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Sherman this Sunday (N Winds)
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2018 7:54 pm
by Yoda
Please read! It's from back in 2008, but it's still relevant today.
https://www.bayareakiteboarding.com/for ... f=1&t=5603
Re: Sherman this Sunday
Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 6:26 pm
by ko138
Has anyone tried kiting Franks Tract on a north wind? Is it even accessible? Seems like it could fill in.
Re: Sherman this Sunday
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 11:57 am
by Yoda
ko138 wrote:Has anyone tried kiting Franks Tract on a north wind? Is it even accessible? Seems like it could fill in.
I think the only place to launch from would be off of a boat (if it's allowed). On land you'd have to use the private farmland levees to rig/launch, but they're not accessible nor ideal (and safe).
I found this detail online... "Franks Tract is mostly 5-7 feet deep. The charted depth should mean the middle is full of Egeria (that nasty water weed). The NW "corner" is indicated at only 1-3 feet deep".
Doesn't sound enticing and probably not a good place for foilboarding. lol
On N wind days you'd be better off driving up to Lake Berryessa and taking your chances there, or coming inland to Folsom Lake or Thermalito Afterbay.