Ted was right; the first and third weeks in May 2016 look promising from the standpoint of predicted tides.

Even better, the first week - Mon May 2 through Fri May 6 - are even better with a much greater tide range. This will mean "minus tides", in other words, low tides as much as 1.3' lower than the average low tides. This means an even bigger beach than this year. Times are very convenient, too- a little bit earlier in the day. Here are the predictions...

Day........ Low....................High
M 5/2-----11:23a/ -0.1'---- 5;14P 7.1'

T 5/3------12:20p/ -0.5'-----6:13p/ 7.6'

W 5/4 -----1:14p/ -0.8' ----- 7:10p/ 8.0'

Th 5/5 ----- 2:07p/ -1.1' ---- 8:04p/ 8.4'

Fr 5/6 -------2:59p/ -1.3' ---- 8:57p / 8.6' >>>>> 9.9' total range!!!

Sa 5/7 ------3:50p/ -1.3' ---9:48p/ 8.6'

Normal total ranges are about 7-8', so these are extraordinary

These are based on St. Simon's Light, just to the north, and are predictions based on orbital mechanics, but will be close enough to tide tables to be published next year.

These dates are also again far away from the Turtle Crawl Triathalon and Memorial Day, and still before Mother's Day. Just have to get final approval from Jekyll Island, but that should not be a problem.

Mark the dates! More to come.

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Quote: Originally posted by acampbell   Mark the dates! More to come. Aww thanks for the special note :D Mark

Thanks for the heads up Angus!

Count me. Where do I sign up?:D

Uh... yeah!

Looking forward to it!!!

Only 350 or so days til JIBE!!!:cool2:

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Quote: Originally posted by markite   Quote: Originally posted by acampbell   Mark the dates! More to come. Aww thanks for the special note :D Mark Then there's "dates the Mark"; that would be Fiona

Have these dates been nailed down yet?... My in laws are asking me in order to get their SSI vacation rental ironed out so we can do the same piggy back next year.

Yes we have a green light for 2016 with the dates of May 2 - 6

There is a possible problem with the Kite Fort but there is time to work on that.

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Yes we have a green light for 2016 with the dates of May 2 - 6 There is a possible problem with the Kite Fort but there is time to work on that.

Does it need gas? lol

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There is a possible problem with the Kite Fort but there is time to work on that.

Oh no.... Someone complained about Frank washing the bits between the north and south during daylight huh??

Joan and I just booked the Gritz Carleton cottage on Jekyll Island for the week of JIBE 2016. Dog friendly and all. Game on.

Dog friendly?...any more available?

Yes, I think...

http://parker-kaufman.com/jekyll/

or...

http://www.jekyllrealty.com/

Thanks Angus...the wife would love it down there!

We are booked too at the same place on Brice road. Can't wait!!

Yeah it took me about 7 years to learn.... It's just as much the families that make the event as is the kites... We really enjoyed staying on the island the two days we did at the new Holiday inn this year. The week rental for a whole house is less per night. At least that's the justification.

Jason you'll appreciate this...
Took Joan to Driftwood Bistro last night for her B-day. They totally punked her. A few days ago she posted on a Facebook page called " friends of Jekyll island" and she posted the question of "where should we go for dinner for my birthday, Driftwood Bistro or the new Westin hotel? " The vote was overwhelming with a score of like 43 to 3 for Driftwood. Turns out that the Driftwood General Manager was tracking the thread all along and had Joan pegged from her FB photo at the front desk when we checked in for a table. When the check came after the meal they comped us the bottle of wine and wished her happy birthday. Totally blew us away.

That is cool Angus! The Bistro dinner is as much a part of our Jekyll vaca as flying kites. Even more special last year because we got to share a meal with good people Mark and Fiona.

Amanda really wants Joan's recipe for that salad she made at the luncheon at kite fort. It was amazing! Tell her we said Happy birthday!!

Very excited to see everyone next year! I am going to start looking for housing again

We loved the spot on Brice Ln this last year, but it was a little small for the family of 6, so we are thinking we may look for a bigger spot for 2016... plus we are in the process of adopting a furry 4 legged friend, so we will also need a pet friendly rental too... the main problem in the hunt thus far is that many of the realty places have not yet posted the rental price for next spring yet.

Sorry we're not going to be neighbors with you guys and Mark and Fiona next year

There seems to be a lot of dog friendly places to rent on Jekyll.

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... the main problem in the hunt thus far is that many of the realty places have not yet posted the rental price for next spring yet.

Right what they did for us is to estimate the price and take a deposit based on that. If they're off by 7% or more, we can back out with full refund.

BOOKED IT TODAY.... we are all set with a pet friendly rental for Sunday 5/1 to Sunday 5/8!!!

WOOOHOOOOO!!!!

We are also booked for 1-8th at the same place as there was a rumor of steak and beer from further down the unit :D - looking forward to seeing all our good friends and hanging out next may. New owners at our place and rental rates are a bit higher. Still working on getting other CDN friends to come down.

We will still be pretty close to Brice Ln, the place we are renting is a house on Glynn Ave... and steak sounds GOOOOOOOOOD

We will be bringing our new buddy Lucy

Can't wait to see you guys again!!

With luck, I will only have to make the trip from Atlanta next year. Without luck, I will be driving another 18 hours each way again. Either way, I will be there!

Going to try to make it this year.

It'll be good to see you again Scott!