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Type:	Flat, Chop, Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:	No Info
Quality:	Clean
Best Tide:	Tide Independent

The water conditions are mostly flat and choppy. Higher wind can create swell with 2-3ft, but not near as big as Puget Sound.

Type:	Grass
Size:	None
Hazards:	Rocks, Trees
Beach Users:	No Info

Rigging is on grass, since there is no beach at Magnuson Park. Kiters launch and land at the south end of the park, near the boat launch. Access to the water is between trees. There are also big boulders on the shoreline. The trees create some bad gusts, and lulls. Most kiters receive hold downs while launching, and walking to the water. Along the shoreline, trees and bushes block most access to the water. If you get caught down wind, there are only a few small clearings, where a kiter can come back to shore. No body will be there to help you land. When you get close to the clearings, you will have to land your kite in the water, and self rescue to shore. Then deflate your kite to walk back.

Best Months:	January, February, March, April, May, December
Wind Type:	Frontal Winds
Best Direction:	SSE, S, SSW
Main Direction:	No Info

The place works best in winter and spring in southerlies, before and after southerly storm fronts. If the wind is SW a few trees just south of the launch can produce a narrow wind shadow and make it very dangerous to launch and land. Magnuson is good on South winds. Strait South, and Southwest are the best.

Transport:	Car
Access:	Short Walk

Get directions from

From northbound I-5 take 65th St exit and go east on 65th until you hit the water. The launch is just south of the boat ramp.

Rules:

No Info

This is one of the more risky launches area's in Seattle due to the trees around the launching area.