Windy Wolly 9/20/2010
When:
Mon, 09/20/2010
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Wind Speeds:
Light <20
With a moderate north wind in the forecast, I made plans with Coop and Darrin to hit up Winthrop in the early afternoon. The wind desperately hung on to some west, so we adjusted our plans and took off for Wolly Beach around 3PM.
The tide was low and the wind was in the high teens with gusts well into the 20s. We hooked Darrin up with the GoPro HD and hit the water on 12-14m kites. After a brief lull, the wind kicked in and we rode for an hour in the bay. The wind switched a bit more west and we decided to call it.
Elvis and Adam joined us at the beach and the wind started building and clocking more north. We hit the water again for a few hours till the sun set. Lots of paparazzi photographers on the beach watching made for a fun session.
Darrin was nailing some smooth big airs and some back rolls, Elvis was staying upwind and nailing transitions, and Coop was throwing some nice boosts, kiteloops, and backroll kiteloops.
Video coming soon.
Session Pictures:
Tue, 09/21/2010 - 08:03
#1
Nice report. Wollaston Beach
Nice report. Wollaston Beach isn't in the Masskiting beach section. Should it be? Is it as good as, or better than Dog in a NW wind?
Tue, 09/21/2010 - 18:03
#3
Impressive
A co-worker of mine saw you guys and stopped. He said that you guys were rockin it! We just recently watched Jeans video at my work so he had to check it out... Cool
Tue, 09/21/2010 - 18:45
#4
I was such a camera whore.
I was such a camera whore. Wish I knew who was shooting the pics with a big SLR.
Tue, 09/21/2010 - 22:44
#5
very fun session
This was a great afternoon session. I wish we got some of those photos emailed to us. THere was definitely a crowd, I guess they aren't used to seeing kiters at that beach.
Fun times!
It only works in a N or NNW and only in the offseason.
There are some intense wind shears coming over Squantum at times. I don't think there are any good NW spots near Boston.