John - I'll try giving you a call after work today and would greatly appreciate any information you've got on the local areas! Nanmoo - You are right, I saw this site, saw Pipers Lagoon listed in the sailing guide and assumed that since it was even listed, that that meant it was a good spot to ride....

Finally ended up registering after a few years so I could comment on this thread. Just wanted to give the perspective of a "kook" and why I taught myself how to kite primarily at pipers over the last year. So long story short I took lessons somewhere hot for a week and came home and took a...