Bellaire on Wednesday

johnbaker17 · Post by **johnbaker17** » Mon May 15, 2006 3:15 pm

I'm planning on planing at Bellaire Wednesday after work. Anyone else?

JRN · Post by **JRN** » Mon May 15, 2006 5:12 pm

Sounds like its s'posed to CRANK! Maybe we can get you out on that short-board, John. I couldn't believe the whole lake was completely empty yesterday. The POWER of Motherhood?

Jim N.

johnbaker17 · Post by **johnbaker17** » Mon May 15, 2006 6:08 pm

Do you think it'll be windy enough for that board? What size sail would be necessary?

thewavebb · Post by **thewavebb** » Mon May 15, 2006 9:28 pm

i'm looking to get out on wednesday as well. I'll be out windsurfing. Its a toss up between waconia or white bear for me.

axoboy · Post by **axoboy** » Tue May 16, 2006 10:19 am

Sorry, i'm new to the KiteSurfing scene, didn't realize that Bellaire was WBL.

I'll be there too! Looking forward to getting started!

Dave Z · Post by **Dave Z** » Tue May 16, 2006 4:30 pm

FYI - If there's a lot of N in the wind Bellaire won't be nu-b kiter friendly - directly onshore...especially if it's gusting to 30.

Anyone know if the "furniture" is in at Mahto yet??? Might be a better launch there tomorrow depending on direction.

Hope to windsurf the gap tomorrow or head to St. Marys - if it's 340-350 degrees St. Mary's point might be better.

johnbaker17 · Post by **johnbaker17** » Wed May 17, 2006 9:43 am

Mahto is still open... and by the way, the best rigging area is up by the parking lot. Sand everywhere else.

axoboy · Post by **axoboy** » Wed May 17, 2006 10:07 am

Where exactly is St. Mary's point at?

anywhere on this map? ->
http://maps.google.com/?ll=45.077763,-9 ... 4&t=h&om=1

johnbaker17 · Post by **johnbaker17** » Wed May 17, 2006 10:13 am

Noooo... St Mary's is on the St Croix south of the Hudson bridge. If you're a beginner, I wouldn't recommend the river. Give Mahtomedi a shot (that's on White Bear Lake), or if there's enough west in the wind, someone might give you a hand launching from Bellaire.

johnbaker17 · Post by **johnbaker17** » Wed May 17, 2006 10:29 am

St Mary's is on this map: http://map.web.mapquest.com/?e=9&GetMap ... 0062%3a%26

Awesome on a north wind, but if you wipe out, you could find yourself in Iowa, and who wants to go there? (Just kidding! I know full well that windsurfing is one of the few reasons why someone might want to go there.)

axoboy · Post by **axoboy** » Wed May 17, 2006 10:39 am

gotcha! I'll just head over to Mahto Beach, should be there about 4ish...

good times!

johnbaker17 · Post by **johnbaker17** » Wed May 17, 2006 10:44 am

If you do it right, I'll bet you could launch right off the public dock. I've walked my board out to the end of the dock, hopped on, and cruised away. Someone who's more experienced with kiting should confirm if this is a good idea or not. There could be a very good reason why you shouldn't do it and I just don't know.

Stroh · Post by **Stroh** » Wed May 17, 2006 11:05 am

Red Flag
I wouldn't dare launching a kite from a dock unless you were at the end of the dock with a directly offshore wind. and no obstructions whatsoever

you could get drug across the dock or lofted up in the air and smashed aginst it.

doen't sound like the safest idea in the world

I don't think I would eaven want to walk down a dock with a kite hooked to me.... Maby with milly smoth wind

Jon

Dave Z · Post by **Dave Z** » Wed May 17, 2006 11:12 am

Axo - you might want to try WildWood as well - posted by Coach

You probably found the right spot. It's actually Wildwood Beach (the area), but the access is probably Birchwood Beach:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q ... 12231&om=1
(the beach doesn't appear on the map, but the road does - right near Doover Ln.

If you were next to the apartment building, you had the spot. There are some docs around, but it's shallow quite a ways out. You can actually walk upwind a LONG way outside the docs, if needed. If the wind is right, this is a great little beach. North or NNW winds.

It's also still launchable at Birchwood between the holidays once the beach junk goes in at Mahtomedi.

-Coach

johnbaker17 · Post by **johnbaker17** » Wed May 17, 2006 11:20 am

Well yes, I agree. The dock at Mahto is L shaped, with the end of the L pointing south. In effect, you would be sitting on the end of the L with the wind at your back. In this position, there is some distance from the next dock to the south. I wouldn't want to traverse the length of the dock attached to the kite either. That's got bad idea written all over it. To execute safely, you'd have to walk the kite out in the water and back yourself up to the dock, then hop up on it. Once you're sitting on the edge, I suppose you could get the kite airborn and it would pull you right off the edge and away you go, but this from someone who's never kited.

axoboy · Post by **axoboy** » Wed May 17, 2006 12:08 pm

What I'll probably do is stop by Bellairs and see what's going on. Decide from there.

Thnx for all the help guys!
_axo

tyson · Post by **tyson** » Wed May 17, 2006 12:10 pm

ill be at white bear this evening.. work ends at like 430 or 5 though so who knows when ill get there...

p.s. if anyone sees a yellow and orange board floating around... *mutter*

johnbaker17 · Post by **johnbaker17** » Wed May 17, 2006 2:56 pm

I'm in the working crowd as well. Ralberts and I will get there as soon as we can, which will be about 5:15 or so.

LAKAWA

Bellaire on Wednesday

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