I live in Brooklyn, 10 minutes away from 3 spots, covering 95% of all wind directions.bri7 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2017 2:59 pmWe'd probably be living close to Brooklyn if we went.
Cheers for the post JL much appreciated. Yeah I guessed I would be pretty much giving up the mountains as a lifestyle and back to the coast / beach bum again
I live at the bottom of the Jura now, at least there is the potential for a ski trip within distance.
Good to know there is a kite scene I will check out the links.
Just an idea for now and I want to at least know it ticks a box or two before committing to a move. I only just got used to living here
I think I had more than 110 days on the water last year (going though my woo logs)
It's not Tarifa or Cabarete, but we do get some moderate wind. The most common kite size is 12m. During fall/winter and spring it's not uncommon to see a 9m. A few times a year you get to use a 7m. Usually not crowded. I think I counted 40 kites once, but usually it's around 10-20 per site.
Yesterday there were only 4 people at Floyd Bennett Field..
I snapped a photo of a friend there: Skiing and snowboarding is not that great around NYC: too crowded and usually icy (unless you catch some good snowfall)
2 hours of driving to Hunter mountain (anything closer are really just hills), 5-6 hours to better locations upstate or in Vermont.
We get to snow kite once or twice a year in Brooklyn, whenever a storm brings a few feet of snow But I usually fly to Rockies (Utah, Colorado) and scratch my skiing itch there.. Utah, imho, has the best snow on this side of the planet.