stringy
Since 23 Jun 2006
1731 Posts
vancouver
XTreme Poster
Mon Jun 25, 18 9:44 amjetty island
hey kiters,
this past weekend, the jetty island kiters had a great kiteboarding festival. they called it the jetty island light wind olympics, which held true on saturday but on sunday it was probably one of the windiest spots in the NW! anyhow they had a great event and good times had by all. if you're in the seattle area and looking for some good kiting fun, consider jetty island.
here's some images from sunday's kiting
stringy
Sasquatch
Since 09 Mar 2005
2085 Posts
PNW
Bigfoot
Tue Jun 26, 18 8:30 am
Thanks for the vid. So a couple of questions I have about the day and JI as well.
So I know JI is a little wind NW to N wind spot during the late spring and summer. But the day this event occurred was it NW to N wind or more west wind? What directions of wind works for JI.
And obviously JI is an island. How long does it take ones to transport gear rig and launch from the parking lot?
So if your in your office in downtown Seattle, at what time does one have to pull the plug and give the finger to the boss and head north to go kiting? I know traffic in Seattle is about as bad as it gets.
Just curious.
KOF
Since 30 Mar 2011
51 Posts
Seattle
Tue Jun 26, 18 2:28 pm
JI works best on NW and one should leave the office no later than 2:00 - 2:30 if you don’t want to sit in traffic. With no traffic it’s 35 minutes from downtown with traffic could be 90-120 minutes plus depending on the day. Use a SUP or kayak to cross the channel. If on TT 14m is the go to size
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