BeamerBob - 11-11-2009 at 04:49 AM
Issued by The National Weather Service
Columbia, SC
3:46 am EST, Wed., Nov. 11, 2009
... LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THURSDAY...
I'm hittin the water after lunch. Meeting at the Fort Gordon Rec area. North winds will offer a safe float plan. Should be 18-20 mph.
PHREERIDER - 11-11-2009 at 05:53 AM
that's gonna be nice have fun.
tridude - 11-11-2009 at 01:25 PM
nice...............................................looking forward to intel...............
:duh::duh:
BeamerBob - 11-11-2009 at 02:46 PM
Well it was a bust. The rain never really stopped. After 4 years, the lake is full to the brim taking all the beach away right when I actually
could've used it. From Google maps, the site at Fort Gordon looked great, but when I got there, the wide open spot at the end of the road has a power
line running right down the middle of it. Even with an assisted launch to the side of the window, you have a 19,000 volt line 80-100 feet downwind of
you. I just couldn't justify trying it. I looked at some other spots and since this is the first time the lake has been full since I got into
kiting, everything is different. It looks like the swimming beach at West Dam (right beside the dam) is a great place to setup and hit the water but
that section is closed for the season. There is wind tomorrow, so maybe I sneak in a give it a go. Also, not as much wind as was forecast. I went
thinking 13m venom but in reality, the synergy would've been perfect I think.