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JUNE 1ST - OFFICIAL DEAD WIND SEASON

Houston AirHead - 1-6-2011 at 07:20 AM

Its time to break out the stand up paddle boards, metal detectors and ice cold cervesas – its dead wind season

Unless you have a ; <17m FS and a ; <151x45 your going to be stuck on the side lines out here in the south my friends



dylanj423 - 1-6-2011 at 07:47 AM

right on schedule... i knew the surfin winds were close to over... made it to the coast weekly for the last month... about to fully break down the kites :(

on the up side... i like the atb in these lighter winds, and my 19m arc does just fine for cruisin the beaches and scoping bikinis :)

Houston AirHead - 1-6-2011 at 08:08 AM

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Originally posted by dylanj423
right on schedule... i knew the surfin winds were close to over... made it to the coast weekly for the last month... about to fully break down the kites :(

on the up side... i like the atb in these lighter winds, and my 19m arc does just fine for cruisin the beaches and scoping bikinis :)


yeah dylan i hear ya. im considering buying a large 6'2'' surfboard ... u know combined with a 17m flysurfer, i could get some good light wind sessions in you know.

i live up in Humble now, so im right on Lake Houston. ill post some pics soon of this spot ive been scoping out for a while now.

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Drewculous - 1-6-2011 at 09:20 AM

:dunno:
Winds are 15ish here... 35 yesterday



:D


Sorry to hear about ur dead winds.... Winch maybe?

Seanny - 1-6-2011 at 10:17 AM

Inland here we're getting bombarded with wind. Too gusty to kite in, actually :sniff:

Bambooben - 1-6-2011 at 07:03 PM

Has anyone here gotten to play with a Flysurfer 21m? I have been reading a lot about them today and thinking about how bummed I am with the wind at 8-10.
Just watched a video on the Flysurfer site where a guy is running on water that is so smooth and flat it looks like glass, like there is no wind.

van - 1-6-2011 at 07:57 PM

I'm good to go with my 17m speed and 159 door!

Houston AirHead - 1-6-2011 at 08:32 PM

when did you get a door Van? i havent been out on the water since the dike.

Txshooter38 - 2-6-2011 at 10:46 AM

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Originally posted by Seanny
Inland here we're getting bombarded with wind. Too gusty to kite in, actually :sniff:


I am frustrated with the same thing. I am not far from Seanny and it has been crazy (not in a good way) wind. My 19m FS has barely seen the light of day....to windy!

Cheddarhead - 2-6-2011 at 05:55 PM

I concur with the Texans'. Been super windy here lately, but a super gusty, punchy, crazy kind of wind. 17 to 23 gusting to 30's kind of stuff (mph that is). Hard to practice landboarding in that stuff! All you coastal guys don't know how lucky you really are.

Cerebite - 2-6-2011 at 07:34 PM

I have to agree with the Texans on this one.
Yesterday I could not get my big wings [4.8m NPW, 6.8 m Viper] to fly and today my 3m was being ripped out of my hands.
I want steady mid range winds.

Leojim - 2-6-2011 at 08:29 PM

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Originally posted by Bambooben
Has anyone here gotten to play with a Flysurfer 21m? I have been reading a lot about them today and thinking about how bummed I am with the wind at 8-10.
Just watched a video on the Flysurfer site where a guy is running on water that is so smooth and flat it looks like glass, like there is no wind.


That's just sick! The dude's cruising and not even working the kite. Definitely the king of light wind. Too bad they are so dawgone expensive. Like the saying goes....you gotta pay to play!

shaggs2riches - 2-6-2011 at 09:50 PM

All that gusty wind is what I have to deal with all the time. If ever I get the chance to fly clean winds, I will be in heaven. I've heard it a few times before, that it will make me a better kiter from flying in these conditions constantly. Like Macboy said a couple weeks ago....."Those that say we inland kiters are better kiters because of it can have it! I want clean winds!".....tommorow the forecast calls for 35km/h (21mph) I can guarantee that it will be more like 40-50km/h(24-30mph) with gusts well over 60km/h(37mph) I always speculate stronger winds if the forecast calls for anything over 15mph. Many times it has gone completely opposite direction though.:smug: