It's April already and flying at the Cape is closed in a week, so when I saw marginally good forecast for Friday - I was going. I picked up Krassi Kaltchev along the way and we got to White Crest beach around 10am.
Kevin Webb and Keith Beebe were already there. Then David Park pulled in as well. We all set up the gliders, but wind was too weak. No one was willing to risk a 30 feet sledder down the dunes.
- Hangwaiting group
Normally, we would have tried to launch anyway, but after all winter storms, a walkway to the bottom of the dune was completely gone. That meant, if you land right away you would have to breakdown and hike to the next parking lot about a mile away.
Paragliders were using a rope to climb back up, but that would be a bit tricky with a 17' long package on your shoulders.
- Paraglider flying to the north of launch. You can see a climbing rope going down the dune.
We all waited for something in 15+ mph range, but winds as measured at the top of the dune, were maxing out at 12mph. The forecast indicated a possibility of a slight increase in wind speed, but it never materialized.
Paragliders were teasing us from the air until we all decided to pack it around 5pm. Oh well, I was really looking forward to another day of beach flying, but mother nature had other plans. Till fall then.
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PS:
I had nothing better to do but take photos -> Beach HangWaiting Album
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