Nitinat wind during rain?

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Teabag
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Nitinat wind during rain?

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Forecast says it is going to rain at Nitinat this week end. I think that I ve heard once that the wind is not good over there when its rainy.
I am taking lessons but I dont feel like driving all the way up there to no wind/gusty wind.

Does any of you have experience Nitinat when it's rainy? How is the wind/kiting?
(everytimes I was there it was sunny with good wind)

Should i ask to move lessons to the right?
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Rain is not good @ Nitinat. Hold out for sunshine.
Thermals are good.
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Rain = bad news

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Unless there is a frontal push, you will be a lonely camper in the mud (lots this yr).....
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frontal can be good for hardcore sailing, horrible for kiting :x worse for learning; camping in short showers no probs and is fun, really really miserable when it really lets go tho :roll: Save yer credits and gas
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Post by Gareth »

Kus pretty much summed it up. Sometimes it, good social times, but mainly muddy, cold and no sailing----hold out for sun.
Its all about the adventure and stoke!
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Check out the logs from two weekends ago. Miserable forecast, but 3 days of good wind (bit chilly though!); it didn't actually do more than sprinkle, and it was a bit light for beginner kites on the Saturday. But I was beside a newbie kiter from Calgary on a lesson when he got his first ride in control across the lake, and I'm sure he wouldn't have wanted to be anywhere else at that moment. I helped him holler! It is a truly horrible place to be camping in heavy rain though!
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Kiss of death for Nat this weekend is not just crap weather, it's SE winds as well :?
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This weekend?

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I can't help but agree...this weekend isn't looking windy...good time to fix your board dings :)
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