Sacandaga Lake, NY
When:
Fri, 08/06/2010
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Wind Speeds:
moderate 20-30
Great day up on Sacandaga Lake today with the guys from www.sandislandkites.com Wind was out of the West all day at averaging 23-26 mph and gusting to 35 mph repeatedly! Take a look at the wind report below. Most guys were riding 8 and 9 m Cabrinhas Switchblades/Crossbows and getting massive hang times on 9 m's! I put up a 7 m Slingshot that my friend had and was well powered. After the wind dropped a bit around 4:30 I put up my 12 m switchblade, and was a bit overpowered at times, but teh kite handles it well.
Sacandaga Lake is almost 6 miles wide in South West end so there is plenty of fetch for the wind to smooth out, but also to make some waves. Today we had plenty of 2-3 footers with the occasional set of 4 footers rolling through to get some real nice hits off of. Pretty kick ass day for us and a bit rare for the wind to blow this hard for this long.
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Sat, 08/07/2010 - 07:33
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wow coo. never thought of
wow coo. never thought of kiting up there. glad you got some decent wind!! launch looks awesome!
Yeah Sacandaga is a pretty cool place to ride and there are a lot fewer Great Whites than at Chatam!
You can launch at the Broadalbin Town Beach after 6:00 pm in the summer and anytime after labor day. Life Guards are kids and they dont mind even during the day if the beach isn't crowded. Wind is 90% South West to West wich is perfect for that side of the lake. Never any wind before 12:00
Winter time is Awesome. They lake freezes early and you can do a downwinder for miles and miles and miles if you want to.