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!!!!

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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!

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!

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?

down for it, hey i failed to post the vid of the last meet up on this thread

it is a good time! http://vimeo.com/33264538

It looks nice indeed. Cross your fingers it holds!

Philip

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!

Greg

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!

Philip

Gregg!!!! Glad to see you're back. SOFKA hasn't been the same without you.
Quiver looks good

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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!

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.

G

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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 away

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 available

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...

It's confirmed. I'm driving to Jekyll tomorrow and kiting Friday. Who's in?

nice , i'll check friday stuff ,in my head i'm phree.

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?

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.

Philip

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.

SAT is a go for me

Wahoo. Now if i can just remember the security combination to the Kite Kave where the Kitemobile is stored....

Oh crap...

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.

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!

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.

Philip

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.

Philip

its ON

deluxe! and the data 1-5pm

http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.as...

tomorrow, the eastern left overs at JI

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.

Philip

I am seeing ESE side on ..