Windsports Big Sur Trip Fri Sept. 28

[SHGA Communications]

Email Joe if you're going, when you're leaving and if you load others in your vehicle. If you need to go up earlier or later, let Janyce know at janyce@mac.com. Joe reminds that he can only guarantee rides up for his hang 2's.

Subject: Big Sur Trip

Details on the Big Sur Trip are as follows....

Cost for Hang 4's, 3's and H-2's that were previously signed off = $10 per night campground fee and ride up fee's only.
Costs for Hang 2's (training) = $150 (includes campground fees and rides up w/ greblo
Food costs (You may bring food or eat at restaurant). The restaurant is expensive ($10-$12 for breakfast)
There are no site use fees for flying.

We plan to meet at the Sylmar LZ at 3pm on Friday, September 28th. Trucks leave at 4pm. We'll stop for fast food on the road and arrive at the
campground by 10pm.
We will drive back on Sunday, September 30th at around 3pm for a 9pm arrival back at the Sylmar LZ.

We hope for 2 flights on Saturday and 1 flight Sunday morning (weather
permitting). A successful trip can help qualify Hang-2s for an
instructor sign-off for Big Sur.

See link to the general map of Big Sur
(http://www.bigsurcalifornia.org/map.html).
We will be getting campsites at "Plaskett Creek Campground" at Sand Dollar Beach in Pacific Valley 30 miles north of San Simeon (Hearst Castle).
You can view the Plaskett Creek info at
http://www.parksman.com/plskt.html
Food costs (You may bring food or eat at restaurant)
There are no site use fees for flying.

Other info about flying at Big Sur: http://www.flyzephyr.com/bigsur.htm

Recommended Gear: Pack light! Need flight equipment, 2 meter radio (loaners available),
sleeping bag, small tent, flashlight, water, food, drinks, bug
repellant, sunscreen, sun hat, still and/or video camera.
Nights are cool to chilly, days are warm to hot (70's-90's).

Please let me know if you can provide a driver for any of the trips up the hill.

Driving Directions are as follows:

Take Interstate 5 North
Take Hwy 46 West (junction city at the I-5 is Lost Hills – approx 125 miles north of Sylmar)
(Note, approx 65 miles west of Lost Hills at Paso Robles, Hwy 46 joins with the 101 South for about 10 miles before heading West again)
Take Hwy 1 North (junction city at the end of Hwy 46 is Harmony – approx 25 miles West of Paso Robles)
PlaskettCreek Campground is approx 75 miles north of Harmony – once you pass Gorda, you’re almost there!

[SHGA Communications]

Reposted from Windsports Kagel cam:

Joe Greblo looking for a few riders to share gas cost in Suburban to Big Sur.

[BJ Strand]

The trip was awesome! Especially Saturday which had clear skies and warm weather. Many pilots were able to thermal above launch and some had hour long flights (35 minutes myself)



Here's a link to some pictures. In retrospect, I wish we had more group shots. Can't wait for next year!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14440988@N ... 226584608/