spoke with Angus this morning and hoping to set up a mid day surf and turf session on JI this Sunday, Oct 30th. Calling out to anyone who can make it.
Mid day low tide with winds ENE at 14/15...............purrrrfect for the buggy, ATB, or water fowl. Angus is trying to clear his calendar. Hope to
hear from and see a few of you there.... nfleech and I will depart Chaz around 730 Sunday morning arriving at JI around 1045/11am. Bringing the buggy,
ATB, closed cells, and inflatos, few water boards.......... Hope to see you there......................BeamerBob - 26-10-2011 at 09:36 AM
Man I'd be all over that if still living 4 hours away. You guys kick up some sand for me.PHREERIDER - 26-10-2011 at 10:00 AM
i will be there. wife is and child trippin to NC.
so its just me and my hot tub timemachine.
low tide is moving through late afternoon here 4-5-6 FRI-SAT-SUN
over 9ft swings coming through this week... close to 10ft tonight
cool, i have nates #. probably arrive just after HI tide SUN.
update here with changes SEE YAtridude - 26-10-2011 at 03:59 PM
wooohoooo Phree............def look forward to flying with ya......Bring your EH bar Ill bring the 13 Ovando if youd like.............beach will be
wide open for fast buggy runs, ATB action, and inflatos pointing into the wind!! U2uing my number. Bob, that would be awesome to have you and Wex on
the beach as well.................................how bout meeting up at the new pavilion and change rooms (nice showers and crappers):o:o
Pokite are you up for a Sunday session?acampbell - 26-10-2011 at 04:51 PM
I'm in
Looking forward to seeing y'all. I'll try to scare up some locals.PHREERIDER - 26-10-2011 at 05:27 PM
the pavilion is deluxe! breeze is looking good.tridude - 26-10-2011 at 06:31 PM
anyone have Mel and Chris' numbers.......................looks like nice get together.........still using the detour or a straight shot to kite beach?pbc - 26-10-2011 at 07:04 PM
I can't make it, but I'll be a few hours south in St Augustine with the family praying for the same on-shore vector.
Look south--maybe you'll see me. I'll be the guy with the big red and blue Scorpion.
PhilipPHREERIDER - 27-10-2011 at 05:27 AM
i can ring mel and christridude - 27-10-2011 at 08:13 AM
awesome..............this weekend is beginnning to shape up..................def look forward to a surf and turf session....................:duh::duh:tridude - 27-10-2011 at 08:40 AM
Phree, do you want me to bring the 13m Ovando?PHREERIDER - 27-10-2011 at 09:00 AM
thanks tri, No on the O, but a PULSE would be nice! like a 12pokitetrash - 27-10-2011 at 09:12 AM
Checking the "local weather" (wifes attitude). Gotta see how much chore play this will cost me...:singing:tridude - 27-10-2011 at 09:43 AM
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Originally posted by PHREERIDER
thanks tri, No on the O, but a PULSE would be nice! like a 12
the 12m P2 will be there...............tridude - 27-10-2011 at 09:44 AM
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Originally posted by pokitetrash
Checking the "local weather" (wifes attitude). Gotta see how much chore play this will cost me...:singing:
"all in" Poacampbell - 27-10-2011 at 01:14 PM
3 locals in so far. Shaping up to be a great meet up.
Don, the new convention center construction is on or ahead of schedule but the detour is still in place for now. I think it will be done for JIBE,
but i am still checking with JIA and then will update the JIBE page for 2012tridude - 28-10-2011 at 06:47 AM
Angus,
thank you for the detour update.................just looked at the ikitesurf forecast......winds honkin from 11am thru the afternoon on an ENE
track........smoking land and water runs.................low tide is around 4pm? thinking 1130/noonish arrival time..........spoke to a few of the
water fowl yesterday at Sullis but they had to pass..............pokitetrash - 28-10-2011 at 08:11 AM
fellas, I'm out. I'm running on MayPops all around on my truck, so funds gotta be kept aside for that.
I definitely plan on a November trip, maybe even with the Kite Fort for the weekend. Angus, you think the JIA would have an issue with me parking the
Fort for the day and then heading to the camp ground at night?PHREERIDER - 28-10-2011 at 04:56 PM
ok guys fri checked out here! ENE solid at about 3-4..we went til 7pm on the water. first had about an hour on the ATB for nice powered session, and
during this land session one vegas gave up the ghost and then smoke it back on 3 plus the little star hub and oh the vibration ! sounded like chain
saw!
forecast still stromg from 11/12 till 5pm......................ENE at 16/17................Nate and I plan on being there around
noon..................mgatc - 29-10-2011 at 01:00 PM
Rain check. Enjoy all!tridude - 29-10-2011 at 04:09 PM
wish you could make it Mel......................forecast holding/improved........Im seeing 9m winds...................wooohoooooo
6m Pulse 2 will be available for buggy runs and perfect opportunity to demo an Apex 3 or smaller Vapor!......................PHREERIDER - 29-10-2011 at 07:17 PM
right on tri! and today . north poured in folks! PHRESH GOPRO on the scene !tridude - 29-10-2011 at 07:21 PM
nice................tomorrow lookin phresh as well....................you may want to bring a 13m V2..................winds appear to be building!tridude - 30-10-2011 at 04:53 AM
truck loaded waitin on nfleech..............its blowing NE @ 15 as I type.......................woooohoooooo, see you all around noon and camera is on
board! Phree will message you once we hit I 95, Angus we'll message you about an hour out!tridude - 30-10-2011 at 04:57 AM
weapons in play today:
15m SS Rev 2
12m Wainman Boss
12m FSer Pulse 2
9m Wainman Smoke
6m FSer Pulse 2 (this will be a rocket motor with a buggy today)
nos vemos mi amigos alas doce de las tardes...............acampbell - 30-10-2011 at 06:06 AM
Sunny, 65 F and blowing SE 15-20 all day. Low tide not till 6 pm but we don't need as much beach this time of year. It will be a pretty high tide at
noon so no rush there.BeamerBob - 30-10-2011 at 09:04 AM
Oh that makes for some fast runs back North! You guys have fun and be safe.PHREERIDER - 30-10-2011 at 06:22 PM
JI , ALL GOOD . 9m day indeed ! Great see you ANGUS , DON and NATE.
beautiful sunny day and blowing! GOPRO ON THE SCENE! OH WHAt FUNpbc - 30-10-2011 at 06:37 PM
St. Augustine was crazy today. With 23mph on shore, the tide was higher than I had ever seen it--and that was an hour before high tide. :-)
Sadly, we couldn't stay 'til it got low enough to buggy.
Philiptridude - 31-10-2011 at 10:04 AM
yes high tide and big rollers at JI yesterday..........Ive never seen Jekyll anywhere near that large........nfleech took off right away and put on a
clinic with his 9m Hadlow..................Phreerider was rockin on his 9m SK, and I put up the 9m Wainman Smoke. Have to say that was some big angry
water but I fared well althought I got tired rather quickly this being my 3rd water session in 9 months. Once the water moved out Angus was stylin and
profilin in the Invanpah with this 3.5m Rage. Awesome day had by all! As usual the kites drew alot of attention from photgraphers and bypassers.
Awesome surf and turf session on the JI!!!!thanson2001ok - 31-10-2011 at 10:12 AM
:envy:PHREERIDER - 31-10-2011 at 11:39 AM
definitely swollen for JI. Angus and i ran til about 5 , ATB and buggy fartin' around with gopro . Vii13 pulled the land ride and rinse ride on the
water.
AIR CIRCUS for sure!acampbell - 31-10-2011 at 02:38 PM
The wind was actually NE - my typo - and averaged about 20 all afternoon. On the way to the beach over Rt. 25 I saw whitecaps *IN THE SALT MARSH*,
the tide was so high. So as it finally ran out we were reaching for all the beach space we could and running in to the surf line for more hardpack,
timing my tacks with the rhythm of the surf. I quit when I could not see through the splatter on my glasses. Chad and I traded wearing his GoPro
and we got some good shots, I'm sure, with Chad catching great air and hang time on the ATB and Venom 13.
Don, thanks for dragging me out and great to see you riding again. Nate was really carving it up with the Hadlow Pro with some great air and
kite-loops. Great riding!!
Thanks all for a great day!tridude - 30-1-2012 at 05:13 PM
windmapper forecast lookin cherry this weekend for buggy, ATB, and water riding......................east onshores low/mid teens, 65 degree air temp,
water temps around 60................Angus any intel/plans?PHREERIDER - 30-1-2012 at 06:57 PM
down for it, hey i failed to post the vid of the last meet up on this thread
It looks nice indeed. Cross your fingers it holds!
Philipkitedog - 31-1-2012 at 07:33 PM
Hey guys!
Long time. Planning a trip with the fam late Feb. to Ft. Desoto in FL but may take a warm up trip to Jekyll or Sullivan's either this weekend or
next. Just picked up a used FS Speed 3 deluxe and I'm itching to try it out!
Gregpbc - 31-1-2012 at 08:10 PM
Keep an eye on that forecast. The favorable on shore winds have moved from Saturday to Friday, but there's 24 hours of on shore winds arriving
Monday-Tuesday.
Please, oh please, oh please!
Philipmgatc - 31-1-2012 at 08:22 PM
Gregg!!!! Glad to see you're back. SOFKA hasn't been the same without you.
Quiver looks goodBeamerBob - 31-1-2012 at 09:18 PM
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Originally posted by mgatc
Gregg!!!! Glad to see you're back. SOFKA hasn't been the same without you.
Quiver looks good
Yes good to hear from you on here Greg. All work and no play............. well just play some!kitedog - 31-1-2012 at 09:38 PM
Dudes!
I am so jonesing for a good kiting session! Way too much work. Gotta make hay while the sun shines though! Hope y'all have been well.
Gacampbell - 1-2-2012 at 07:25 AM
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Originally posted by tridude
windmapper forecast lookin cherry this weekend for buggy, ATB, and water riding......................east onshores low/mid teens, 65 degree air temp,
water temps around 60................Angus any intel/plans?
Saturday looks good with SE winds forecast and low tide near noon. I have to work after 1 pm but may try a morning ride. Sunday better for me but
winds planned for SW.
I will say that I have lately seen a lot more on-shore winds. Too early to call an end to "winter" here, but the regular afternoon sea-breeze
on-shores are but weeks awayPHREERIDER - 1-2-2012 at 07:26 AM
from today friday looks premium , SAT bout the same. roughly a noon low so . all ready by 11-12 would maximize the trip
greg if you got the fever FRI/SAT is gonna help, come gets some!
SAT meet is on the table for JI ...prolly not a water day, but for the gear enhanced access is availablekitedog - 1-2-2012 at 11:43 AM
Friday is looking good. Might try to get down late Thursday and kite midday Friday. Waiting on this new kite. I hope it will arrive in time...kitedog - 1-2-2012 at 05:41 PM
It's confirmed. I'm driving to Jekyll tomorrow and kiting Friday. Who's in?PHREERIDER - 1-2-2012 at 05:58 PM
nice , i'll check friday stuff ,in my head i'm phree.PHREERIDER - 2-2-2012 at 10:52 AM
Friday is ramping up, and prolly the best day for the water for sure, i won't be able to make it til SAT.
anyone gonna go SAT.? greg are you there til SAT?pbc - 2-2-2012 at 11:09 AM
I'm trying hard to arrange Saturday. I need to take care of one more bit of business before I am sure I can do it.
My plan is to leave Gainesville at 6 to arrive at Jekyll by 9, buggy 'til the tide gets too high, then head home. The conditions to do look great and
it would be great to see some of the SOFKA crowd.
Philipacampbell - 2-2-2012 at 12:10 PM
NOAA says NE 20 kts Friday and east 15 Saturday.
Low tide 10:52 am Fri, 11:45 am Sat.
I'm in until about 3pm Fri and Noon Sat.PHREERIDER - 2-2-2012 at 12:43 PM
SAT is a go for meacampbell - 2-2-2012 at 06:01 PM
Wahoo. Now if i can just remember the security combination to the Kite Kave where the Kitemobile is stored....
Oh crap...kitedog - 2-2-2012 at 07:20 PM
Landed in Brunswick this evening. High 70's! We'll be at either Jekyll of St. Simon's tomorrow based on conditions. Have to drive back tomorrow
night. Hoping for good wind.PHREERIDER - 2-2-2012 at 08:12 PM
st. simon has better flats , but the NE, ENE can get ragged, the roughest front side stuff we get. the low tide is not so low if NE revs up.
FRI should be nice, its swinging east and that sweetens it. the previous have been nice. hmmmm may downwind to TYBEE island from here.
the sand bar at JI sets up nice at low as well. hopefully clear AND warm!pbc - 2-2-2012 at 09:06 PM
I am now clear to visit Jekyll on Saturday.
I sure hope the forecast holds. The wind directions are diverging between the Windfinder hourly and 3-hour forecasts.
Philippbc - 3-2-2012 at 05:20 AM
The forecasts at St. Augustine and Jekyll differ, but seem equally good given the relative orientation of the beaches. I'm trying to drum up support
in Gainesville to either join us at Jekyll or to get a crew to go to St. Augustine.
tomorrow, the eastern left overs at JIpbc - 3-2-2012 at 06:44 PM
So with the SW wind in the forecast for Saturday will we be able to make continuous runs to the south end of Jekyll? It looks like we can, but I'd
love to get some local input before I drive the 3 hours to Jekyll tomorrow. It's a long drive to get skunked.
FYI, no one form Gainesville can play tomorrow. I'm driving solo if I'm driving at all.
PhilipPHREERIDER - 3-2-2012 at 08:20 PM
I am seeing ESE side on ..acampbell - 3-2-2012 at 09:30 PM
winds were NE 10-20 today with KiteDog/ Greg and local rider Robb VanWie. Them on the water and me in the bug. I had to work hard to get up the
beach but the downwinders were awesome. Spent a lot of time with the Buster Soulfly 3.3m and was really impressed. It's speed allowed great upwind
work and VERY deep downwind reaches without dropping the kite. - just kept it zinging around to keep the lines tight and was going near dead downwind
faster than the windspeed itself.
Saturday looks to be East, more on-shore and very awesome, but i can only do morning till about noon,PHREERIDER - 4-2-2012 at 05:29 AM
the day has not stacked up so well to travel here, looks like i'm not gonna make it. too many little glitches already that would put me down at JI
too late.
have a good time wind should be decentkitedog - 4-2-2012 at 11:23 AM
Friday was good at Jekyll. First good North Easter of the year! 8 mtr Pulse 2 was adequately powered in the water. A 10 would have been better.
Angus buggied and Robb was on his 10 inflato well lit in the water. Nice day! More to come soon! Hope you guys have fun Saturday.
wish i could made the trip, i did not do may chores on friday because i road all afternoon on the water. and HAD to do them before wife and kid got
back SAT.
