Kiting in Grand Cayman!

[jetpack]

Originally Posted by RickI

Nice video, is that off East End? I know it may be a pain in the butt for a day with tight timing but I usually get a fair day rate for car rentals there.



There is another thread on Cayman with still more photos and videos at:
http://fksa.org/showthread.php?t=7792

Glad you had a good trip down there OntheFritz. What time of year did you go down in? Were there waves running outside the reef?

It's on the north end called Barkers Landing. No waves. Winds out of the NNE steady at 18'ish. No waves thanks to a reef to the north of the beach.

Those pics and video are from 3 days ago. Picture of location.
http://fksa.org/attachment.php?attac...2&d=1240096197

[ricki]

I must have hit Barkers a bit further west as the reef was closer and nearshore water deeper. Looks like further east it shallows up and the reef eases further offshore. Took a photo from the plane flying out last time:





A view east down the narrow beach at Barkers National Park towards Ruhm Point in the NE portion of the island. The northshore of Barkers works with wind from NW to N to ESE, below that it is windshadowed and offshore.



A view down the dock towards the fringing reef at Compass Pointe Resort and home of The Kitehouse at East End. East End works from WSW to S to E to N in the south with the addition of WNW in the north.


I've put together a map of some personal favorite stops on Grand Cayman at:
http://tinyurl.com/cfeo9j

You will want a rental car for traveling around the island. Right hand drive so BE CAREFUL particularly in turns! For going outside the reef, for lessons or just to have gear supplied on your sea taxi ride to prime spots off East End, The Kitehouse provides one stop shopping.