Bay Area kite scene question

OliverG · Post by **OliverG** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:02 pm

Ron wrote:SF is a great area for kiting where you can choose your spot based on your riding preferences and wind direction. You can kite all year long, not a problem.

This is incorrect, you cannot kite all year long. For long stretches of time, there is simply no wind, or no useable wind, therefore no kiting...just saying...

AD72 · Post by **AD72** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:21 pm

BayAreaKite wrote:
Ron wrote:SF is a great area for kiting where you can choose your spot based on your riding preferences and wind direction. You can kite all year long, not a problem.
This is incorrect, you cannot kite all year long. For long stretches of time, there is simply no wind, or no useable wind, therefore no kiting...just saying...

Starting today for the next few weeks for example.....I got my fix Saturday @ Folsom Lake but want more.

le noun · Post by **le noun** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:45 pm

Ron wrote:You can kite all year long, not a problem.

where have you been kiting in november? :shock:

Loscocco · Post by **Loscocco** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:30 pm

le noun wrote:
Ron wrote:You can kite all year long, not a problem.
where have you been kiting in november? :shock:

Lots of places.. I think i got in at least 10 sessions in Nov and i know people who had more.
Its possible.. Can be sketchy and unpredictable but still a session
Not always advisable though

nick_80044 · Post by **nick_80044** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:35 pm

Loscocco wrote:Lots of places.. I think i got in at least 10 sessions in Nov and i know people who had more.

Wow--impressive! I feel lucky just to have had one.

OliverG · Post by **OliverG** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 8:08 pm

Well, I suppose it depends on what you want to do with your time.

kief · Post by **kief** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 8:16 pm

maybe this is a stretch,but i feel if you get on the water
at least once every month - oct. > feb.

Thats year round kiting

hell,i bet some years you could kite OB every month of the year!!
fess-up.

le noun · Post by **le noun** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 8:50 pm

nick_80044 wrote:
Loscocco wrote:Lots of places.. I think i got in at least 10 sessions in Nov and i know people who had more.
Wow--impressive! I feel lucky just to have had one.

yup, pretty impressive indeed!
I guess I can count one for november from last week wednesday and one session for december with last week thursday.

Maybe it's just me, but one session a month is not really what I count as "all year long", but I understand it could be easily debatable.

I agree with what some others said: march to septembre is a little more realistic in termes of kitabilty.

Now, I understand what ron and loscoco are saying, but I feel like it becomes pretty sketchy to ride between october and february in the bay area.
But maybe I just got spoiled by the summer wind. :mrgreen:

Ron · Post by **Ron** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:09 pm

All year long is one session a week for me - so far so good. Coming from the New Jersey kitesurfing scene, it is very easy to kite in the SF area during the winter as long as you have a flexible schedule. It's another story on the east coast when air temperature goes below 32 and spots are far appart.

I kited Crissy last Thursday, HMB the Thursday before, Alameda tuesday the week before, etc...you just need a good excuse off work!!

le noun · Post by **le noun** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:23 pm

Ron wrote:you just need a good excuse off work!!

don't you run out of excuses to your boss at some point? :shock:
I mean, your dog can only die so many times... :mrgreen:

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