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April 23, 2009

I've finally come to accept that Florida is a kiting state, not a surfing state.

Don't get me wrong, Florida can get some great surf (sometimes), but its never very consistent down here on the central Atlantic coast. You'll get the frequent wind swell of short period waves that resemble Lake Champlain chop, but you won't get nice long ground swells like the ones that role into the north east. On top of that, the state is one big sand spit. The only wave-shaping structure that exists are inlets and piers that certainly shape the wave, but also draw in the crowds. Surfing a waist high day at Sebastian Inlet along with 100 other surfers is hardly worth the five dollar park entry fee.

However, one thing that Florida does offer is wind. It blows here every day. And most days are sideshore coming either from the north or the south. Both wind directions can be butter smooth and steady breeze. On top of that, Florida has generous amounts of big sandy beaches ideal for launching and landing kites. Throw in the warm emerald green flat water, and you've got the makings of an ideal kite destination. Thanks mom and dad for moving down here!

We arrived in John's Island on a Saturday to heavy onshore wind and shorebreak. I rigged my kite and was able to get out for about 2 hours before heading in. However, the shorebreak was pounding and the breeze was straight onshore making it very difficult to get out to open water.

The next day the wind shut off, but the shore break continued so I surfed most of the day getting pounded by the big closeouts hitting the beach. Unfortunately the waves in JI don't offer much of a ride, just a healthy pounding. And that's exactly what I got. By the afternoon, my lower back was shot. I came into the beach and tried to stretch it out. That night I was icing and heating my back and trying not to move much. By morning, I could hardly walk. I couldn't believe that on the second day of this trip I had just incapacitated myself. I was so so bummed. However, my faithful back remedy of hanging from a horizontal bar straightened me out by afternoon just in time to get out and enjoy another windy day on my kite.

The following day produced the epic postcard picture kind of day. The skies were a perfect blue and the emerald-green water was peppered with small whitecaps from the 10-15 northwest breeze. This is the kind of day I dream about down here. Absolute bliss (see photos in the Gallery). I kited for a good 2 to 3 hours by myself in total open water. The breeze was a little on the light side, but still a ton of fun.

Every time I come down here I'm reminded of how nice it is in central Florida. I can't speak for much of the area outside of Vero Beach, but VB itself is awesome. Its an ocean lover's kind of place.

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