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Quote: Quote: Originally posted by speleopower   How many people will be at this event? Just the right amount. Couple'a dozen, plus equal or greater amount of accompanying friends and family. Quote: Will the beach be overrun with kitesurfers from the other event? With four + miles of rideable beach, I doubt it. We will likely have as many or more kiteboarders/ surfers amongst our group. Quote: What about other activities prior to low tide or no wind? We were looking into possible Geocache and horse riding somewhere. Maybe some bicycle rides. Jekyll Island and the surrounding Golden Isles Region is first and foremost a family vacation destination. Jekyll Island is a sate park ($6 a day entry or weekly pass for $28) We just happen to have great kiting venues with enough space for everybody and kite friendly local government. The only place we cannot kite is the south end of the island due to it being a protected wildlife area (plovers and such). The island has miles of beautifully groomed bike and walking trails, and plenty of bike rentals. There is the historic district with tours and shopping. There are kayak rentals and tours from the mainland through the vast salt marshes. There are Dolphin tours too. I don't know why they do this because I think that the dolphins already know their way around. Horseback riding is on the north end of the island near the campground. St Simons Island is the next barrier island to the north and offers lots of parks, shopping, fine dining, casual dining, etc. Hope you can join us with the whole family. Oh and remind me to tell everybody about the "Alligator 101" lecture on Tuesday mornings at the golf course. Bring your pets and small children!

Cool. Sounds good on the activites.
I'm just so used to dealing with a huge spring break type drunk festival everyday on the beach here that I'm looking forward to a better beach. Cocoa Beach used to be nice. Now it is just a crazy zoo for spring breaker type drunk kids all year round.

Ahh, OK, I get it. No, we really don't have that problem.

When I first approached the Jekyll Island Authority (JIA) about the idea of leaving the buggies out overnight and having members camping out in the parking lot to "guard" them, (this is what is now known as the "Kite Fort"), they explained that the little trouble they had encountered is maybe the occasional wedding party that gets out of hand and creates some mischief.

Now we have the Georgia State Patrol fully dialed in with our event and they patrol the parking lots at night and the beaches in the day. In fact, if you see their 4x4 truck on the beach during the day, it is totally cool to buzz them and out-run them with your buggy. They get a kick out of it so long as you don't take out a puppy or toddler in the process. I don't know any other place where you can fool with State Troopers like this without getting busted.

Alcohol is OK on the beach so long as it is not in glass. Only occasionally in the last 9 years here have I run into a drunken knucklehead on the beach complaining about kites. In the few cases in which we have had public complaints about JIBE activities, the JIA has always gotten our back. Mostly they get positive comments about JIBE attendees and how friendly and courteous we are with the curious public members that come to watch us.

I am sure this might not speak for everyone...but daaaamnn these are the longest days of the year ! ! !



I know right?

One week from today they activate the giant Jekyll Island Magnetron to start attracting buggies from quite a distance over North America. don't try and fight it, resistance is futile.

Yes sir!! One more week!!

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Quote: Quote: Originally posted by acampbell   Quote: Originally posted by speleopower   How many people will be at this event? Just the right amount. Couple'a dozen, plus equal or greater amount of accompanying friends and family. Quote: Will the beach be overrun with kitesurfers from the other event? With four + miles of rideable beach, I doubt it. We will likely have as many or more kiteboarders/ surfers amongst our group. Quote: What about other activities prior to low tide or no wind? We were looking into possible Geocache and horse riding somewhere. Maybe some bicycle rides. Jekyll Island and the surrounding Golden Isles Region is first and foremost a family vacation destination. Jekyll Island is a sate park ($6 a day entry or weekly pass for $28) We just happen to have great kiting venues with enough space for everybody and kite friendly local government. The only place we cannot kite is the south end of the island due to it being a protected wildlife area (plovers and such). The island has miles of beautifully groomed bike and walking trails, and plenty of bike rentals. There is the historic district with tours and shopping. There are kayak rentals and tours from the mainland through the vast salt marshes. There are Dolphin tours too. I don't know why they do this because I think that the dolphins already know their way around. Horseback riding is on the north end of the island near the campground. St Simons Island is the next barrier island to the north and offers lots of parks, shopping, fine dining, casual dining, etc. Hope you can join us with the whole family. Oh and remind me to tell everybody about the "Alligator 101" lecture on Tuesday mornings at the golf course. Bring your pets and small children! ->Oh and remind me to tell everybody about the "Alligator 101" lecture on Tuesday mornings at the golf course. Bring your pets and small children!

HaHaHa! What a sense of humor Angus
Hope you all have fun!!

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Now we have the Georgia State Patrol fully dialed in with our event and they patrol the parking lots at night and the beaches in the day. In fact, if you see their 4x4 truck on the beach during the day, it is totally cool to buzz them and out-run them with your buggy. They get a kick out of it so long as you don't take out a puppy or toddler in the process. I don't know any other place where you can fool with State Troopers like this without getting busted.

Angus is spot on here. Jekyll has the distinction of being the most laid back and friendly beach I've been to in the Southeast. Barring an unpatrolled / uncontrolled beach of course. Of all the rules that apply on the beach, they simply expect you to play nice in the sandbox. Do that, and you are free to enjoy yourself no matter what you do. Dogs, kites, weddings, kids, it's all good! As it should be ;-)

I've enjoyed buzzing the patrol before, but my favorite buzzing experience came at St. Augustine actually. pbc and I did a downwind run from the north end where some workers had been doing beach nourishment. They were heading back as we turned to go downwind. We passed them like there weren't moving and reached the other end well in advance of them. The look on there faces was priceless. When they finally caught up, it was all smiles.

I"m sure it will be fun on a laid back beach really looking forward to a chilled out beach. I've become kind of a mean person on the sand due to all the drunken/drugged up jackasses on the beach here. A few weeks ago evey evening for a week straight when I came home from work I watched someone either puking, pissing or falling down on the sidewalk "downtown". Don't come to Cocoa Beach for a vacation until the city stops encouraging spring break and out of town partiers.

We are bringing bicycles and regular skateboards to just in case there is low or no wind.

^^ bikes are great on the island- we go for a ride every morning before the wind arrives^^

Can't wait to see everybody- We will all be ready to play for the week starting with some tight lines on Sunday.
see you soon
Scott

Yea, I'm bringing bikes for my 2 girls that are old enough to ride them, and hopefully one for myself so someone to keep up with them

I will have a skateboard to tow behind the bicycles.

speleopower, you should come join us in St. Augustine sometime; trip would be about the same distance as me for you. You'll find the beach much nicer for windsports :-)

I plan on bringing our bikes as well for the lady and myself. Not sure how much use they will get, but I would hate to want them and not have them, rather than have them and not use them.

Fiona rented a bike for a day or two last year - i was less than 10.00 / day.
Would like to bring bikes but i think we are already sitting low on the load I pack in the car.

Yeah bike rentals are easy here. You can even rent those 4-seat quad-pedal carts (with a surrey on top!) for the family. The island is virtually flat as far as roads and bike trails, so you don't need mult-speeds so much.

Got to bring the anxiety level down a bit let's meditate


Ohhhhhhhhhhhmmmmm ....


Ohhhhhhhhhhhmmmmm ....


Ohhhhhhhhhhhmmmmm ....

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First time I ever came to JI, my wife and I biked all the way around the island on the beach... It was a super fun trip worth doing again if it is windless day... and there aren't any alligators on the marsh side :o

Well if this don't beat all I ever saw. I tore the top tendon in my middle finger today. Its on my right hand too. Yes, im right handed.The band must play on. Gonna be very difficult to grab handles at jibe. This funky contraption must stay on for 8 weeks total.

So... Forewarning everyone here. If I ride by you, I'm am NOT flicking you the bird!!!!

ouch! small glitch man, splint, tape and hit the gas !

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ouch! small glitch man, splint, tape and hit the gas !

You know it phree!! :evil:

Jason, that's a lot fancier then the Popsicle stick / tape splints from our youth. You'll be fine and glad you can control the stars easily while hooked in with your good fingers.

No worries, I've got some left over Tramadol!

Angus and Sean. Eating dinner with the fork definitely didn't work so well. Just whining cause I can I guess. The Doc said it has it stay on 24-7 for 4 weeks (with exception of showers), then can take off at bedtime for the remanding 4 weeks.

Looking good next week

Yep it all looks east, and that's without me flipping the sea breeze switch in the afternoon.

East is beast and west is messed!

little duct tape, and a few rubber bands heck .. you got this!

Ok Jason... you can't just post that picture and tell us about the injury and not supply us with an explanation of HOW you did that... unless its something we really needn't know about :o ?!?!?! ... Did you flip someone off too hard?

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Ok Jason.. ... Did you flip someone off too hard?