Virginia Beach Wind Statistics: Average wind speed 13 mph (enough to go kiteboarding with a larger kite and a surfboard!)

The best months for wind are September through May, but there is still more than a 1/4 chance on summer months that there will be good wind conditions in June, July, and August. If you are scheduling for lessons, please contact us ahead of time. Weather conditions are unpredictable and subject to change. If you are traveling for a long distance, we recommend our longer camps, or we recommend that you make plans for sightseeing on no wind days.  There are also plenty of activities in Virginia Beach as well as fine dining. We do reschedule lessons on no wind days.

Virginia Beach, Sandbridge, and the Chesapeake Bay Area have a small group of close knit kiteboarders and kitesurfers who do not want to have the sport banned. At Virginia Power Kites, we want to work in harmony with the Virginia Beach kiteboarding community to avoid having the sport banned. That means that we take all safety precautions concerning the sport and accept information from anyone in the community about our lessons and safety concerns. If you are learning how to kiteboard, then you must follow the rules of the community you kite in. That means that you must understand and follow the regulations set up by the Virginia Beach community to take lessons there.

Virginia Beach is cool to ride, not really a kite travel destination, but we have a core of local riders moe than willing to lend a hand or advise the visiting kiter of where is best to kite. This is a list of locations by wind direction, ability level and general conditions for that location.

OVERVIEW OF VAKB LAUNCH LOCATIONS BY WIND DIRECTION:

45th Street & 88th Street (Virginia Beach Oceanfront) = N, NE,S, & SE
Waves from 1'- 12', sandy bottom, surfers, swimmers, kayaks, a pier, rock jettys and strong currents. Side/side-onshore winds Best winds April - October 10-30mph winds -

Beginners can get a lesson on 88th street, and more advanced riders will do a downwinder from 64th to 88th or vice versa depending on wind direction. After the summer, the best kiteboarding area is between 45th and 88th street.


First Landing State Park (Virginia Beach Chesapeake Bay)= N, NE, E, ENE, NW, WNW & W
Small to medium choppy waves, boating channel, strong currents, a pier, large pound pole fishing nets, swimmers and sunbathers on a small narrow beach(@ hi tide) mostly onshore winds. Best winds April - October 10 - 30 mph $$4 park admission w/ showers - Beginners to Advanced Riders


Sandbridge (Virginia Beach - Oceanside) = S, SE, N, & NE
Waves from 1'-12', sandy bottom, surfers, swimmers, kayaks, a pier and strong currents. Narrow beaches, rusty steel bulkheads line some areas, tons of beachgoers, Side/side-onshore winds Best winds April - October 10-30mph winds 

Most of our lessons occur in the Sandbridge area north of the pier.


 Buckroe Beach, Hampton Roads, Virginia= WSW, NE

Winds are much lighter here, but this area is very shallow and works well for beginners when there are SW winds.

http://www.windvisions.com/factorypoint.html

Great place for kiteboarding. There are two launches at this place, North Launch, and Factory Point, or the South Launch. There are small waves at this site and relatively shallow water. You should wear booties here because of the small mussels. The bottom is sandy and muddy.

ALL KITERS VENTURING OUT TO ANY OF THESE LAUNCHES SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
- SELF LAUNCH AND SELF LAND YOUR KITE SAFELY - SOMETIMES NECCESSARY DURING A DOWNWINDER IF KITE FALLS
- PERFORM A SELF RESCUE - GETTING YOURSELF & YOUR KITE BACK TO SHORE SAFELY AFTER A FAILED RELAUNCH
- PERFORM BODYDRAGGING UPWIND - TO RETREIVE A LOST BOARD ""BOARD LEASHES CAUSE HARMFUL BODILY DAMAGE""
- LEARN TO RESCUE/ASSIST ANOTHER KITER DURING A FAILED RELAUNCH -grab Leading Edge of their kite & tow kite, lines and bar to shore & secure on land, "THEN" tow kiter in using your kite
-HANDLE YOURSELF, BE A SELF SUFFICIENT KITER, HAVE YOUR SELF RESCUE PLAN IN ORDER & THEN HAVE A BACKUP PLAN, DO NOT RELY ON LIFEGUARDS/COAST GUARD TO SAVE YOU!! thanks & happy safe kiteboarding!!

The Virginia Association of KiteBoarders (VAKB) has been formed to represent local kiteboarder members in Virginia Beach. The purpose of the VAKB is to share kiting information, promote safety & to represent a positive image in our community for the sport & access to kiteboarding as it currently exists. VAKB has been devoted to the preservation of kitesurfing access,promotion of safe kitesurfing
practices & discussion of issues important to kiteboarders in Virginia Beach.
 

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