Postby Hugh2 » Wed Jul 21, 2021 10:51 pm
Topaz, wish you had indicated dates, if you were there this past weekend we could have met up. Instead I rode with another retired entomologist I met out there last summer. We had a great time. Did a downwinder I bet not many others have done, from Oregon Inlet Fishing Marina to the causeway on US64 on Saturday. And several others. On Sunday afternoon it was cranking and we did the Planet of the Apes downwinder on 9m and powered, and we had it completely to ourselves, a real treat. There wasn't even anyone kiting at Salvo Day Use Area when we got in there. I have no idea where people were kiting.
For foiling there are at least four choices. First, I generally go to Canadian Hole (official the Haulover Day Use Area between Avon and Buxton) in the mornings when the wind is a little lighter. Yes, it is small, but that forces me to practise transitions - check Google maps satellite view to see the shape. You can also launch at Kite Point south of there and head downwind to the hole on SW or upwind on north.
Second, the water eventually gets deep enough off Kitty Hawk Kites in Waves to allow you to foil on tall masts, but you have to walk about a couple hundred yards first.
Third, at Island Creek at the north end of Avon there is a channel that leads to deeper water on the south end of the area, again, check Google satellite images, but access is not easy unless you are staying in a house there.
Finally, believe it or not there is an ocean on the other side of the island, and especially late in the day on the generally SW days the wind will turn almost to South, and then the whole eastern edge from Buxton to Waves becomes perfect for foiling with small waves allowing easy access, and the beautifully clear water far out is lovely.
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