wouldn't want to use East Potomac Park (Hain's Point) for just starting out. It's awfully small. I have seen someone landboarding there, but he obviously knew what he was doing. Additionally, I've been told that if you get your kite in a tree there they can charge you a lot of money for "damages". Easily more than the kite is worth.

dtoast - 29-9-2009 at 02:11 PM

Thanks Maven & Ragden; I would love to go to Wildwood, but I have a sailing race this weekend. I'll take you all up on that land session sometime.

power - 29-9-2009 at 03:23 PM

About East potomac park, its only a good place to static fly if the winds are light because the river helps make them a bit more consistent. For any kind of traction, its tiny, and if the winds are topping ten and you have anything above a 3m its just to small to have fun. However there is a field at West potomac park thats over 1000 feet long, so if the winds blowing the right direction, its a good place for traction.

Maven454 - 29-9-2009 at 03:28 PM

You mean where the multiple baseball fields are? I've contemplated try that one, but haven't yet.

ragden - 30-9-2009 at 05:15 AM

I've played around the baseball fields at Colmar Manor. Fun place to ride, but you have to learn very quickly how to avoid the fences, the backstop, and anything else in your way. Not a bad spot to fly, but winds are a bit gusty there... Not that you could expect much else... I might have to check out hte east potomac park, never been there before. I also know of a couple guys who landboard around the washington monument... This is really sketchy as the park police will chase you off. And if you are crazy enough to go at night with a big kite, you might get arrested by the Secret Service and accused of parachuting into DC... :rolleyes:

Maven454 - 30-9-2009 at 05:23 AM

East Potomac Park only has Hain's Point, which is too small. I think the spot he means in West Potomac Park is --> http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.883233,-77.045274&... The area on the peninsula may be useable (other than backstops), but the larger area above it is fenced into three sections.

ragden - 30-9-2009 at 05:28 AM

Gotcha... Might be good on a SW, or a full W, but north is gonna be a bit gusty with all them trees... Where do you park?

Maven454 - 30-9-2009 at 05:29 AM

Ragden, you mind changing the name of this thread to just "DC Riders"? We can just use it as a kind of continuous thread for discussions and planned meets like they do with the Sullivan's Island thread. That make sense or am I not thinking something through?

Maven454 - 30-9-2009 at 05:31 AM

There's parallel parking along Ohio Dr SW. Though it's often busy. I haven't actually flown there yet and I might be tempted to take the Metro to do so. Just take my sherpa bag and a single depower...

ragden - 30-9-2009 at 05:33 AM

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Originally posted by Maven454
Ragden, you mind changing the name of this thread to just "DC Riders"? We can just use it as a kind of continuous thread for discussions and planned meets like they do with the Sullivan's Island thread. That make sense or am I not thinking something through?


DD (done deal) bud.

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Originally posted by Maven454
There's parallel parking along Ohio Dr SW. Though it's often busy. I haven't actually flown there yet and I might be tempted to take the Metro to do so. Just take my sherpa bag and a single depower...


Where would you get off on the Metro? The blue line? Yellow line would put you at either the Pentagon, or L'Enfant Plaza, neither of which are very close to that spot. Not sure where the blue line stops are located in relation to that spot. I know there is a smithsonian stop, but thats still a bit of a walk to that spot... I hate driving in DC but this is an odd spot to get to... We could always carpool, meet up somewhere outside the district and drive in...

Maven454 - 30-9-2009 at 05:43 AM

I've walked there from both the Arlington Cemetary stop (just head across the Memorial Bridge and then down Ohio Dr SW or from the Smithsonian stop. Though, come to think of it, I'm not sure I'd want to do it while carrying my board and kite... So yeah, I'd likely drive. The big reason that I haven't kited there yet is simply because there's no way to tell ahead of time if people are using the ball fields (and they see a lot of use) and I hate showing up and then finding out that I can't fly :(. That'll be the upside to winter, no one playing baseball/softball :).

As for meeting and then driving, my apartment complex would be great for that. It'd be easy to get there from my place and my building always has parking (though I'd have to get people some temporary parking permits, easy to do).

ragden - 30-9-2009 at 05:46 AM

Yeah... I went to Colmar two weekens ago, and all the fields were in use... Did some static flying with the wife.. but didnt bother even assembling the buggy... Nothing worse than lugging all your stuff somewhere to find out you cant do anything... :(

Once the cold sets in, it'll all be gravy. :)

Course, I'd rather go to Wildwood on a weekend then into DC, but we'll see how it works out. :)

ragden - 30-9-2009 at 05:47 AM

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Originally posted by Maven454
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As for meeting and then driving, my apartment complex would be great for that. It'd be easy to get there from my place and my building always has parking (though I'd have to get people some temporary parking permits, easy to do).


What part of town do you live in?

Maven454 - 30-9-2009 at 05:59 AM

U2U'd that. I always hate putting anything too specific on the net.

ragden - 30-9-2009 at 06:04 AM

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Originally posted by Maven454
U2U'd that. I always hate putting anything too specific on the net.


Agreed. :)

dtoast - 30-9-2009 at 06:48 AM

I was wondering what the closed forum meant, was that just because of the date in the subject line?

The peninsula, East Potomac Park, has not been too bad for me as long as the winds are blowing East or West. Right now I am only doing some broad reaches on the board and working on transitions. Any major jumping and it feels like you will end up in the Potomac. Winds from the North or South make the field for me a lot smaller and difficult. Static flying is great either way though. After work on the weekdays the field is empty, on the weekends forget about it. There is usually a game of some sort going on all day.

If you are thinking about flying on the baseball fields, West Potomace Park, then you may have or had better luck than me, but I tried flying there one time and within 5 minutes I had three secret service cars and two cop cars hurl towards me across the fields and yelled at me over the intercom to take down the kite. They told me to go down to East Potomac Park and not to fly me kite there because it is in the helicopter flight line. I assume the president was going to be flying overhead soon since the secret service was involved. It was a rather interesting event and attracted a lot of attention, even managed to stop traffic.

Maven454 - 30-9-2009 at 06:53 AM

The only spot I know of on East Potomac Park, as mentioned before in this thread, is Hain's Point. And that's in the helicopter flight path as well. Though you're usually not in trouble as long as a heli pilot doesn't call in a complaint. It's a good idea to ground your kite when they're in the area though.

ragden - 30-9-2009 at 07:19 AM

Hence why I just go out of town to fly... Easier all around... :)

dtoast - 8-10-2009 at 12:39 PM

Anyone going to be around tomorrow morning? I have a plane to catch at 3, but was going to try and fit some flying time in beforehand.

Wind looks like it will begin to build around 8:30; if the rain holds off.

Maven454 - 8-10-2009 at 01:04 PM

I've got to work, but ragden is "working from home" :lol:

Maven454 - 14-10-2009 at 05:51 AM

Anyone going to be around Sunday? Looks like it might be a good day to try Anacostia Park.

power - 14-10-2009 at 02:19 PM

I'm probably gonna be around. Where is Anacostia Park?

Maven454 - 14-10-2009 at 02:36 PM

The same place that ragden linked at the beginning of this thread. Anacostia Park

Maven454 - 15-10-2009 at 09:16 AM

Weather forecast is now predicting rain all day Sunday.

Todd - 15-10-2009 at 09:20 AM

Nope... not looking too good :(

dtoast - 15-10-2009 at 10:56 AM

Wind is going to be up in the 20's so it says...I need to by more kites.

snobdr - 16-10-2009 at 08:29 AM

Im going to be heading to central pa on Sat to catch some snow. Snow Shoe pa reported 6-12 and winds should be good. Im checking more into it nut thats the plan right now.

power - 16-10-2009 at 08:54 AM

I think the forecast has changed. There are supposed to be some strong winds and according to accuweather there's no rain predicted.

Maven454 - 16-10-2009 at 09:02 AM

Wunderground is still predicting rain... I now have Saturday free from what was originally planned, but it's supposed to rain then as well. I guess we'll have to keep an eye on it. Power, if you end up in DC to fly, give me a call.

power - 16-10-2009 at 09:58 AM

You bet. Saturday's not lookin so good though.

Maven454 - 19-10-2009 at 03:24 AM

Well, had the 4m Reflex (static) out at Anacostia on Sunday for half an hour. The field is a reasonable size, though I'm not sure you'll ever get really clean winds on it. If it's been raining, the field will have swampy spots. But it is a usable alternative to Potomac park when the winds are from the north/northwest.

As for the Reflex. I'd say that the 4m flew about like the 3m Scout that I had. It's faster than you'd expect from a 4m, but not insanely fast. It does go all the way up to the edge of the window and still provide power and did a reasonable job with gusts and lulls. I don't think that I was impressed enough with it to want to pay the price tag that's on the Sky Country kites though.

power - 19-10-2009 at 09:00 AM

I flew at west potomac park on Sunday. Weather forecasters really blew it. Wind rarely got above 14, but even at that speed, it was too variable to even have fun flying static. Of course thats because I had a new landboard, and the winds were obviously not going to permit me to use it.
Maven-Do you buggy at Anacostia Park? How consistent are the winds there compared to west potomac? I find that at west potomac, unless the winds are coming off the water its almost not even worth flying.

ragden - 19-10-2009 at 09:08 AM

Keep an eye on the forecasts for this coming weekend. I already have plans for Saturday, but Sunday is a "kiting" day, if there is wind. I'll let you know where I am planning on going if the forecast holds... :)

Maven454 - 19-10-2009 at 09:08 AM

I skipped west potomac yesterday because I knew that with that wind direction, it was going to be terrible.

power - 19-10-2009 at 09:15 AM

I just gave up on the landboard with those gusts and popped out the stunt kite. How do you deal with large changes in wind speed on a landboard or buggy? I found that I'd be cruising along nicely but if the wind died a little bit, I would keep rolling but the kite would end up behind me because it would start to stall. What I can I do to keep going? I would also have to get off the board and walk backwards to launch the kite and then if a gust hit me it would pull me downwind of the board. Another problem.

power - 19-10-2009 at 09:18 AM

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Originally posted by ragden
Keep an eye on the forecasts for this coming weekend. I already have plans for Saturday, but Sunday is a "kiting" day, if there is wind. I'll let you know where I am planning on going if the forecast holds... :)

Darn. Saturday's looking real windy, Sunday's supposed to be OK. But its still a week away so we'll see.

Maven454 - 19-10-2009 at 09:26 AM

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Originally posted by power
I just gave up on the landboard with those gusts and popped out the stunt kite. How do you deal with large changes in wind speed on a landboard or buggy? I found that I'd be cruising along nicely but if the wind died a little bit, I would keep rolling but the kite would end up behind me because it would start to stall. What I can I do to keep going? I would also have to get off the board and walk backwards to launch the kite and then if a gust hit me it would pull me downwind of the board. Another problem.


That kind of thing is why people use different fields for different wind directions. If you have good clean wind, you shouldn't have major (repeated) changes in wind speed. If the wind speed does change, it'll usually mean that it's time for a different kite. As for the kite ending up behind you, you can try working the kite in a sine wave, that might help. You've got to keep that apparent wind speed up.

power - 19-10-2009 at 09:28 AM

What is apparent wind speed?

Maven454 - 19-10-2009 at 09:31 AM

Speed of the air over the kite, which is not the same as speed of the air against the ground.

Maven454 - 19-10-2009 at 09:32 AM

We really need to get you together with ragden and I for a good flying session.

ragden - 19-10-2009 at 09:35 AM

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Originally posted by Maven454
We really need to get you together with ragden and I for a good flying session.


:smilegrin:
I agree that Saturday looks like a great day. If I didnt already have plans putting me in central PA, I'd be trying to get down to Wildwood for the day... Looks like a lot of fun... Sunday looks flukey at best (right now). If it holds to decent west winds, Anacostia would be my pick. If it swings far enough north, The Bowl... Only time will tell... :)

snobdr - 19-10-2009 at 09:39 AM

What you need for gusty conditions is a depower. Much easier to handle gusts. If your flying fixed, try to keep the kite high, when you hit a hole dive the kite as needed to keep it going.

dtoast - 19-10-2009 at 09:56 AM

Where is the Bowl?

Maven454 - 19-10-2009 at 10:00 AM

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Originally posted by dtoast
Where is the Bowl?


Baltimore.

ragden - 19-10-2009 at 10:29 AM

If we end up going there, I'll post a link that you can use to get directions. :)

lad - 19-10-2009 at 10:34 AM

I'm probably closer to the secretive "Bowl" than anyone else :cool2: But I never went there yet. Let me know if anyone goes!

ragden - 19-10-2009 at 10:51 AM

I know I've posted the location before. Its not that big of a secret. :cool:

dtoast - 19-10-2009 at 01:14 PM

Ya, just let me know. Don't think I have anything coming up this weekend and as long as I can escape the gf, I would like to meet up with whomever is out there. I desperately need to get a few flying tips, I keep losing the kite as it seems to always want to luff when I dive it down to get moving on my board. Not sure if this is just the gusty wind or the crummy terrain I am on. Takes a lot to get moving out of the ruts on these soccer fields around here.

power - 19-10-2009 at 01:50 PM

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Originally posted by snobdr
What you need for gusty conditions is a depower. Much easier to handle gusts. If your flying fixed, try to keep the kite high, when you hit a hole dive the kite as needed to keep it going.

That's what I figured. I'm looking for a used depower, probably an LEI or a Twinskin.

power - 19-10-2009 at 01:51 PM

Hope we can all get together on sunday. But I'm probably open for saturday if anyone else is available.

Maven454 - 19-10-2009 at 01:52 PM

The important thing to note about depower is that while it helps with gusts, it doesn't do much for lulls. Which is usually what causes a kite to luff.

power - 19-10-2009 at 01:57 PM

Thats true. Sorry this is off topic, but if I was to get a depower this winter for D.C. conditions, what would be an appropriate size and type?

Maven454 - 19-10-2009 at 01:59 PM

You'd likely need at least two. And you weigh, what? 130? I'd guess probably a 7 and a 10. But as I'm not all that experienced, so you really should get a second opinion :wee:

snobdr - 19-10-2009 at 02:01 PM

Size depends on what kind of kite you are getting. Foil, Twinskin, LEI bow, LEI c kite.

Maven454 - 19-10-2009 at 02:02 PM

Oh yeah, good point snobdr.

power - 19-10-2009 at 02:04 PM

I would almost definitely get an LEI or a twinskin. But two kites? Thats hard two swallow when the budget is tight. And yes I weigh 130.

Maven454 - 19-10-2009 at 02:07 PM

Those two kites would cover most of the usable wind range though.

power - 19-10-2009 at 02:09 PM

How much money am I looking at? Getting the full packages used but good condition. Lowest price possible. Over 1000?:eekdrull:

Maven454 - 19-10-2009 at 02:11 PM

It depends on what kind of a deal you can score... But I'd guess somewhere around 900-1000, yeah.

power - 19-10-2009 at 02:13 PM

I guess thats not that bad. As long as they last me and they work for my purpose.

snobdr - 19-10-2009 at 02:13 PM

No you could get a 2 kite quiver for less then $1000. Again exact price depends on the type of kite. What kites you get would also depend on what you want to do. On water you need much more kite then you would if you were just going to ride on land.

Maven454 - 19-10-2009 at 02:16 PM

Don't forget though, to get full use out of a depower, you need a harness. Which'll run much less than the kites at least.

dtoast - 19-10-2009 at 02:32 PM

No problems with lulls, it’s the puffs that do it. Get moving... puff comes on hard...boost of power...puff passes, kite luffs. It does not happen all the time, but it’s got to be a combination of things I'm doing wrong. I'll pay more attention to it next time and if I don't figure it out I’ll post a new topic.

Ya, looking for a depower too...just not sure what to get, so many options and I don't know the land conditions very well. I like the new Frenzy, but then there is LEI's and twinskins and being on the water. Have to consider that I will be crashing still, so a good second hand kite for the first one might be a smarter investment. Think I’m going to go to Delaware next spring for a lesson on the water.

power - 19-10-2009 at 03:33 PM

Ya I'd like to get a depower kite that would work on the water; I think I might be moving there someday. As for a harness that was one of the things that I was factoring into the equation. Is buying used a good idea in general for kites or not so much? I know I could save a lot of money, I just want to make sure the money will be well spent.

snobdr - 19-10-2009 at 04:09 PM

Yea your best bet is used, its best to buy local so you can inspect it first. Also most on here seem pretty cool so would consider buying from those on here. New will cost you 3 times as much.
Thing about buying a kite for water is it going to be big, id say 12m LEI bow or 14/16 m twinskin. For you on land this will be a bit much. If you go foil kite youll want closed cell. Flysurfer is the kites of choice but are a bit more expensive.
Really your best bet would be to get together with sum of us and try some kites out. Other then getting a harness i would save your cash. Go for your lessons in the spring or whatever and then decide exactly what you want to do land water ect. Most likely your going to end up with a few kites anyway for different conditions. Take your time and decide what u want.

ragden - 20-10-2009 at 05:30 AM

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Originally posted by snobdr
Yea your best bet is used, its best to buy local so you can inspect it first. Also most on here seem pretty cool so would consider buying from those on here. New will cost you 3 times as much.
Thing about buying a kite for water is it going to be big, id say 12m LEI bow or 14/16 m twinskin. For you on land this will be a bit much. If you go foil kite youll want closed cell. Flysurfer is the kites of choice but are a bit more expensive.
Really your best bet would be to get together with sum of us and try some kites out. Other then getting a harness i would save your cash. Go for your lessons in the spring or whatever and then decide exactly what you want to do land water ect. Most likely your going to end up with a few kites anyway for different conditions. Take your time and decide what u want.


I agree with snobdr 100%. A water quiver tends to run larger than a land quiver because of the amount of pull you need to get going. If you plan to ride in both places, you will end up with a larger range of kites. Cheap, used LEI kites is probably your best route to achieve the quiver you need spending the least amount of money. However, there are certain risks involved with flying LEI kites, and you will need to be aware of them. I will be more than happy to educate you and show you what you can do with them.

Hopefully we can get together this weekend and go over some of the basics, and get you flying/riding something. :) The question, as always, is how much wind will there be in DC...

dtoast - 20-10-2009 at 06:48 AM

Ya, winters here are interesting...it's either nothing or blowing its socks off or at least that is how it is on the bay. Not sure how it is around the Potomac on the nearby land?

Necessarily I don’t need one to fit my needs on both water and land at the moment, as I am mainly just looking at the land for now…do have to say kites are still much cheaper than sails. Look forward to getting a session in with you guys.

ragden - 20-10-2009 at 07:50 AM

Current wind predictions for this weekend (24 & 25 October) look... odd. Looks like winds will be good on the coast, but crap in the DC metro area. Wildwood could be fun both days, but tides are NOT in our favor. Looks like low tide is at 0800 & 2000hrs. Not optimal. Wind direction is also WNW which is not great either. Strong enough that it could be fun at Wildwood, but with those tides... Ugh.

Might be good days to do some kitesurfing in the Dewey area though... Not much beach to play with though... We'll see how the forecast pans out. If the winds get stronger in the DC area, I might considering riding at Anacostia to play with some of you good land riding folks. However, last time I looked, wind predictions were in the 0-6mph range. :(

snobdr - 20-10-2009 at 07:56 AM

Rag let me know if your heading to dewey

power - 20-10-2009 at 02:49 PM

Sunday forecast for D.C. has changed for the better, supposed to be 15 gusting to 30. Anyone available for west potomac? Saturday's not supposed to be bad, 14 gusting 24, and the direction is supposed to be out of the SW which is perfect for west potomac.

Maven454 - 20-10-2009 at 03:12 PM

Ragden and I are not going to be available on Saturday, the wind direction on Sunday is supposed to be NW last I checked. Which would be lousy at Potomac.

power - 20-10-2009 at 03:17 PM

I know. Are there any other good places to fly around west potomac park?
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