Tasty Ridge Soaring at Cayucos & MDO

Jack Grisanti and I decided to try and fly Montana De Oro yesterday morning. We arrived at around 10:30, with a forecast of up to 40mph of wind, we wanted to arrive early. There was no wind yet on the ridge, so we decided to go fly Cayucos first.

Cayucos was blowing around 15 mph by the time we got there. I set up and launched at the lower switchback launch, and Jack went to the top. It was strong enough that I didn't need to kite up at all, I just turned and went. Jack was soon in the air as well. We boated around on the NW face, occasionally needing speed bar to penetrate. We headed for the beach when white caps started growing, and needed speedbar the whole way out.



I tried to soar the houses, but the direction was too north. So we landed, packed up, and headed straight to MDO. Turns out, it was epic there too! The thermal block was just enough to hold off the strong winds, and not block the winds completely. I flew until around 2, then decided to call it quits for lunch. It was still on, and Jack stayed in the air. As the MDO season comes to an end, it's fun to get some last flights there.

Please remember, if you're a visiting pilot, Montana De Oro State Park has special requirements for us to fly there, and being part of the local club, and getting a site intro from a local is mandatory. Thanks for helping us protect this flying site!