That looks like an awsome spot to ride, Todd, have we seen it in any of your video's? Looks like a west wind would be pretty smoooooth!:cool2:

According to the evening news, conditions look great for the bowl tomorow- NNW 10-18.

So who's going to the bowl?

Bowl it is

Hey Power, should be by your place around 11:15.

Ok great, do you want me to bring my 4m twister? It seems like if the forecast holds true there might not be enough wind for the 3m but maybe too much for the 6.5 crossfire?

Dtoast and I had a great time today. Field was way too muddy to landboard, the board would just sink in and then you'd get pulled off into the mud, but static jumping was amazing. I realized that C kites actually do have decent depower, and after dtoast adjusted the slack on the rear lines, I was getting pretty common 10 footers, floating the whole way down:D Pulling the bar in probably doubles my height now that the lines are adjusted compared to just redirecting. All in all, another great day at the bowl.

@Pigryder-Were you at tug hill over the weekend?

no power, I would really like to get down to fly with you guys sometime

Maybe this weekend? Anyone else available for this weekend, I've got friday through monday off...

:puzzled:edit: sorry, I clicked last post, and it took me to page 1. I was puzzled, so..

I dont have any plans this coming weekend. If winds are favorable, I'll definitely be up for some local riding. Sorry to hear the fields was covered in mud last weekend, that is always a bit of a drag. I've ridden my buggy in that, and it CAN be fun. But cleanup afterwards is a nightmare... Lets see what the winds are doing and maybe we can hook up for some riding.

I would be up for this as well.

Rian and I were talking about either hitting WW or coming over to ride with you guys on Sunday! According to him the winds are supposed to be coming from SE. I am not sure about which way you guys need the wind over there, but we will keep up with the thread to see what's up!

If its SE, I might head for WildWood. If thats what really happens, then I might foot a one-night stay up there for an epic day on the beach... hate paying for the hotel though... anyone else wanna go in on a room together to knock the price down?

Yeah I could share a room if the price is right and the wind is up

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Originally posted by Frathouse Yeah I could share a room if the price is right and the wind is up

All current weather models (weather.com, wundeground, and noaa) agree that this coming sunday will be SE winds at decent strength. Hard to believe, but its currently in the forecast. Question is, how much will that change between now and then... Only time will tell. Keeping my eyes on the forecast... lets revisit this idea on Thursday/Friday and see what is going on...

I may go up to WW for the day sometime this weekend, maybe monday if it works out. There's no place to ride on the beach at dewey right? What is the closest rideable beach to DC?

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Originally posted by power I may go up to WW for the day sometime this weekend, maybe monday if it works out. There's no place to ride on the beach at dewey right? What is the closest rideable beach to DC?

Closest rideable beach? Depends on what you classify as rideable. I've heard you can ride at Sandy Point on the right wind direction. Small beach though. I'm also not sure how hard-packed the sand gets there. I know people buggy there, but not so sure about landboards.

I've also heard people buggy at Dewey. Sand seems a bit soft to me, so I would think landboards would have some issues. Not something I've ever done though. Wildwood is a 4hr drive, and its awesome. Why drive only 3hrs (dewey) for a beach you dont know that might not be so good? One more hour and its all gravy...

Tides are not really in our favor this weekend (Sunday's high tide is 3.57 at 1458hrs). Could still be good, you dont really need much beach if the wind is really blowing directly on-shore. Hard to say at this point.

If I head that way, Power, I might be able to give you a ride...

Thanks ragden, what day were you planning on going? If you were staying overnight I'd probably have to find a way to get home...

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Originally posted by power Thanks ragden, what day were you planning on going? If you were staying overnight I'd probably have to find a way to get home...

Depends on how conditions pan out. Was looking at heading up Saturday night and coming home on Sunday. This would be an overnight trip. If you came up with me, I'd make sure you got home... the next day. Lodging is still under discussion. If you can find a place to crash, cool. Otherwise, we'll have to figure something out. Still not sure I can even afford to do this, but we'll watch the weather and see if its worth the trip....

Yeah the tides might not be in our favor, low tide is around 0700, but you are right, ride would be good for a couple of hours, may go south by noon or so. Don't know how long it takes to make it difficult to ride.

How would those winds be for the bowl, or the field you guys talk of? Could keep expenses down if they are still favorable for the local run.

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Originally posted by power There's no place to ride on the beach at dewey right?

Dewey and Delaware Seashore Park are rideable, but only during low tide when you can get some hard pack. I ride there quite often. There's supposed to an East wind this Saturday and I was looking to head down to Dewey/Seashore park. Low tide is at 7am though, so gotta get down early.

There’s no way the Bowl can be good on a SE; if it holds to SE I'll probably go to Sandy Point. WW would be tempting but cost and a slight chance at epic kind of rules that out.

Not sure if the parents will let me stay overnight but its definitely a possibility. @Todd- How is sandy point for boarding? Isn't that only an hour drive from DC? What direction does the wind have to be coming from?

SE is best and if you can't ride on the sand (at low I recall hard pack) you can ride the field but just watch out for the trees :wow:


Google it and take a look.

Is it this spot?
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&...
That looks really small.

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Originally posted by power Is it this spot? http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&... That looks really small.

Try Maryland's Sandy Point it's a little bit larger

Sandy Point

Power, good to hear you got that knot out.

Had a great day even though it was a mud bath. Took awhile to wash off all my gear and the mud was all the way down the pants. Now I just need to clean off my kite. Power was getting some great hang time with at least one nice back flop I saw when trying 360's. Then there were these two kids that came up and asked to use our boards, well they ended up having more fun on them then we did yesterday.

Ragden, I think the kite stake you found is mine. I only saw one in my bag yesterday and I have not taken it out of my car since I was last there with everyone.