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Originally Posted by HIGHFLYN
Wind spike :shock: WOW is all I can say, I saw that squall line out on the ocean off Palm Beach/ Lake Worth. I came in a set my 10m down and man an I glad I did. There had to be gusts upward of 40mph that hit. I was able to get about an hour session from 5-6pm.
I learned a valuable lesson last year during a session. I was out on a 12m having a blast in 18-22mph and a feeder band from Katrina blew thru. I was lofted ~scratchingmyhead~ what seemed to be atleast 50ft up and over 100ft downwind. Fortunatly I popped my QR and managed to stop being dragged over the surface of the water like a ragdoll. Downed my kite and wrapped it up for floatation. I rode the current thru the Lake Worth Pier and finally made it to shore some where around 200yards north of the Pier. This whole event started happening more then a 1/2 mile south of the Pier. Lost one of my favorid boards that day. But saved my life 
There are WAY to many GOOD days to risk it on the questionable ones.
Looks like were ON again for today :thumbsup: |
What time did the squall blow through yesterday roughly? Our squall in Delray never quite came together (about a 8 mph bump up) although it tried for a while.
When was your incident during Hurricane Katrina (date and rough time)? It came ashore in SE Florida at about 6:30 am on August 25, 2005. I would like to try to find the radar images for the time of your lofting. Glad you came through OK!