Category 5 Kiteboarding

 Kitesurf New Orleans 


The MOST  Watched Kiteboarding Site for New Orleans, Louisiana, and the Gulf Coast

 

Category 5 Kiteboarding is a loose group of riders in and around New Orleans. The objective of this site is to let everyone know kiteboarding is alive and well in New Orleans.

 The best weather for kiting runs from September until June. Anyone traveling to New Orleans is welcome to come down and ride with us.

 We update this site regularly with current riding conditions and info on launch sites. We also send out Email blasts of the latest riding news.

 

 

New Orleans Kiteboard Report 

3/8/10:  Tuesday looks good for Mississippi. New videos added.

Stuckey has been working on plans for a Leukemia Cup Lake Pontchartrain Crossing Fundraiser. Visit his donation website  KITEBOARDERCROSSING and make a donation.

New tee shirts are in. I have plenty of S, M, and XL but I am running out of L. Don't miss out, this design will be a classic.


Put all your stuff in your car and lock it at West End. If you see some non-kiter with a Cabrinha pump and some gloves...they were stolen.

Since the other Gulf Coast Forum is messed up, we started a new Cat 5 Forum

Bonnabel is closed due to levee work until SPRING.

Pontchartrain Beach is closed due to levee work.


Links to the most useful sensors around the area:
  • BWYC           Waveland and Henderson

  • Gulfport Pier   Gulfport

  • Waveland Pier Waveland on the Sound

  • WEST END     Bonnabel, West End, and UNO.

  • LUMCON         Fountainbleu.

  • MID LAKE       Causeway (check time and date)

  •  SYC               Webcam at West End (check time and date)

 Support LPBF. They are helping us with water access at Bonnabel  http://www.saveourlake.org.

 Support the Friendsofwestend. Hopefully we can get better access at West End.

Gulfport Board Sports has expanded their inventory. Give them a call and pick up your new gear on the same day! Tell them you ride with Cat 5. Check it out:  www.gulfportboardsports.com








New Shop in Slidell. Check them out:

Winter is here and it won't go away.

  1. If it blows...go. Good riding in Winter around here, but "the best days are never on the weekend".
  2. Buy some rubber. You need at least a 3/4 suit. If you want to be comfortable, get a hat and gloves.
  3. Get a 9 or 11m kite.  You're going to need something smaller for the cold fronts.
  4. Plan a trip South. If you plan a kite trip, it will almost certainly be windy exactly when you plan to travel. At least those of us staying behind will get a great ride.    

CAT ISLAND INVASION IS HISTORY    Anyone ready for another Cat Island trip?



Kiting at West End... Check the wind, drink a beer, check the wind, drink a beer...repeat. If you wait long enough you either get drunk or get to ride, Robbie's video at West End

 



John Wilkerson Photography posted some pictures of the gang at the Nicholson Ave Beach taken a couple of days before Christmas. Look under the Miscellaneous Photos tab. Also look at his shots of the Miss Coast before and after the storm. You can see what was lost on the coast.

 Click on any picture to see a bigger version.


 Henderson Point Jan 5, 2008

Silver Slipper Beach (good on any wind without any West in it)
  • Lots of new guys, and gals, have been showing up. At present, there are about 30 riders in the New Orleans area and maybe 15 around Lafayette. We would like to add everyone to the Riders page. Please get a picture to us.
  • Get on our email blast list for the latest info on where the group is setting up to ride:EMAIL BLAST   
  • Disclaimer:  This report is only an opinion of C5K based on the observations of multiple weather forecasting websites.  This is only to give you an idea of what the weather might be around the area.  If you want truly accurate weather...talk to the wind gods or go out and see if you can kite it yourself (then call everyone else)!

 

  The Weather

It's not Maui here. Forget trying to ride your 12m every day. You need to plan to RIG-BIG. The most important thing to understand about the weather on the Northern Gulf Coast is the wind is best between late September and May. Early Fall and into Winter you get either SE or N depending on cold fronts. Spring brings more flow from the S and SE. June through mid-September it's light. There is some possibility to ride during the summer, but the flow is less. Sometimes low pressure systems bring spectacular winds in Summer.


 Weather map: This wind meter only gives you an idea of the wind direction and it is completely wrong for the speed

 

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 "It is gonna take something a little stronger than a little hurricane to keep us from kiting here!"

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