Hey guys i was wondering if you guys could point me in the right direction. In august i will be moving to the bay area, and just for kicks this past weekend (saturday+sunday) i decided to get to know the place a little better. I decided to kite on saturday at Crissy field, as around 12:00 the only place with decent wind was there. It was blowing 15, which where i come from is a godsend, here in the LA area we haven't had real winds for a while because of june gloom. I put the kite up and it was super gusty, the kite was going from stalling position to super overpowered, and when i tried to kite, at some points i was working it and going nowhere, and at othertimes i was in the air. Afterward i asked the locals and they told me that nobody kites close to shore, they all go in the middle of the bay because the shore area is very gusty. Is this true? I ride guerilla arcs - foil- and it absorbs gusts extremely well, but this was just insane gusts. The next day i went to Sherman island, but the launch was extremely hairy and it seemed to be pretty light.
Where do people usually kite in the bay area? Does anyone ride foils? Are there any good spots which you guys know of ? I checked the pager at times - and it said the wind was 8-22. That's an extremely big range. Please help me out if anyone knows anything.