DonaldLL - 19-5-2009 at 10:34 PM
I'm in Jacksonville for a few days and brought a couple of kites with me. Unfortunately I did not check the weather forecast, and if you don't know,
it is constant and torrential rains here. I won't be flying any but I was curious if anyone knew of a good beach location for flying for the next time
I come back....
Thanks
ripsessionkites - 19-5-2009 at 11:39 PM
St. Augustine Beach
Jacksonville Beach
Neptune Beach
Atlantic Beach
Mayport Poles
never been there, i was told about it from one of my dealers. these are kitesurf locations but the beaches look huge from the pics.
BeamerBob - 20-5-2009 at 03:52 AM
There is a Hugenot Park between Jacksonville and Fernandina beach that seems to be a hotspot as well. You can drive right out on the beach. In St.
Augustine, Anastasia State Park is the place to go for desolate undeveloped beaches. The further north you walk, the fewer the people because they
had to walk or ride a bike to get there. You can go a few hundred yards north of the parks parking area and be completely clear of people even on a
weekend. I've been there twice and am going back in about a month. Wide beaches at low tide with mostly hard sand. Most any beach can accommodate
you flying static though. Those coastal winds are sweet and smooth. Most kites can thread a needle at the edge of the window with a smooth onshore
wind.
mgatc - 20-5-2009 at 10:46 AM
Bump for Hugenot.
PHREERIDER - 20-5-2009 at 11:02 AM
winds ENE good and plenty 15-30mph should settle down by friday
water has been very rough, looked solid 6-7foot breakers
extra heavy rip is full on
DonaldLL - 20-5-2009 at 04:43 PM
Thanks guys... I will check this out next trip. Anybody who follows the Weather Channel or anybody from the Florida Peninsula knows that this week has
been less than ideal. Just between us, I see a side of myself I have not seen before, that is, I am carrying 2 kites with me just in case there's
space and wind....
DonaldLL - 20-5-2009 at 05:04 PM
ripsessions... I looked at a map and figured that anything named Neptune Beach, Atlantic Beach, Jacksonville beach, etc, might be a good spot but then
South Beach Miami sounds good and it is :wow::wow:
but not for kites. I am discovering that the so called "good beach" has different meanings for swimmers, surfers, kiters, etc.