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PHREERIDER
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ok , just some details i would say you could get rollin about 3pm on pack sand and run til dark if wind is good and would only get better 4-6pm
could be nice .
a rising tide in the am with 15mph+ would make a nice ride on the water til the turn
dependent on wind direction.
we ride in a similiar current spot here all the time with fast movement
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tridude
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thought Id say have a great weekend before you all depart and dont forget your cameras..........................safe journey 
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Depending who you listen to, West or Southwest winds, 15-20 kts. Wohooo. looks like no trees to the west at the park to make the winds too lumpy
coming over land. Is that so, Bobby.
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BeamerBob
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| Quote: | Originally posted by acampbell
Depending who you listen to, West or Southwest winds, 15-20 kts. Wohooo. looks like no trees to the west at the park to make the winds too lumpy
coming over land. Is that so, Bobby. |
There are trees in the park, but they decrease in height closer to the beach. I think we would be ok with westerlies and that would let us run the
waterline. Between the state park pier and the business district, I remember somewhat of a dune and then houses but can't remember how big the dune
is. I think we will have more fun with whatever we get from the west than wind from the south or North.
Windmapper is showing 20 mph at 10 am decreasing to 12 in the evening. That wind looks westerly enough to diminish the impact of the tides. I'm
bringing a drysuit and I'm not afraid to use it either. In the buggy that is. I shouldn't cut my teeth on water riding with a straight offshore.
I'd probably find a nuclear sub before I'd reach land somewhere.
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BeamerBob
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I count a little over 2 miles of wide beach with only scrubby trees and the houses to the west.
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BeamerBob
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We will arrive at the Fort Clinch campground tomorrow night, so we will hit the beach right after breakfast. I think it will be easier on us to just
do the short walk around the corner and under the pier to get to the main beach just south of the pier at Fort Clinch. You would have a shorter walk
if you park at the pier itself and then head straight out. Look at it on google maps to familiarize yourself with the lay of the land if you get a
chance.
Here is a google map of the area. Chris and I will have our campers in the loop at the top of the map. There is a nice paved lot at the pier with a
boardwalk straight out to where I'm envisioning playing. The beach I'm planning on playing at should be big enough even at high tide to play on
especially with an offshore wind. That would be fun to hit the beach first thing before the tide comes in. Windmapper is calling for a SW 14 mph at
7am.
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Sorry We'll miss this one. Have a blast!
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1) BeamerBob and family Friday night late till midday Tuesday.
2) Pokitetrash and family Friday afternoon till midday Sunday.
3) Acampbell
4) johnnylaing
5) Phreerider and family Saturday through Monday
6) Peter Boynton
I know me, Angus and Peter are coming...we still have everyone else?? Any more??
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tridude
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anyone back? If so how did tides/wind cooperate?
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We got chased off the beach by light rain yesterday about 3pm.
Turns out Ft. Clinch State Park is a non-starter for any wheeled vehicles on the beach- powered or un-powered. This all came down when I pulled up to
the toll station and the Ranger saw the buggy on the back of my trailer and said."You aren't planning of using that here are you?...."
Oh and no kiteboarding allowed either. No kites that can lift you....
Short story is that we ended up on the public city beach next to Ft. Clinch beach and it was much more convenient and accessible - except for a few
more pedestrians. Wind was SW, on again off again 2-9 mph. Chad launched his Venom 15m and I launched my Synergy 15m and we both were made to work
hard to launch and keep in the sky. Wexler had some good runs on the landboard with the Montana IV 9.5, but he too had to work hard in the lulls.
Watching the sky for a local run later today....
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tridude
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improvise, adapt, and over come.............gotta do what ya gotta do....................Did BB and Pokite get any ripstop airborn? With 2 to 9mph
winds, BB should have had a blast on the 9.66 Quad...............Early dayz I know but what did you think of the Syns low end? Did your 10.6 Reactor
make it out of the bag? 
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acampbell
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BB had the 7m Blurr and I'm not sure if PoKite got up before the weather went to crap. I just had a chance to Launch the Syn.
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PHREERIDER
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that was Phantom 15m
wind was off shore and very challenging, too crowded with people and the tide thing just made it very tight.
nice to me some new folks and nice little camp spot WITH HOT SHOWERS
too bad the wind wasn't so good
TODAY (sunday) just finished a nice water session 15-20MPH most of the afternoon at home. hope the guys down there got piece of the breeze ENE
should have nice for them
bob and chris thanks for spot hookup
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acampbell
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Yeah, sorry, Phanny. but it had a zipper.
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I got home from Amelia last night, but I didn't fly on Saturday. I got out there just in time to see BeamerBob wringing out his kite from an ocean
dunk, working the sand out and then it started to rain so I went home with dry stuff to wait for Sunday. Sunday wind was right down the beach which
was high tide when I got there with BB and we worked ourselves to death trying to get upwind in the narrow beach and flew static more than anything
until we bailed to wait for low tide. I had to leave for home but Bobby has some fun news he'll share I'm sure. I'll go back again, and hope the wind
direction cooperates.
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Well, we're back as well. It was a fun trip because, well, it wasn't work and it was Florida. The wind seemed to blow the entire time. The issue of
them not letting us buggy in the state park was a real downer. Amelia island has two beaches at almost 90 degrees to each other so between the 2, you
could really buggy with almost any wind direction. After the ranger saw Angus' buggy and said he "thinks there is a rule against that" and "it may be
a park rule" but he's not sure, we had to take a second best beach (for wind angle)with wind shadows and more people. Then came the rain. So
Saturday was mostly a washout. Still got to see old friends and meet some new ones, Peter and Johnny, so that is always good. I should've manned up
and gotten out the XXXL on loan from tridude but the gusts were a little more than I wanted for my first buggy ride with it. It would've been perfect
for flying close to the water with an offshore wind.
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So on Sunday, Pokite and I tried to make something with side shore winds, high tide, and soft sand above the water line, I had had enough. Phreerider
gave me some inspiration for a night run. I grilled dinner for the family, ate and then headed out onto the forbidden beach. The moon doesn't rise
till 1 am so no help there. There is some kind of mfg plant to the west with lots of lights and they sent a glow in the sky. The wind was dead on
shore and about 8-10 mph. I took the Blurr and the Reactor and decided the Blurr was the choice. Of course there were a few twists in my lines but
heck, I've seen that enough I could fix that in the dark and got it taken care of. Then the angels sang. I had a half mile of beach and not another
soul in sight. I had the glow in the sky to my SW with my kite in silhouette, but it wasn't visible to anyone back in the park so I had the beach to
myself and no one could even tell I was there. I made a slow pass to make sure there weren't any pedestrians or flotsam to avoid and then pulled the
kite down low for 20-25 runs up and down the beach. This was a first for me. I had been able to do a downwinder/upwind slog at Jekyll Island at JIBE
last fall but this was easy running both directions. The beach is arc shaped so I had a burst of speed at the end of each run, but I didn't really
feel like I was running upwind when I turned around. I had no concept of my speed other than the dunes slipping by in the glow from the sky, but I
imagine I was running around 20 mph. It was really cool slipping through the dark like that under the power of the wind and with such smooth
consistent winds. I could park the kite about 20 feet off the ground and go the whole length of the beach. After an hour or more of constant
buggying, the wind dropped enough that I really slowed down and packed things up. I know it was irresponsible to risk getting in trouble with the
authorities but the ruling wasn't definitive and there was little observation by the rangers during the day and they close shop at 5:00 so all went
well. Now, I want to talk to the Ranger in charge of the park to see if I can get some relief on this sort of ruling that maybe we can't buggy there.
I'll keep my progress posted here.
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PHREERIDER
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OH yeah that 's what i 'm talking about ! BOB! shanghai a night ride
take a ride on the dark side... nice
get it while the getting is good
sleep...... way over rated
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Beamer, you're such a maverik!
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you should have asked the park ranger for the rules (nothing in writing). flying a big kite is not against the rules at fla state parks. i have
flown at big talbot island state park kitesurfing and there is no problem at all. the first time the rangers saw one, they questioned it but
evidently found out all the rest of the parks in fla allow it so they have to also. as for the wheel issue...destroying vegitation i guess. i hate
to say i told you so...but HUGENOT IS THE SPOT! I didn't attempt anything over the weekend because of the rain but yesterday was sunny and the wind
was 20mph NE with some +'es. the water is still cold though. i'm heading to panama city this weekend.
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