Coastal Wind Sports is pleased to announce an HQ Demo Day for Saturday September 6th from 2- 6 pm.

Location: Kite Beach, Jekyll Island, GA.

Joining us will be Tim Baxmeyer of HQ Kites USA and Jan Hendrick Junker, Product Manager for HQ Kites in Germany. They will be bringing the following new models for attendees to try out...

- NEO, brand-new water relaunchable closed cell foil
- Hydra: Water re-launchable trainer kite
- Rush III series and PRO's (updated Rush trainer kites)
- Montana IV de-power kite
- Apex II de-power kite

A lot of these are hitting the US soil for the first time here so this will be a great opportuninty to try out the newest, hottest gear.

All are welcome. For directions to Kite beach, check here...
http://www.coastalwindsports.com/JoinUsOnJekyllFAQ.html

Remember too that we have the Jekyll Island Buggy Expo (JIBE!) scheduled for the last week in September...
http://www.coastalwindsports.com/JIBE2008.html

Questions? Call Angus at 800-592-1195
or angus "at" coastalwindsports.com

:o Montana IV! Apex II! and the NEO all at once!!! I SO wish i could be there, looks like a good time :D

Ooh a water relaunchable trainer! Good idea!!! i want one of them

Oh dang. That's my anniversary weekend. We already have "couple" plans and we have to go the other direction to get the kids to someone. Even if I found an easy thing for the kids, I'm not sure I could sell a kite event as a suitable anniversary outing, even as accommodating as she is. I might could've pulled it off with some more notice, but oh well. I have to miss it. My buggy might've been in by then as well.

Montana IV? I was just a week away from ordering one. How extensive are the changes? Any word on that?

yeah, sorry; just found out today and anounced right away. On the M IV there is a change in the bar set-up and the line configuration. I think we gotta keep it cool till then but I wiil report fully after.
The Hydra is a complete surprise to me.

I would so love to be there to fly some of those. but got to save my money to be able to come down for the event. We changed vehicles and now i got to get a hitch on the back so i can get my buggy down there

Montana IV!! I just got my Montana 3 not to long ago, lol.

I just may need to take some vacation time for this.

planning to be there.

i am going to try and come i live in savannh atm so its not that bad of a drive
pretty xcited bout trying new stuff

Tim and Jan Hendrick, are great guys and are significantly responsible for my affection with HQ products. Angus is as nice a guy as you'll ever meet and it really is cool to get to try out the new stuff at such a great location. Everyone there will be helpful and friendly and give you a warm welcome for sure. Dang I hate to miss it. You think the wife would enjoy an anniversary weekend flying kites?

you could always tie a nice gift ( $$$) to a kite line let her fly it so it slips down the line ( slowly )

i mean you would be at a beach and its only 4 hours of kite stuff

You aren't married yet are you Dustin?

i am but i think if i bought a big enough ring she would let me fly all week

Maybe I could learn a thing or two from you dude. Maybe you can make it to JIBE? I have a great 3m Beamer 3 you can fly that I don't think you can make lift you off the ground! That way you could give me some marital pointers. Can you make it?

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i am but i think if i bought a big enough ring she would let me fly all week

Yeah, but then you'll have to buy her another one so you could fly the following week :singing:

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Oh dang. That's my anniversary weekend.

Congratulations...Fortunately, if she's like my wife, you aren't even getting close to the beach...Hell, I'd play it safe and not even look at the wind :tumble:

Thanks lunchbox, you are making me feel like I'm really in more of a normal relationship than I thought. ;-)

yeah i agree with lunchbox i would have to sale all my kite stuff just to pay for a ring so i could fly it maybe i should have thought that out more


i hope to make it to jibe and i will unless something work comes up ( cant call in sick in the army or i would )

i have not been married very long so lets see if its works out before i start giving advice

i should have a 4m buster by jibe time ( and a landboard)

and i would bet that i still could hurt my self with your 3m beamer

Turns out I've learned a thing or two about relationships. Driving out of town yesterday, the wife starts asking questions about the HQ day. Now after thinking about it for a few days, she came to the conclusion on her own that Jekyll made more sense logistically than our prior plans. I have a few details to work out but it looks like I'll be trying some new HQ kites that weekend in my new buggy. We should be able to have Wexler there for the event and then have a quiet evening for just the two of us as well. Looks like it all is coming together perfectly.

Wow, Elizabeth clearly rocks. I can recommend some nice local dining options if you wish.

Whow, BB you're stoked...your wife is pretty cool!

Please write a review and let us know how they fly...especially the Neo

guess i'll be the one asking pointers
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Right now I feel humble and lucky. Reviews for sure. I'll be trying everything on the beach this year. Angus, I'll take your advice for dinner plans. Wow, I just realized this is going to be my second annual HQ Jekyll Island demo day!

Wind was light yesterday on Jekyll at 7-10 mph but ninety degrees to the beach with light enough crowds for a perfect park and ride with the Reactor 8.3 for about a mile each way.

O sure that just makes me feel better now im all beach sick wish i could be on the beach

The NEO was spotted in Nags Head this weekend. We flew in somewhat light 8-10 mph onshore winds and was able to do a little bit of buggying during low tide. Pictures below are the 8m NEO in action.

Cheers!

Chris

Who had the kite? How did it get down there? It looks awesome.

Please...someone...anyone....post a review of the Neo....I'm dying over here!

so what are the plans for saturday if the weather is really bad

Sat forecast on magic seaweed.................................... questions is can Team HQ make it down the coast? Looks like the 5th at IOP is a bust but they dont fly foils anyway. Sorry but no loss there Tim. Hope to see you all at JI...............

Sat
09/6 12am *- 3.5ft

11secs 119° 25mph SW - cross/offshore Mostly Clear 80°F

3am *- 3ft

11secs 119° 23mph SW - offshore Overcast 80°F

6am *- 3ft

10secs 119° 20mph SW - offshore Mostly Cloudy 80°F

9am ** 2.5ft

10secs 118° 18mph SW - offshore Sunny 81°F

12pm ** 2ft

9secs 118° 12mph SW - cross/offshore Sunny 85°F

3pm *- 2ft

9secs 117° 11mph S - cross/onshore Sunny 86°F

6pm -- 2ft

9secs 116° 15mph SSE - onshore Clear 84°F

9pm *- 2ft

9secs 115° 13mph SSW - cross shore Clear 83°F

Just got back from Jekyll. Low tide late in the afternoon. A cloudy sky kept a lot of people away. By 5pm 2 miles of the beach was completely mine with safe passage past the few picnic-goers. Wind was 14-16 mph from the northeast, so not optimal direction but workable with a 12 mph slog in the harness with the Crossfire II 5.0m going north and a rip roaring 30- 40 mph going south on a deep broad reach. Beach was scrubbed smooth as a pool table with hard-pack all the way to the dunes .

Now this buisness about Hanna has me concerned as the current NOAA track has us in the cross-hairs for next weekend.

Wait and see...