eb it is...
 

hey its going to be pretty light...so i've got an old surfboard that i will bring.. but my kids broke off two of the 3 fins :confused: only the center left... not sure how it will ride..:rolleyes: guess we will see
south is onshore at eb right..?
also do u need booties at the tip...

sure is

not if you step lightly

:confused:

I never ever use them

East Beach- Bring food, grills & liquids
Its time for some old school comradarie amongst the locals- Tampa Bay style!
Jason- Its a good idea to wear booties anywhere in the Bay, NASTY CUTS at most every launch site.
Wind or not it should be fun but crowded (let's try to keep it away from shore) and have a good time.
See you there!

I agree with Scott with the looking for patterns as the best way to forecast. I barely read them anymore exept to see what direction which usially the only thing right with most of the forecast models. Usially whenever you see the SSE to SSW switch it will be windy and pick up as it shifts more SSW as the front gets closer. Definatly a trend that seems to be pretty reliable and because hot air rises, usially its 5 knots or so windier where the kite is especially from about 1 to 4 when its warmest out...than it will probibly die off really fast as the land cools off and the sun sets.

It'll ride better.

Thrusters create a lot of drag if they have any toe in at all.

Actually, the drag comes after the Thruster is shredded...LOL!!!

Ok so if anyone is game......I would like to compare the wind speed down south (East Beach) to up North (3 Rooker) tomorrow. Get a 12pm, 2pm, and 4pm read and lets compare notes. My hunch is it is a bit stronger up north which still baffles me to this day. Huge fetch across the bay vs. minor fetch in the coastal waterway north of Dunedin Causeway. I don't think sensor comparison will be too accurate.

Thanks for all the advice, I agree with Scott, should be a decent day in the afternoon as many previous days like tomorrow's forecast have shown. I can remember many a south blow with a 15knt forecast and its blowin 20-25knt. The frontal forecast for Mon-Wed looks decent which leads me to believe that tomorrow will be quite good. I guess we'll see.

Be safe and I hope there is not too much grillin down there.

I will probably be the one getting grilled, but I'm armed with 3 packs of brats and a few cold frosties to keep the peace! :cool:
Tom's clambake was one of the best days ever at EB; we should plan a shindig before the end of the season.

Figures that Sadler would go for sausages near the mangroves...

Fun day at EB. Probably 40 kites.

Here are my guesses to the wind. I don't wear a watch, so the time is more of a guess than the wind speeds.
Okay, get there at 11 or so -- ain't blowing shit. I ride with Australia Bill to backside of SW and back for fun. It was blowing 9 to 10 knots (max).
It stays kinda lame for awhile. When it first starts to fill in, it's all over the place - 11 to 17 knots for about 30 minutes (that was probably just shy of noon). Then it settles down to solid 13 to 16 for about 1.5 hours.
Then it hits (pretty quickly) solid 16 to 18/19 for about 1.5 hours.
Then it settles back down to 15-17 for 1.5 hours.
Then it starts to peter out around 4:30 and definitely took a crap by around 5:30.

I think our wind peaked at 1:30/2:00.

I bet you guys had stronger winds up near Honeymoon/Dunedin.
Let us know.