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pmartin
Joined: 10 Jul 2011 Posts: 28
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Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 1:33 pm Post subject: South Padre Island Adventure Report |
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Howdy all,
Check out our report of South Padre Island Windsurfing/Kiting adventures from last March:
http://2manventure.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/south-padre-island/
We just finished the blog post from last year, but we are planning on heading back tomorrow for round 2. It should be a blast!
Thanks for looking, and let me know if you have comments/questions.
-Pierce
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isobars
Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935
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Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:08 pm Post subject: |
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Great road trip story, guys, but "Sitting on the beach, waiting for the unheard-of seasonally low winds to pick up" sums up many hundreds of man-days of March and April South Texas road trips for our New Mexico crews. Your "Wet, windless, hot, and humid" were the norm in the '80s.
Better luck this year.
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thombiz
Joined: 25 Jun 2007 Posts: 799 Location: Corpus Christi
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Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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Water temperatures are already in the 70's here in Corpus as well as South Padre.
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noshuzbluz
Joined: 18 May 2000 Posts: 791
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Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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thombiz wrote: | Water temperatures are already in the 70's here in Corpus as well as South Padre. |
That and the fact that it's been blowing pretty consistently for a couple weeks now. We'll be in CC on the 30th. I can't freekin' wait!
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pmartin
Joined: 10 Jul 2011 Posts: 28
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Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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Sweet! Thanks for the water temp report.
Hope the winds are good in the next week or so. We are excited to get out there!
Isobars, even if the winds are light we are stilling looking forward to relaxing on the beach!
Thanks for looking.
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justall
Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 442
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Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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I have the same year Goya board. I don't see many of them around. How have you liked it?
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pmartin
Joined: 10 Jul 2011 Posts: 28
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Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 9:04 am Post subject: |
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I like the board. It has been great for low winds here in Colorado and Texas. It seems like it gets up on a plane nice and early.
The only problem I have had is a few of the foot strap screw holes have stripped out, so I have had to move the footstraps around to put them back on.
Kind of scary when you are blasting along and a footstrap busts loose.
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NOVAAN
Joined: 28 Sep 1994 Posts: 1551
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Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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I was at SPI for the month of April last year. We got very good wind even a few 4.2 days. I'm heading back again this year. I guess it like anywhere else we chase the wind." You should have been here tomorrow"
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johnl
Joined: 05 Jun 1994 Posts: 1330 Location: Hood River OR
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Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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I'll be arriving in SPI on April 1st for a month. Being there 30 days greatly improves your odds of getting some wind (also Condo's are surprisingly cheap if rented for a month). It helps if you don't mind taking out your beginner gear (assuming you have some) and work on some low wind freestyle sail handling skills when the wind is light. If that fails, rent a kayak (or bring one like me), rent a SUP, or heck take a kiteboarding lesson. There is plenty to do there, you just have to be flexible...
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dllee
Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 5329 Location: East Bay
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Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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Of all the continental spots I've been, I'd recommend SPID for kiting lessons, and easiest wave riding with wide open sideshore winds and 2' waves. Sometimes the waves get up to 4', but only occasionally.
Beginner longboard surfing is also an alternative.
Tennis? Too hot, but the Radison welcomes decent players 4.0 and up, and it's free if you're that level.
Best of all is the warm winds, friendly launch's, free camping (1 n 3 days, stay at a 50 buck hotel for a clean shower), and moderately priced food.
SPID equals multi sport fun!
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