Good job on the pics and compilation. Looks like a great time was had!

Was a fun field to ride. Wind was up and down. Ground was very rough. There were potholes and other odd obstacles that I didnt have trouble navigating, but the worst part was the plant growth. Looked like corn stalks that had been hacked off at about 3-6 inches. Not sure exactly what they were, but they made me real nervous about crashing my kite into the ground. I did crash my S3 a couple times, but fortunately came away with no damage to the kite...

Job well done on the video and the pictures it is made up of!


Man I need a kite day!

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Originally posted by shehatesmyhobbies Man I need a kite day!

I just wish people would let me know when they're going kiting so that I can come too... Unless they just don't like me any more...

Maven, I'll meet up with you anytime...I just need to be in town and not working.

this last weekend was more of a test for that field. we werent sure if it was going to be rideable or not... I'm still not sure I would go back there if I had other options...

Anyone up for some kiting tomorrow?

It's supposed to be raining all weekend last I looked...

Tomorrow is not supposed to be that bad I think

You're right. It's only an 80% chance of rain all day with winds all the way up to 8mph.

Conditions as they are power, you may be able to try out your kite board on any of your regular flying fields. Swamped over here!

Haha, I think everywhere is swamped, but I'm DYING to get out. Rain, shine, sleet or snow it doesn't matter at this point!

Yeah.... I didnt fly at all this past weekend. Bit too wet. Rain was pretty light at times, but I was busy doing other things. Maybe we will get a repreve sometime soon and be able to hit some of our local spots this coming weekend. If only the water would warm up some more...

Ah Spring is coming...and my local swamp fields won't dry out for long until they become goose latrines!

Aren't geese so much fun?

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Originally posted by Maven454 Aren't geese so much fun?

Yes, served on a dinner platter.

Maybe someone will eventually figure out how to make geese look and taste more like chicken, turkey...(anything other than goose, really).

Then my local pond alone could solve World Hunger. It has year-around flocks of those noisy, poopy domestics and Canuck expatriates. (Maybe when the Loony surpasses the dollar, then they'll finally go home?)

Visitors and their kids keep throwing food at them (against the posted rules). I keep thinking "Hey...on the park gravel today, then all over my fields, ripstop and wheels next week!"

Looking at the possibility of a cold-water session this coming Sunday in Dewey, DE. Water temps are currently right around 49 degrees on the ocean side. I am hoping the bay will be a bit warmer (I would expect so with the shallower waters). Air temps are supposed to peak right around 60 degrees. Winds will be South, starting at about 11mph picking up to 16mph or so by 4pm. This is, of course, all subject to change. However, these predictions have been pretty consistent since Tuesday. Hard to say if it will change or not.

If it doesnt change too drastically, I'll head out Sunday morning for an all day session on the water. Anyone interested? Might be a tad bit cold in the water, but that's what a wetsuit is for.

If you need a ride, directions, or whatever, drop me a line. Hope to see some folks there.

I still need a midsize kite (14 or 15) and I'll try to join the Dewey Beach crew this spring. For now I'm making plans for WW this weekend.

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Originally posted by Tib I still need a midsize kite (14 or 15) and I'll try to join the Dewey Beach crew this spring. For now I'm making plans for WW this weekend.

Will be fun to have you along my friend. I didnt think tides were right for this weekend at wildwood. Or did I misread them again? Also, didnt look like nearly enough wind on Saturday. Sunday might be a whole lot of fun, though, heading south might be a tad bit difficult...

Might rent a wetsuit

Mike,
You're right about the low tides, they are pretty late in the day and the wind direction is not helping either. I don't know if I'm gonna go, yet. If at least the wind direction would improve...

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Originally posted by Tib Mike, You're right about the low tides, they are pretty late in the day and the wind direction is not helping either. I don't know if I'm gonna go, yet. If at least the wind direction would improve...

Sorry bud. Still, if you have big wheels on your buggy, you could go up into the dunes and still have a good time. Sunset is getting later, so if you dont mind the trip, you could have a good time later in the afternoon once the tide starts going out.

I'm not heading in that direction, but if are, I hope you have some fun. If I didnt have to pay for gas and lodging, or spend 8 hrs in the car to get there and back, I'd be game.

Anyone for land this weekend?

Contemplating it, but the winds seem to look like *^%#.

On Sunday in WW, the winds were strong, but gusty (up to 20mph). I met with Martin and Petra at the end of the day. I didn't have their phone number and they didn't have mine... so we ended up playing in different areas of WW.

Sounds pretty rough.
I was down in Dewey doing some kitesurfing. Had a BLAST. Winds were a bit light, but thats what the 15m S3 is for. Worked great. If I had to guess, I'd say winds started around 10mph, picked up to about 15, then died back down by the end of the day. I was riding my door for the majority of it, got to do about 45 minutes of riding on my rip 34, which was really fun.

Glad you got out, did you, at least, get some good rides in?

Chilly isn't it rag...what mm suit were you wearing?

Ragden was wearing a 5:3 suit and I was wearing my 4:3. I was fine in the 4:3 and at times I felt hot mainly because I was working hard.

Water didnt feel cold at all while I was out riding. I took a few dunks in the drink, but didnt really feel it. Though, when we were packing up, and I went to take off my booties in the water, I found out just how cold it was. When I reached down into the water to take them of, the cold hit my hands and that was when I realized that... holy **** its cold! Aside from that one moment, I was fine and I was in the water for probably close to 4 hrs...