So I go out to Jekyll yesterday after low tide and am standing in the parking lot trying to decide if it's even worth hauling the buggy off the
kitemobile and down to the beach. I'm looking around at the treetops and the bushes then I see something that just about made me jump.
There, right near the southeast corner of Blackbeard's parking lot, perched right above the dunes in unobstructed air is a complete solar
powered wireless weather station. It's on a 32' obilisk -OK, conctrete phone pole.
Last September, local Kiteboard Instructor Robb VanWie had contacted WeatherFlow, a weather data company, and asked about getting a sensor on Jekyll.
His timing was perfect because they were looking for sensor location in the area for their hurricane network and asked him for placement suggestions.
Said their chief meteorologist...
"I want to multipurpose where I can. This station
would be primarily for hurricane research but why not put it where windsurfers and kiters can get the most benefit out of it?"
So here we are. We are going to contact them tomorrow to see about getting data from it.
Robb and I will build an altar in front of it shortly.BeamerBob - 31-5-2009 at 07:51 AM
LOL. Jekyll Island just gets better and better. Live video stream would make me completely useless at work. I could sit there and watch Angus ride
back and forth smiling at the camera.acampbell - 31-5-2009 at 08:22 AM
Here it is...
BeamerBob - 31-5-2009 at 09:42 AM
That wasn't cheap. I guess you can't scrimp when you are intentionally putting something in front of a hurricane though and want it to be there
afterwards.kitejumper - 31-5-2009 at 10:17 AM
sounds like you guys have a great kiting area down there--one of these days i'll have to get down there and meet you fellows --you can give me some
tips:singing:BeamerBob - 31-5-2009 at 10:49 AM
The tips flow all directions. I learn something every time I get together with fellow kiters.bobalooie57 - 31-5-2009 at 11:25 AM
Can't wait for the feed from that station! That way we landlubbers can sit and watch, and be jealous!PHREERIDER - 31-5-2009 at 05:48 PM
supa cool, angus must be steering the minds of the right people ...very nicejohnnylaing - 31-5-2009 at 07:00 PM
nice!!!acampbell - 1-6-2009 at 06:00 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by PHREERIDER
supa cool, angus must be steering the minds of the right people ...very nice
Credit goes to local PASA Kiteboard instructor Robb VanWie, who made the initial contact with the weather company. Thanks also to the Jekyll Island
Authority for giving them the nod.
I do not know if there is a video feed, since I cannot see a camera from the ground, but we will hopefully find out more soon.BeamerBob - 1-6-2009 at 06:09 AM
The weather company might allow JIA to install a camera as a partnership gesture. JIA would benefit from the feed as a marketing tool. That requires
lots of people working together but JIA seems above the rest when it comes to doing a good job with their resource.acampbell - 8-6-2009 at 01:44 PM
data for the Jekyll Island wind sensor are available on iKitesurf.com in real time for free...
