You mean like at Sherman? Yeah that would never happen in your neck of the woods. Of course there is no metal objects, cars or parking lots nearby. Oh! Wait, yes there is.Thor SFBay wrote:I'm with Richard M on this one. Take a closer look at the end of that video. There is no way that is a good idea - I don't care how much of an expert the kiter is. People on this forum have recently been arguing about how terrible it is to have your kite at 12 while on land and other trivial matters and here you have a guy hiking up a cliffside with his kite in the air to the side of a road with cars, pedestrians, and buildings near by. Totally not cool. Where I kite that would be the equivalent of walking down the bike path with your kite flying - the local kiters would be all over that guy in a hurry to make sure he didn't do it again.
60F is 16C which is okay warm summer waterDr Makani wrote:They are way up in the 'redwoods', Santa Cruz area, which is NorCal. Most people associate California with SOUTHERN California, aka SoCal.Peter_Frank wrote: PS: A bit puzzled over the weather though ? Boots and Hoods ? How cold is the air and water since it is close to full winter suit ?
And yes, the Pacific is quite chilly there - earth rotation and an Alaskan current is keeping this part of the coast at a refreshing 60 and less ...
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not everyone is from denmark, peter, lol. we wear full wetsuits around here when the water gets down to 75Peter_Frank wrote:60F is 16C which is okay warm summer waterDr Makani wrote:They are way up in the 'redwoods', Santa Cruz area, which is NorCal. Most people associate California with SOUTHERN California, aka SoCal.Peter_Frank wrote: PS: A bit puzzled over the weather though ? Boots and Hoods ? How cold is the air and water since it is close to full winter suit ?
And yes, the Pacific is quite chilly there - earth rotation and an Alaskan current is keeping this part of the coast at a refreshing 60 and less ...
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But yes, there is cold water up high, at Mavericks and other big wave spots, I remember - but that is in the winthertime mostly, or ?
If water is around 60F I am still puzzled about the winther "setup"
Especially when kitesurfing which is not as cold as surfing...
Even at spots with water colder than 60F like CapeTown, many ride in shorts and top or long sleeved shorty or long legged shorty.
But of course the air is really warm like 80F so that might be the difference if air is much colder in the video ?
Peter
Please let us "Mr. Safety's" know:BIP wrote:.........! ..... and to the Mr. Safety's out there , CALM DOWN! The local riders own this beach, not the tourists, nor the visiting riders, so if they want to run up the side of the cliff to land their kite in the designated launch/land spot so be it. Dont let the angles fool you, sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.
At Sherman Island there are paths for walking your kite to and from the launch point. And yes, it is a bit sketchy and not recommended for beginners. But that's because there is only a tiny beach with not much room to set up kites. (And for the record, it's in a paid access park near a parking lot and not near a public road with pedestrians and moving cars like you see in the video). In Santa Cruz, there are several kite spots that have large beaches to launch and land your kite on. If that guy had no other choice than to walk up a cliff trail, then my guess is that he was kiting at a surf spot that kiters don't normally go to. But in the background of the video, it looks like there is a beach that he could have landed his kite on, so why didn't he?noel wrote: You mean like at Sherman? Yeah that would never happen in your neck of the woods. Of course there is no metal objects, cars or parking lots nearby. Oh! Wait, yes there is.
Just for clarification:BIP wrote:Just for clarification we wear winter wetsuits mostly because we surf regularly along with kiting. I can say the air temp is usually 55-60F and today's water temp 57F. I'd say it doesn't really constitute a hood until winter time when the temp really drops off but a 4/3 is a must! ..... and to the Mr. Safety's out there , CALM DOWN! The local riders own this beach, not the tourists, nor the visiting riders, so if they want to run up the side of the cliff to land their kite in the designated launch/land spot so be it. Dont let the angles fool you, sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.
Aaah, great and a good reason - now it makes sense and just the same here and other countries I''ve been to - as if you surf too you have to be a lot more "wrapped" yesBIP wrote:Just for clarification we wear winter wetsuits mostly because we surf regularly along with kiting. I can say the air temp is usually 55-60F and today's water temp 57F. I'd say it doesn't really constitute a hood until winter time when the temp really drops off but a 4/3 is a must! .....
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