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Weather

Pacifica Wind Page About 1 mile or so south of Mussel Rock, this page shows the current avg. wind speed, max speed, wind direction, temperature and even shows a camera shot looking down on the South "Linda Mar" end of Pacifica. Page is updated every 15 minutes!

Mussel Rock Webcam Airtime sponsored Webcam looking down on Mussel Rock / The Dumps flying area from lowest houses on Westlake Cliffs

Pacifica Webcam Use this as a 2ndary to Mussel Rock Webcam to get a feel for the fog in Pacifica.

Real Time Wind Patterns Kewl page with wind patterns for the San Francisco Bay Area Winds!

Fort Funston Web Camera PhotoCam at Fort Funston with Wind Reports - compare this with the Pacifica Wind Page to gain insight into Mussel Rock coditions.

SFGate 5 day Marine forecast A good general overview for marine winds and trends.

Hourly wind predictions for Pacifica From the Weather Channel, this page forcasts winds in the Pacifica Area. Very usefull and I have found pretty on the mark.

AccuWeather Wind Predictions for Pacifica

Soaring Indexes for Bay Area Sites

Mt. Tam - Stinson Webcam Try this shark watch page to see a view of Stinson and get an idea of the current fog conditions

Mt. Tamalpais Soaring Index Daily Wind and Thermal Index Forecast

National Weather Service Hourly reports for the San Francisco Bay Area

Accuweather Forecast for San Francisco Weather forecast for long term, also has hourly forecast for each day.

Sea Level Pressure Use to see Pressure Gradients - Use to see data that the Weather Service uses and often is the cause of wind predictions.

Fort Funston Wind Talkers    

  1. (415) 333-0100 (Recorded report for current Hour, 20 mins ago, 40 mins ago and 60 mins ago - Min, Max and Avg windspeeds) 
  2. (415)584-9891 This one does not average, but provides the current conditions ( you can get it t repeat again by pressing the # key).

    Mt. Tamalpais Wind Talker
    Call (415) 381-WIND / (9463) (Recorded report for current Hour, 20 mins ago, 40 mins ago and 60 mins ago - Min, Max and Avg windspeeds)

 

Discussions Groups and Forums

Bay Area Paragliding Mail List Discussion group that discusses topics related to the San Francisco Bay Area and paragliding related issues. This page has sign up info for this mailing list.

Paragliding Forum An international forum for discussing issues relating to any aspect of paragliding.

Flying Sites

Hat Creek Rim Site with full information about Hat Creek Rim. Launches, Camping and local interests are all included on this comprehensive site.

General Info

United States Hang Gliding Association Info, Membership

Bay Area Paragliding Association Info, Activities, Local Site Management for The Stables, Mt. Tamalpais, The Dumps and more.

Marin County Hang Gliding Association Info, Activities, Local Site Management

Wings of Rogallo Info, Activities, Site Management for Mission Peak, Mt. Diablo, Ed Levin Park

Para2000 Site This great site has specifications and testing results for virtually every paraglider ever made.

Paragliding Articles Articles available on this website

Equipment

Sup-Air USA A specialty company that makes Paragliding Harnesses.

Interesting Flying and Related Sites

Andy Stocker's Great Page - Lots of Photos and videos...

 

Who Else Does Hang Gliding and Paragliding Graphics like this, why it is Harry Martin - "Of Course!". Cartoons - Comics - Clipart - T-Shirt Design - Illustration Go to Harry's Site and get any of the above stuff.

Schools and Instruction

US

Airtime of San Francisco
Simply put - The best paragliding school in the San Francisco Bay Area!

Fly Above All Paragliding School in Santa Barbara

Maneuver Clinics in Modesto Enleau and Ann O'Connor are local towing experts and run maneuvers clinics in the Modesto area.

INTERNATIONAL

http://www.ojovolador.com/eng/ A paragliding resourse Page based in Spain with a great web site and lots of information including clippings from Paragliding periodicals and lots of general information.

South African Paragliding School - Lessons, Tandem Flights and Equipment

Paragliding Tours - Trips & Vacations in South Africa
PSA specialises in South African Paragliding Tours and provides paragliding related information to local and international pilots.

XS4ALL in Hang Gliding and Pargliding Information Page

Dominican Republic paragliding adventures The most amazing paragliding vacation in the Caribbean... From big air XC flying to smooth ridge soaring by the beach, D.R. has it all!

Paragliding365 An International list of Paragliding Schools and Sites. I believe it is only in German presently.

Accessories

All About Paragliding Books, Videos, Info

 

Local Hotels

San Francisco Park Hyatt- An enclave of luxury located in the city's Financial District. Minutes from Ghiradelli Square, Chinatown, and Fisherman's Wharf.

San Francisco Hyatt Regency- An upscale luxury hotel in thriving Embarcadero Center. Perfect for the business or leisure traveler.

 

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