🇺🇸 Sherman Island
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Best directionW
Wind speed18–28kt
SeasonMay – Sep
Skill levelIntermediate
WaterFlat
Ridden forKitesurfing
The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta's flat-water freestyle and speed-riding spot — steady thermal wind funneling in from the Bay, without the ocean chop or currents of San Francisco's coastal spots.
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Getting thereSacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, about 1h15 northeast of San Francisco via Highway 4. A car is mandatory; Sherman Island County Park charges…
HazardsA genuinely rapid river current runs opposite the wind, which artificially increases kite power but makes downwind body-dragging real risky. Launch requires…
Best time of dayMorning through early afternoon, May-September, when the Delta's thermal engine funnels cold marine air into the hot Central…
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