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Old Port Tampa Overview

Great wind exposure(N-NW-W-SW-S-SW) with great variety of water conditions(flat to big bump and jump). Super Location in Tampa Bay for Sea Breezes/W oriented winds! Picnic Island Park is the place to launch from... Tampa's biggest peninsula park juts out into the heart of Tampa Bay. Be careful-lots of boat traffic off west shore yields to FUN wake from tugboats, supplyships, frieghtships,and private yachts going to/from old port of Tampa in the shipping channel. Just West of MacDill Airforce Base-great show of Airforce and Navy supply planes and fighter jets(F-15, F-16, F-18. A-10 etc) screaming by on landings and takeoffs!

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Season:	Aug-May West(SW-NW good too!) winds & Best Seabreezes in Tampa Bay!-South wind good too but sideoff

Water:	flatwater @ s tip of PicnicIsland- rough and bump Jump w/ large boat traffic to port along westbeach

Ability Level:	Intermediate+along West Beach-Beginer@ South tip of Picnic Island(safe and shallow)

Familiness:	w/ playgroud and pavillions@PicnicIsland recently renovated clean w/lifeguards on weekends

Parking:	Plenty of Free Parking @ Picnic Island Park

Launch:	Picnic Island Park- Best launch 1rst right after gate entrance-southof small pier/boat ramp/dog park

Maps & Directions

Take Westshore Blvd to its end where you will see signs for Picnic Island Park. Plenty of free parking. Very clean nice park.

Sensor Notes

Data from this station is courtesy of NOAA's CO-OPS program. NOAA Page: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=optf1

Windiest Spots: Rock Of Ages 32mph | Long Island Buoy 31mph | Point Blunt 29mph