Utah Windriders Association

A great day but a weird day for me. I was the first one on the water cruising back and forth. The wind is great, I'm having a blast. On a tack toward shore I notice a cloud of dust in the parking area. I didn't think too much about it, probably somebody spinning their wheels. The next tack, suddenly there's lot's of cars. A little weird but the wind is great and I'm having fun. A couple tacks later I hear a siren and an ambulance shows up. Not so good. I'm starting to feel a little guilty about having fun when somebody is hurting up there. Half a dozen tacks later Air Med comes in for a landing. Wow, it's serious up there. Feeling really guilty. Then I thought to myself, there's nothing I can do about so I might as well enjoy my self. The wind was still perfect and I had a great time. The accident was a motorcyclist going way too fast and lost it at the corner. He slid through the parking lot, just missing Mike M., then hitting a parked car.

Ralph got there early and had good wind. I showed up around 2 and could not get to the beach because the road was blocked due to the AirMed landing. The sheriff had no idea when the road was going to open, so I packed all my gear about a half mile. Of course, the road opened as I was arriving at the beach. Rigged a 13 and rode for about 20 minutes before the wind backed down. Rigged a 17 and tried to ride. Billy and Spencer with there light frames and big kites were getting brief rides interspersed with big lulls. I spent most of the time walking back to the launch point through muddy flats. A big crew showed up not long after I arrived. I guess what we learned is that we need to get there earlier to get the goods.

Did it ever turn up again later in the day?

The wind never came back up, but thoose who got there early were rewarded.

We are going to try and make it happen again earlier today

I got there just after the motorcycle accident. I hope this guy is allright I couldnt find any info on the news about it.
Anyway I hit it about right I got a good long ride in perfect 13m conditions. I worked my way up to Island beach area , by the time I got there I could feel it backing off so I headed back in. Nice day at the lake with good friends food and fun!

Nice spot! This will be the spot for the kiting at the Utah Summer Games.

does anyone think this spot will be trouble for parking? too many cars? state troopers preventing parking? is mike alright? did he soil?