View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
capetonian
Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 1196 Location: Florida
|
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2020 10:32 pm Post subject: |
|
|
So nearly 5 1/2 years after originating this topic I’ve spent 4 1/2 years in Melbourne, FL. Mainly sailing Cherie Down/Cocoa Beach and south to Melbourne Beach. Best DTL sailing I’ve had in the last 4 1/2 years has been vacations to elsewhere. Best DTL sailing in Florida for me has been Jupiter Inlet or Hobe Sound. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
JohnnyA
Joined: 11 Aug 2000 Posts: 92
|
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2020 7:36 am Post subject: |
|
|
capetonian
you hit the nail on the head if you want down the line wavesailing get to the airport to maximize your days and wave count
Cabo Verde Sal - Jan-March
Maui - Sept- Nov
Baja- San Carlos- Spring
Oregon Coast - June
NJ -when its good - strong NE wind and overhead waves , which is common in there is a spot in south jersey with walls of DTL wave sailing , just south of an inlet, said too much , some of the best wave rides around
hope you are scoring some water time, |
|
Back to top |
|
|
capetonian
Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 1196 Location: Florida
|
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2020 9:19 am Post subject: |
|
|
I’m quite partial to PR for quick trips from Orlando airport. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
JohnnyA
Joined: 11 Aug 2000 Posts: 92
|
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2020 2:08 pm Post subject: |
|
|
nice off shore reef in san juan I heard can get quite good and of course shacks when its windy is super fun spot |
|
Back to top |
|
|
paulf.
Joined: 21 Mar 1996 Posts: 435
|
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2020 4:44 pm Post subject: |
|
|
johnny A; think i know of the spot you describe in south jersey. there is extended family lore of an 18ft outboard being flipped endo stern over bow by a rouge following wave coming in there. rookie boater but of corse anywhere bay meets ocean can be tricky. are you sailing in mouth there or more on the edge?same family will be renting merely a short drive away in sept. i might like to check it out. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
fox
Joined: 09 Sep 1997 Posts: 133 Location: Pine Point, Maine
|
Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:14 am Post subject: |
|
|
Los Caballos (the horses) is the break in San Juan. Epic wave that keeps curving back to meet you. It's about a mile offshore near the airport. If you squint you can pretend you're in Maui ; )
Shacks is a frighteningly shallow reef imho |
|
Back to top |
|
|
mickeboone
Joined: 09 Aug 2001 Posts: 18
|
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2020 7:51 am Post subject: |
|
|
Corson's Inlet was a well-known wave sailing spot in NJ 35 years ago. When did it become a secret? |
|
Back to top |
|
|
bred2shred
Joined: 02 May 2000 Posts: 989 Location: Jersey Shore
|
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2020 8:40 am Post subject: |
|
|
Haven’t sailed there in a few years, but Holgate, NJ can be very good on NE as well and offers some decent DTL rides.
Biggest issue in NJ is all the damn jettys which tend to cut the ride short. Holgate is pretty much wide open. Oops, might have said too much already....
sm |
|
Back to top |
|
|
outcast
Joined: 04 May 2004 Posts: 2724
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
capetonian
Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 1196 Location: Florida
|
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2022 3:42 pm Post subject: |
|
|
outcast wrote: | The Best DTL on the east coast is found at the airport check in counter |
Reflecting on just over 6 years of living in Florida, I can unequivocally agree that the best wavesailing in Florida is found at the airport check-in counter |
|
Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You can attach files in this forum You can download files in this forum
|
|
|