Jeeeeee Haw!!!!!!!!!! Let's get it ON!!!!

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Ok I'm going to have to come this year better start making my plans

Over the hump and sliding towards May!
Got two weeks this year.
Same house.
Ready to move in...

Quote: Originally posted by knkmannthey

Ok I'm going to have to come this year better start making my plans

Awesome Kevin! See you there!

Hola all........rough winter but starting to recover..........plan to make it Fri and Sat...........if I can't fly I'll assist (buggy and aqua) when and where needed.............look forward to seeing y'all...............

Hey all,

Curious, how do most far off folks who would have to fly in typically get all their equipment out there? I can't see being able to easily take a 65+ lb. buggy onto a flight, even if fully broken down and boxed up.

borrow a buggy?
ship it to someone? [sounds expensive]
carry-on? [sounds even more expensive]
miniaturization? [hmm...]



Thx.

If I fly to an event in the future; I will consider using the Fedex hold at location option. Choose one of their stores to ship your stuff too:

http://www.fedex.com/us/office/hold-at-location.html

http://www.fedex.com/us/office/travel-shipping-luggage-shipp...

@ Smeagol, I think CSAdeadon diassembled his,deflated his tires and packed it in a bag to check, and I'm pretty sure mougl shipped his to Angus or someone he knows (in 2012).

The FedEx idea might be good if you break it down into multiple boxes to ship... Maybe?

And there are usually an abundance of buggies you can borrow . I'm bringing 2 to do my tandem set up to give rides to my girls but it'll be free when they aren't doing a ride along. I'll be there Wednesday afternoon through Sunday. Plus I'm sure I won't be riding non stop because this is going to be a family Vacation and I'll need to be spending time with the kids for sure.

I also think I will have a new set of wheels put together for my PL Comp XR+ as a backup buggy/tandem for the whole week.

Last year I did breakdown the buggy. If you are flying and bringing your gear there are a few things to think about.

1: What is the baggage policy of the airline you are flying.
Last year Delta limited coach to 1 bag at 50 pounds plus one carry on and one personal item.
Delta gave first class 3 bags at 75 pounds. After doing the math my choices were (in order of most expensive to least)
A) coach - Check buggy frame without wheels and tires, bag 2 kites, 8" tires and wheels, harness, bag 3 clothes. carry on was camera equipement/computer. Personal item was helmet.
B) coach - ship buggy and kite eq.
C) First class - same set up as A.
Option C was by far the least expensive. Option A would have cost $500.00 more since I would have had 3 bags over 50 pounds. Overweight charges are nightmarish.
Option B was only $50.00 more then C
Option C last year would have been around $1000.00, but I have airmiles to use so my first class round trip from Oregon was $10.00

Weigh all the options before looking at shipping.

Make a custom box for your buggy and you may surprise yourself with how easy it is to get it under regulation size. Pbc and I get two pl buggies in one box with weight to spare. Box isn't oversized, so it's one regulation bag.

But yes plenty of buggies to be had.

I wouldn't stress it too much. I saw lots of buggies parked last year because several people brought more than one, or they were taking breaks between runs. Understandable seeing as how there is literally 5.5+ miles of rideable hard pack beach. You can ride fully lit at 40mph for nearly 10 minutes before having to turn around and head back.

Ok, I think my math is right... Only 52 days until May 4th!!! :o

Goodness. I can't wait to see everyone again, and meet some new faces!!

Confirmed my girlfriend is coming with us down there, and her parents are even renting a room for a couple nights on the island as well! They currently live on Tybee, the island next door, but they used to visit Jekyll when they were younger and wanted to come visit with us again. Her brothers might even make a showing as well. I could not be more excited about getting down there again this year.

That's awesome Errol!! I can almost smell that salty sunset air!!

The wife has begun to collect stuff to bring down with us. It's so nice to have her excited about doing JIBE
every year. She would probably force me to go if I baulked! It's tough, but I force myself to bend to her will...
Kite skiing ends soon, then a month of buggy on the Pine Point ME beach we call home to get warmed up. Throw
the family in the van with all our stuff and head to the sunny south for TWO WEEKS! Pinch me.

Same here Ted. I think my wife likes Jekyll more than I do. She was ready to back the day after last year. She's really looking forward to seeing Holly, Fiona, Devin and all the other JIBE ladies again.

Ok, Ted, Jason... I need you guys' wives to do some recon on mine... While she loves JI, I'm pretty sure she thinks I'm gonna stick her with the kids and ride all day... I promised her that wouldn't be the case, but I'm not sure she believes me... Let's work this out

Spencer. Here's my take...

This year the buggy time falls further into the afternoon via the tides. So, that leaves a little more room during early and mid day to do the family thing all around the island. Last year was the same with the exception of low tide being mid day. Every morning we would wander the island and seek a new adventure. By then it was lunchtime. We ate then headed to the beach. Sure we were usually the last to show up, but it worked fine. I didn't want my skin or the kids skin baking ALL day on the beach. If I gave her the morning for family time, she would give me the afternoon with no fuss. Sure its a kite orientated vacation, but its still a family vacation at the same time. Like I said, it wont be so rush rush this year because of the later tides. We can kinda take our time around the island before heading to kite beach.

Amanda bonded well with the JIBE ladies last year. She actually enjoyed sitting under the umbrella chatting while the kids played in the sand and water. Should be even more fun now that your little ones will be there. It will give my girls someone to play with in their age range. Makes it easier for the women to hang out and enjoy each other when the kids are pre occupied. Which isn't hard. I mean... sun, sand, and water :D.

It was a whole week of comradery. NOT JUST KITING! Staying all in the same unit was a blast year. We all saw each other in the morning, noon, and evening. Evenings were special too. We sat on the porches enjoying adult beverages while the kids played under the trees. Or, enjoyed adult beverages out on the boardwalk as the sun set every night letting the kids chase the dusk hermit crabs.

Believe me brother, no ones fears being stuck with the kids more while I "play", than my wife. But, she really got to enjoy herself last year and my overall cool husband/dad grade was an A+.... I think lol.

We're bringing the bikes this year too.

Awesome Jason, you just wrote my itinerary ...

In all seriousness though, I was thinking it'd be just like that... We've got plans to visit some of the historical sites too... Bought a book & everything:D

Quote: Originally posted by soliver

Ok, Ted, Jason... I need you guys' wives to do some recon on mine... While she loves JI, I'm pretty sure she thinks I'm gonna stick her with the kids and ride all day... I promised her that wouldn't be the case, but I'm not sure she believes me... Let's work this out

I was very lovingly reminded by my wonderful wife that the reason "she thinks I'm gonna stick her with the kids and ride all day..." is because I have a history of doing this ... Remember that thread I wrote after I broke my foot about how I need to change how I do kiting:embarrased:

The women get on like blazes at JIBE and there's a ton of things to do on the island. We're big on bikes when not
on the beach. Lots of good eating in the area as well. You split the day according to the tide and your bride and it all works out. Since our first visit Holly has signed us up for the house we rent before we've left. I can't think of
any other activity that is essentially mine that she has enjoyed as much. It is a great service that Angus provides
for all of us as our host and ambassador. Sure makes May my favorite month!

There is quite a few things to do and we came across the old gun carriages hiking the southern area last year and I want to get to shark tooth beach this year and do some poking around that area too some morning but it's best at low tide for tooth hunting.
Fiona's also really looking forward to it too.

All this talk is really getting my kite blood pumping! Counting down the days my friends. I'm really wanting to give the arcs another honest and proper try now. Been watching the years past videos again all day since its been raining.

I've been thinking of what the heck to pack this year. Last year the car was jammed and so many other things I'd love to bring; Fiona's SUP, bikes, plus kitesurf gear plus a bunch of other kites to try out in the buggy plus ? .... Way too much stuff.

That's funny Mark. We were packed to the hilt too last year. Now everybody wants to bring their bikes too :o.

You would think a Chevrolet Suburban would be plenty big enough. :embarrased:

Well with 4 kids and all their stuff plus 2 buggies and all my gear, we've been bringing 2 cars the last couple years... Both of which are SUVs.

You guys need to get trailers

Word of my demise has been greatly exaggerated. But thanks for the kind sentiments.

My E-mail is back up and domain moved to new ISP. Web content will be up a bit later. It will be non-commercial but with some links to e-Bay for the sale of my surplus stock of merchandise.

I'll start a new thread for updated JIBE information.

Worth mentioning at this point is that JIBE will be sharing the beach with an event for Wind Sports For Wounded Warriors. See ws4ww.org for details about this organization and a great cause. They will be largely on the water except for launching of course, but we can work that out.

More later.