Days on the water Nov -> Feb?

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Re: Days on the water Nov -> Feb?

Post by ramsey » Wed Apr 17, 2013 12:34 pm

Having a flexible schedule is key to maximizing days in the winter. Right Fred?

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Re: Days on the water Nov -> Feb?

Post by More Waves Please » Wed Apr 17, 2013 2:21 pm

I'm glad to see I'm not the only geek who keeps a kite session log. November thru end of February for me was 28 days. All on the coast between HMB and Monterey, all on directionals, and most on either 7M or 12M kite. I guess there's not a lot of in between in the winter!

I'll add one more comment to Ramsey's - it's both location (I live on the coast) and flexibility of schedule that creates the opportunities for me.

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Re: Days on the water Nov -> Feb?

Post by NCKite_Ryder » Fri Apr 19, 2013 9:21 am

Damn all you guys are beach bums! I'm jealous. I don't get anything nearly close to those numbers. I got 4 days in that duration (average ONCE A MONTH for winter) for the last four years. I find that Dec and Jan are the most difficult. Work and Kiting don't go well together. IN PERSPECTIVE, I got more days in this week than all of winter! YeeHaw!
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Re: Days on the water Nov -> Feb?

Post by zgur » Thu Apr 25, 2013 1:54 pm

Bottom line: it has been an incredible winter/spring for kiting in the surf....and surfing in the surf.

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Re: Days on the water Nov -> Feb?

Post by le noun » Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:54 pm

Surfing has been canceled as well. :mrgreen:
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Re: Days on the water Nov -> Feb?

Post by zgur » Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:02 am

Le noun....we will revisit that post next time you are complaining of no wind while the waves are firing ;-)

I encourage you to continue dangling in flat/dirty water, keeping the lineup a little less crowded.

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Post by le noun » Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:57 am

Just the way I like my water: flat and dirty. 8)
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Re: Days on the water Nov -> Feb?

Post by Bulldog » Wed May 01, 2013 10:00 pm

One key note about winter sessions that might be completely obvious:

Wind in the winter typically lasts for 2-4 hours only except on the odd clearing wind day when it nukes from dawn to dusk. Sunset is early, and it's no fun kiting in the dark in December or January.

This winter many of my 15 or so sessions were from 11 am. to 1 pm., which was when the wind shut off.

Flexible schedule is definitely a necessity.
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Re: Days on the water Nov -> Feb?

Post by OliverG » Wed May 01, 2013 10:43 pm

Bulldog wrote:
This winter many of my 15 or so sessions were from 11 am. to 1 pm., which was when the wind shut off.

Flexible schedule is definitely a necessity.
Yes, even being self-employed, requirements like that pretty much eliminate many winter sessions... *&HN A coastal trip is pretty much an all-day, or close to it, deal...

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Re: Days on the water Nov -> Feb?

Post by le noun » Thu May 02, 2013 1:06 pm

zgur wrote:Le noun....we will revisit that post next time you are complaining of no wind while the waves are firing ;-)

I encourage you to continue dangling in flat/dirty water, keeping the lineup a little less crowded.

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