Bolinas lagoon

[NCKite_Ryder]

What about toast with Nutella? Seems like a good risk to me.

Freaking Euro

[kitenaked]

Mmmm nutella...

[le noun]

Its SHARKY... if you are scared maybe you should stay in Alameda. `~`

I'm not. My friend was. :mrgreen:
Definitely had a good time at Stinson today. Glad I bought my gears with me. 8)

[NCKite_Ryder]

So did you go down at all 1/4 mile out to sea? I'll be honest, i get a little scared when i do. Not like i piss my pants when i bite the dust or anything.. but i start thinking (is there a BIG ASS MOTHA FUCKIING GREAT WHITE LURKING BELOW).

I know its the first rule of fight club... but Stinson is just a little bit different

[le noun]

Oh yeah. Definitely went out way pass the break.
My buddy for some reason went straight back to shore and switched from his directional to a twin tip. And came back out. When I asked him why at the end of the session yr said he saw a big ass black thing moving in the water.
I keep telling myself it was a whale or a dolphin (which we spotted many times in the morning.)
I don't wanna think it was shark. :mrgreen:

[NCKite_Ryder]

Sharks are white.. `~` i think

In the past I wore polarized sunglasses, it allows you to see deep into the water. I don't wear them anymore because I kept seeing shit that spooked me. @!.

[le noun]

Why would you even do that? :mrgreen:

[zgur]

It's sharky as all hell....the water is cold as hell....the waves are fast and very punchy - it's a beach break...the wind is very fluky...do a search on this board, has been discussed posted about many times....

Generally best wind is on clearing winds, lots of local knowledge needed to score it just right. It's an early wind place, starts @ 11, gets super funky by 3....each day is different.

If you have only learned to kite inside the bay you will need:
* different wetsuit - thicker (and don't pee in it,,,sharks are attracted to urine smell)
* Good kite flying skills, really good - the wind is variable and you need to know how to deal with lulls and big gusts
* know basic wave riding rules - again, do a search here
* Good swimming skills - shit goes wrong in the ocean, and don't go out any further than you are able to swim...no joke here....think about swimming 1/4 mile in cold shark infested waters
* Good self rescue skills - if you wash in where the public is, with a kite out of control, the beach will be shut down for kiting...you don't want that on your karma ledger, right?

Don't go to Stinson to do freestyle inside the surf break zone. Lots of other great places to do freestyle that don't get in the way of wave riding. Trust me, you don't want to be body dragging for your board in sharky waters.

As always, practice common sense:
* Don't rig a 12m kite when others are pumping 9's and 7's
* Have a few cold beers to hand out to local kiters
* Ask local kiters what you should know
* Respect the ocean - moving/cold water (waves) are powerful and will kick your ass and rip your kite...this is not the same as wind chop in Alameda/3rd
* Don't be in a frenzy to get out...spend a little time watching and learning

This is an internet forum....get on the ground, talk to people and use common sense.

...oh yeah, and don't forget to get sum!

[Thor29]

If peeing in wetsuits attracts sharks, why aren't surfers being eaten every day? You don't expect me to believe that all those guys floating in the break zone for hours are holding it in, do you? Actually, I surf Bolinas in the winter and I know for a fact that at least one of the surfers (me) is peeing in his wetsuit. No sharks so far, but maybe that's why those seals pop up and stare at me... Sorry seals, but when you gotta go, you gotta go.

[NCKite_Ryder]

Surfers do get eaten ever day... Don't pee in your suit, its gross.