Good news for 3rd Ave kiters
Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 8:34 am
Two news items:
Anyone that's been to 3rd Ave lately knows we lost a lot of parking along the side of the driving range while the new poles took up residence there. Today the crews were out working on the nets. This it great news for two reasons. First, I expect we'll get our parking back soon. Second, I expect we'll stop being targets for people at the driving range. More good news... it appears they're doing the work from the golf course property. As near as I can tell so far, we may not lose any more parking during the raising of the nets. This was a long time coming. I think we all owe the SFBA a big thanks for all the effort they've put into this over the years. I know Peter Thorner has been very active in this effort.
On another note... have you ever ended up at the north launch to find a fin or footstrap loose? You probably asked everyone up there if they had a screwdriver before trying to use a shell or other scrap to fix your gear. Now all that's changed. Thanks to Chris Moore for putting a couple of screwdrivers (regular and phillips) at the upper launch, cabled to concrete deck pier-blocks. You can find them toward the north-east corner of the upper launch. And thanks again to SFBA for paying for these tools.
3rd ave has just become a little more civilized : )
Next... the spa install.
Rick Cavallaro
P.S. If you're not already a member of SFBA, you should really consider it. It's about the best $20 investment you can make in kiting or windsurfing. As a reminder we also have them to thank for the rinse water, safety signs...
Anyone that's been to 3rd Ave lately knows we lost a lot of parking along the side of the driving range while the new poles took up residence there. Today the crews were out working on the nets. This it great news for two reasons. First, I expect we'll get our parking back soon. Second, I expect we'll stop being targets for people at the driving range. More good news... it appears they're doing the work from the golf course property. As near as I can tell so far, we may not lose any more parking during the raising of the nets. This was a long time coming. I think we all owe the SFBA a big thanks for all the effort they've put into this over the years. I know Peter Thorner has been very active in this effort.
On another note... have you ever ended up at the north launch to find a fin or footstrap loose? You probably asked everyone up there if they had a screwdriver before trying to use a shell or other scrap to fix your gear. Now all that's changed. Thanks to Chris Moore for putting a couple of screwdrivers (regular and phillips) at the upper launch, cabled to concrete deck pier-blocks. You can find them toward the north-east corner of the upper launch. And thanks again to SFBA for paying for these tools.
3rd ave has just become a little more civilized : )
Next... the spa install.
Rick Cavallaro
P.S. If you're not already a member of SFBA, you should really consider it. It's about the best $20 investment you can make in kiting or windsurfing. As a reminder we also have them to thank for the rinse water, safety signs...