Pleasure Bay
Pleasure Bay
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Local Rules
Protect our unique kite spot. Follow the rules and be safe: don't risk injuring yourself or anyone else. Before your first session at PB, spend one windy day at the beach just watching and talking to people.
Please read and obey:
1.) During the season, no kiting before 6PM in the lagoon! No exceptions. Kited is permitted outside the lagoon before 6PM, however, the area is crowded with moored boats and requires some skill to get clear into the bay.
2.) Kiters must be able to stay upwind and know right-of-way.
3.) Give right-of-way to beach goers
4.) Stay away from the sailing club. Do not land your kite in that area
5.) Please do not kite here in any directions except SW, S, and SE.
Where to launch
Launch is from the southwest corner of the lagoon. If launching outside, mind the sharp rocks that line the waters edge. If launching into the lagoon (after 6PM in season), be mindful you are launching in a windshadow with offshore winds.
Restrictions
During the season, no kiting before 6PM in the lagoon.
Hazards
Unpredictable winds. Offshore launch. Beach goers. Some rocks in the launch area. The launch at PB is unique and better suited for intermediate and advaced kiters. Kiters launch on the south side of the lagoon by the parking lot in a directly offshore wind (safe only because PB is an enclosed lagoon). The launch is often crowded at peak season with both kiters and beach goers, and the winds are often gusty and unpredictable due to the parking lot and nearby trees. Always help another launch or land before attempting to get a launch for yourself. Lagoon launches are often hot launches, as the launch is in the wind shadow (use your center lines).
Tide Information
More beach at low tide, but not important factor.
Parking
Free parking in the lot at the south end of lagoon, or along the street.
Best Direction
South
Southwest
Beach Faces
Northeast
Onshore Wind
Northeast
East
Southeast
Side Shore Wind
North
Session Reports
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Tue, 04/16/2013
PBay 4/16/2013 |
Fri, 02/15/2013
Here's Blood in your Eye  |
Tue, 06/12/2012
PB 6/12/2012  |
Sat, 05/19/2012
Pleasure Bay Beach Clean Up (w/Senator)  |
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Thu, 04/05/2012 - Fri, 06/01/2012
Pbay Sometime in april  |
Thu, 03/08/2012
P Bay March 8, 2012  |
Mon, 02/27/2012
PB 02/27/2012 |
Fri, 01/13/2012
2012 01 13 Lucky Thirteen  |
Comments
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Please contact me if you are interested.
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Thanks,
Kevin
After Labor Day and Before Memorial Day is riding permitted before 6 PM?
Yes!
This list north as side shore sounding doable but should not be done. North is no good airplanes land directly over head almost at kite hight. This would close the place quicker then anything.
What about kiting outside the lagoon? Is that permitted before 6PM?
Pictures are taking forever to download... maybe have a smaller res pic on top, bigger ones below? I know... I have a lot of re-sizing to do too.